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What makes a good book?Offering a writers’ perspective on all things books, Book Island is a bi-weekly book review diving into how literature works while never taking things too seriously.... more
FAQs about Book Island - Book Reviews by Writers:How many episodes does Book Island - Book Reviews by Writers have?The podcast currently has 34 episodes available.
January 25, 2021Tara June Winch & Sophie WardThis week Tim and Lisa jumped into Tar June Winch's Miles Franklin winner The Yield, and Love and Other Thought Experiments by Sophie Ward....more43minPlay
January 04, 2021Foundations of FantasyOn this leg of the journey to Book Island, Lisa and Tim check out some of the supports that the contemporary fantasy genre is built on. While Tim takes on Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, Lisa decided to check out George RR Martin's first novel in the 'A Song of Ice and Fire' series, A Game of Thrones....more53minPlay
December 14, 2020The Russian ClassicsThis week, Lisa and Tim fall into some Russian classics. Lisa takes on Tolstoy's inimicable Anna Karenina, while Tim struggles through Dostoevsky's Notes from Underground....more44minPlay
November 30, 2020Jane Harper and Evie WyldThis week Lisa and Tim navigate the depths of Jane Harper's latest novel, The Survivors, and Evie Wyld's gothic The Bass Rock....more43minPlay
November 16, 2020All Our Shimmering SkiesThis week Lisa and Tim dive into award-winning author Trent Dalton's latest novel, All Our Shimmering Skies, to see if it lives up to the hype... and how it compares to Dalton's first work, Boy Swallow's Universe....more34minPlay
October 31, 2020Halloween Special!This time Lisa and Tim are thrilled to read some horror specials, under the blankets, where the monsters won't get us...Happy Halloween....more31minPlay
October 13, 2020Book to Film!This week Tim and Lisa dive into books recently adapted for the screen. Lisa picks up Ian Reid's I'm Thinking of Ending Things, while Tim takes on Sci-Fi classic Dune....more40minPlay
September 29, 2020Our FavouritesThis episode, Lisa and Tim talk through their favourite books, writers, and breakdown their reading experience!...more50minPlay
August 17, 2020Coming of AgeThis week Tim and Lisa take on a couple of modern coming of age tales... with Lisa re-living her teens with Stephanie Myers' Twlight, and Tim reading Craig Silvey's Jasper Jones....more52minPlay
August 03, 2020Social DistancingThis week Tim explored the stars with Max Barry's latest Sci-Fi tome, Providence, while Lisa devoured Colson Whitehead's Pulitzer Prize winning The Nickel Boys... all while maintaining social distancing....more48minPlay
FAQs about Book Island - Book Reviews by Writers:How many episodes does Book Island - Book Reviews by Writers have?The podcast currently has 34 episodes available.