Diving In

Hello dear friends! Virginia and Louise share some truly excellent Spanish writers and stories in preparation for our up-coming deep dive into Don Quixote.
Books
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafonAs I walked out one Midsummer morning – Laurie Lee
The Sun also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
The Tales of the Alhambra by Washington Irving

Television
TelevisionPeaky Blinders Season 6
A Call to SpyThe White Queen
PodcastThe Teachers Trial – The Australian Newspaper

Louise and Virginia chat about two books that they’ve been eagerly looking forward to. Louise went down the Crime route with a gripping detective story that spans Tokyo and London. Virginia finally got her hands on Nina Stibbe’s new novel and as also with Nina Stibbe, the book is a complete delight.
Books
The Fine Art of Invisible Detection by Robert GoddardOne Day I Shall Astonish the World by Nina Stibbe
Netflix
The Staircase (Docuseries and Dramatisation)
Podcast
This American Life – My Lying Eyes

Louise and Virginia have been reading Ghost Stories, a new release and some classic collections. The Louise Erdrich novel is a must-read for book lovers, and the classic ghost stories are the perfect place to start if you love this genre. Louise and Virginia also announce the book they will reading for a Book Club ‘deep dive’ in June.

Books
The Turn of the Screw by Henry JamesGhost Stories by M R JamesThe Sentence by Louise ErdrichThe Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton

Podcast
The Rest is History with Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland - Ghosts

Susannah Fullerton – 10 Novels that Changed the World
www.susannahfullerton.com.au

Virginia and Louise dive into the Greek Myths but barely scratch the surface.They also celebrate their 50th episode with a list of their 50 favourite authors

Books
The Theban Plays By SophoclesAntigone by SophoclesThe Song of Achille by Madeline MillerThe Penelopiad By Margaret AttwoodGreek Myths By Charlotte HigginsHeroines of Olympus by Ellie Mackin Roberts
Television
Bridgerton by Chris van Dusen and Shonda Rhimes

Podcasts
Deeply Human by DessaThe Rest is History by Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook

Louise and Virginia are sweltering in the heat of a Perth summer so they are cooling down with books set in cold countries. This episode they head off to Iceland and Norway and there’s plenty of frosty chill.

Books
The Therapist by Helene FloodThe Sorrow Stone by Kári GíslasonA Question of Guilt by Jorn Lier HorstThe Valley of Lost Secrets by Lesley Parr

Podcasts
The Rest is History – Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook – Episodes 159 -162 PutinThe Rest is Politics – Alistair Campbell and Rory StewartThe Daily – Will Sanctioning the Oligarchs Change the War?and Putin’s Endgame: A Conversation with Fiona Hill

TV series
The Chestnut Man – Netflix

Books
Love Marriage by Monica AliBrick Lane by Monica AliThe Purloined Letter by Edgar Allan PoeThe Women of Troy by Pat Barker
TV Series
Hidden Assets – SBSPieces of Her - Netflix

Podcasts
The Trojan Horse Affair with Hamza Syed and Brian ReedSoundtracking with Edith Bowman

Movie
Belfast

Louise and Virginia record their first bookish conversation for 2022, after an extra long break over a very hot Western Australian summer. Given the state of the world it’s no surprise that they both reached for some cozy crime books, as well as some other great reads. Lou also recommends a fabulous movie, Virginia has been diving into Stoic philosophy, and there are plenty of laughs as per usual.

Books
A Three Dog Problem by S J BennettThe Windsor Knot by S J BennettThe Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman The Man who Died Twice by Richard OsmanThe Islands by Emily BrugmanThe American Senator by Anthony Trollope

TV Series
The Long Call, SBS (based on the novel by Ann Cleeves)

Podcasts
The Daily Stoic by Ryan HolidayDesert Island Discs – Richard OsmanArt Fraud – Alec Baldwin, Michael Shnayerson
Movie
How to Please a Woman

Welcome to the second Diving In podcast for the FANZA Fringe – Virginia and Louise review six wonderful books including Miles Franklin winner Amanda Lohrey’s The Labyrinth and the much anticipated We Were Not Men by Campbell Mattinson
Email [email protected]Instagram @diving_in_podcastVirginia’s Instagram @virginia_readsLouise’s Instagram @louise_cooks_and_reads
Song ‘Diving In’ – original music and lyrics written and performed by Laura Adeline – https://linkt.ree/llauraadelinePodcast sound production and editing by Andy Maher.Graphics by Orla Larkin - [email protected]
Books
The Truth About Her by Jacqueline Malley, 2021 Fourth EstateThe Labyrinth by Amanda Lohrey, 2020 text publishingAfter Story by Larissa Behrendt, 2021, UQ Press
Love in Theory, Elodie Cheeseman, 2021, MacMillanThe River Mouth, Karen Herbert, Fremantle Press, available 29 September 2021We Were Not Men, Campbell Mattinson, 2021, Fourth Estate
Podcast
ABC Radio, Conversations Podcast by Richard Fidler. Interview with David McAllisterBook: 'Soar – A Life Freed by Dance’ Thames & Hudson, December 2020

Welcome to the FANZA Fringe – Virginia and Louise from the Diving In podcast in Australia are thrilled to be part of the fringe program for FANZA, the charitable Foundation for Australian and New Zealand Arts.
The psychological consequences of hoarding and a murderous small town in New Zealand are just some of the surprising narratives in the books discussed for this episode.Email [email protected]Instagram @diving_in_podcastVirginia’s Instagram @virginia_readsLouise’s Instagram @louise_cooks_and_reads
Song ‘Diving In’ – original music and lyrics written and performed by Laura Adeline – https://linkt.ree/llauraadelinePodcast sound production and editing by Andy Maher.Graphics by Orla Larkin - [email protected]
BooksLove Objects by Emily Maguire, 2021, Allen and Unwin, AustraliaHeartsick by Jessie Stephens, 2021, Pan Macmillan, Australia,The Nancys by RWR McDonald, 2019, Allen and Unwin, AustraliaNancy Business by RWR McDonald, 2021, Allen and Unwin, AustraliaOne Hundred Days by Alice Pung, 2021, Black Inc. AustraliaThe Coconut Children by Vivian Pham, 2020, Penguin BooksOtherAustralian Book Reviewhttps://www.australianbookreview.com.au/