This week, Michael chats with author Briohny Doyle, whose most recent novel Why We Are Here explores the complexities of grief, both individual and collective. They discuss the role of writing during the pandemic and how relationships with non-human others enable us to access repressed parts of ourselves.
Reading list:The Island Will Sink, Briohny Doyle, 2013Adult Fantasy, Briohny Doyle, 2017Echolalia, Briohny Doyle, 2021Why We Are Here, Briohny Doyle, 2023
The Great Undoing, Sharlene Allsopp, 2024Tremor, Teju Cole, 2023
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
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