Rodney Hall might be the greatest Australian writer you’ve never heard of. He is a two-time Miles Franklin Award winner and has published dozens of books of fiction, poetry and memoir across his long career. Now 88, Rodney has just released his 14th novel titled Vortex and it might be his best. This week, Michael sits down with Rodney to discuss his new book and why writing is always a collaborative process between author and reader.
Reading list:The Ship on the Coin: A Fable of the Bourgeoisie, Rodney Hall, 1972Just Relations, Rodney Hall, 1982Kisses of the Enemy, Rodney Hall, 1987Captivity Captive, Rodney Hall, 1988The Second Bridegroom, Rodney Hall, 1991The Grisly Wife, Rodney Hall, 1993The Island in the Mind, Rodney Hall, 1996The Day We Had Hitler Home, Rodney Hall, 2000The Last Love Story, Rodney Hall, 2004Love Without Hope, Rodney Hall, 2007Popeye Never Told You, Rodney Hall, 2010A Stolen Season, Rodney Hall, 2018Vortex, Rodney Hall, 2024
I Claudius, Robert Graves, 1934Claudius the God, Robert Graves, 1935The White Goddess, Robert Graves, 1948
An Experiment in Criticism, C.S. Lewis, 1961The New Science, Giambattista Vico, 1725Death at the Sign of the Rook, Kate Atkinson, 2024
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
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