Book(ish) with George Dimarelos

On this weeks Book(ish) I sit down with creative director/producer Rhys Salmon to discuss The War of Art by Steven Pressfield. Our conversation includes the mentality of giving recommendations, the forever war against Resistance, and going solo in the eye of a pandemic.

Books discussed:

The War of Art by Steven Pressfield

The Forever War by Joe Haldeman

The Forever Peace by Joe Haldeman

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On this weeks Book(ish) I sit down with Associate Professor (Finance) at UWA Lee Smales to discuss Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne. Our conversation includes growing up sharing a few similarities with Billy Elliot, when debt wizardry does crazy things, and why you can now get a decent coffee in LA. Enjoy!

Books discussed

Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne

Barbarians at the Gate by Bryan Burrough and John Helyar

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

The Collected Works of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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On this weeks Book(ish) I sit down with writer and comedian Alistair Baldwin to talk The Talented Mr Ripley by Patricia Highsmith. Our conversation includes the beauty of seeing the sun go down over the ocean, the pleasure in rorting the rich, and a Tim Winton speech at an under-14 writing competition that is very Tim Winton. Enjoy!

The Talented Mr Ripley by Patricia Highsmith

The Disaster Tourist by Yun Ko-eun

Growing Up Disabled in Australia Anthology, edited by Carly Findlay

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On this weeks Book(ish) I sit down with game development company Samurai Punk founder Nick McDonnell to talk Labyrinths by Jorge Luis Borges. Our conversation ranges over the differences between game development and tech, building worlds to escape into, and learning world history in the most delicious way possible. Enjoy!

Books mentioned:

Labyrinths by Jorge Luis Borges

The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu

Ramayana by Valmiki

Slaughterhouse-5 by Kurt Vonnegut

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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On this weeks Book(ish) I chat to comedian and writer Kit Richards about Alice Sebold's The Lovely Bones. Our conversation includes when the movie completely desecrates the book, writing musical comedy, and how Essendon definitely had a conspiracy against them. Enjoy!

Books discussed:

The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

The Straight Dope by Chip Le Grand

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On this weeks episode of Book(ish) I sit down with designer Mete Erdogan to talk The Arrival by Shaun Tan. Our conversation includes being a stranger in a slightly strange land, making art on the Frankston line, and reminding yourself of the weird. Enjoy!

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On this weeks Book(ish) I sit down with comedian Rose Bishop to discuss Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee. Our conversation includes the unexpected solace of reading sad books when you're sad, how COVID has helped strip everything away, and how a book can feel like the intellectual equivalent of a fight club. Enjoy!

Books mentioned:

Discgrace by J.M. Coetzee

Cloudstreet by Tim Winton

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

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On this weeks Book(ish) I sit down with cinema expert Dr Vikrant Kishore to discuss Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson. Our conversation includes how modern filmmaking has influenced documentaries, a personal experience of caste vs class in India and beyond, and the best of Curry Western cinema. Enjoy!

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On this weeks episode of Book(ish) I sit with ex-comedy editor for The Chaser and Tonightly and host of podcast News Fighters Dylan Behan to talk The Rum Diary by Hunter S Thompson. Our conversation includes the rollercoaster ride that is working in Australian media, why satire seems to veer left, and the joy of tight deadlines. Enjoy!

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On this weeks episode of Book(ish) we sit down with property law professor Dr Samantha Hepburn to discuss The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy. Our conversation includes the legal status of trees, who technically owns the land in Australia, and how growing up in a different class gives you a different perspective. Cheers!

Books discussed:

The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy

The Overstory by Richard Powers

Should Trees Have Standing? by Christopher D. Stone

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