Published in July 2022, The Night Ship by Jess Kidd explores the true story of the Batavia, an ill-fated ship that attempted to make the voyage to the Dutch East Indies in 1629, through the eyes of two children. In this, our final episode of Season 4, we are joined by our friend Dominic to discuss the nature of the supernatural, disaster at sea, and human nature in the face of adversity.

Disclaimer: We had some technical issues during the recording of this episode and as such, some of the audio is of lower quality. We apologize for this and hope you enjoy the episode nonetheless.

Episode Timepoints:

00:00 - Disclaimer

00:30 - Intro

00:45 - Meet Dominic!

07:45 - An Introduction to the Author

10:30 - Blurb

11:50 - Discussion of The Night Ship

01:25:20 - On the Next Season of the Reading Materials Podcast

01:26:15 - Outro

Other Books Mentioned:

Foundation by Isaac Asimov

Emma by Jane Austen

Act of Oblivion by Robert Harris

The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins

Things in Jars by Jess Kidd

The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton

How Not To Be A Boy by Robert Webb

The Epic of Gilgamesh - anonymous, the world's oldest epic found on 4,000 year old clay tablets

The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North

The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan

Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Alice Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll

Links:

Jess Kidd on Goodreads

Reading Materials on Goodreads

Lucia on Goodreads

Corrie on Goodreads

Dominic on Instagram

Reading Materials on Instagram