Join Corrie Perkin, Rose Donohoe and producer Jane Nield as they discuss The Erratics by Vicki Laveau-Harvie.

The Erratics (available here) recently won the prestigious Stella Prize for 2019 and is described as a ferocious, sharp, darkly funny and wholly compelling memoir of families, the pain they can inflict and the legacy they leave, The Erratics has the tightly coiled, compressed energy of an explosive device.

Our next book club read is The Shepherd's Hut by Tim Winton (available HERE). 

To be part of our next book club episode, simply read The Shepherd's Hut and then send us your feedback. You can even record a little voice memo or sound file and email it to us and we'll include you on the show. 

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The Book Pod is produced by Corrie Perkin and produced, engineered and edited by Jane Nield for Crocmedia.

Join Corrie Perkin, Rose Donohoe and Jane Nield as we discuss Middle England Jonathan Coe. 

'It was tempting to think, at times like this, that some bizarre hysteria had gripped the British people'

Beginning eight years ago on the outskirts of Birmingham, where car factories have been replaced by Poundland, and London, where frenzied riots give way to Olympic fever, Middle England follows a brilliantly vivid cast of characters through a time of immense change.

There are newlyweds Ian and Sophie, who disagree about the future of the country and, possibly, the future of their relationship; Doug, the political commentator who writes impassioned columns about austerity from his Chelsea townhouse, and his radical teenage daughter who will stop at nothing in her quest for social justice; Benjamin Trotter, who embarks on an apparently doomed new career in middle age, and his father Colin, whose last wish is to vote in the European referendum. And within all these lives is the story of modern England: a story of nostalgia and delusion; of bewilderment and barely-suppressed rage.

Middle England follows on from Jonathan Coe's The Rotters' Club and The Closed Circle. 

Our next Book Club read is The Erratics by Vicki Laveau-Harvie. 

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The Book Pod is produced by Corrie Perkin and produced, engineered and edited by Jane Nield for Crocmedia.

Join Corrie Perkin in conversation with Melbourne writer and novelist Andrea Goldsmith. 

Andrea has just released her 8th novel Invented Lies (available HERE).

To read Andrea's wondeful blog and to keep up to date with any upcoming events visit her website www.andreagoldsmith.com.au or click HERE.

Our next BOOK CLUB BOOK is Middle England by Jonthan Coe (available HERE). We'd love you to join us for our discussion about this wonderful book in mid April, so get reading!

Corrie's 'Book of the Week' is Ian McEwan's On Chesil Beach (available HERE). 

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The Book Pod is produced by Corrie Perkin and produced, engineered and edited by Jane Nield for Crocmedia.

Join Corrie Perkin and Michael McGirr for a conversation that spans more than just writing and reading. 

Michael is a writer, essayist, teacher (and a former Jesuit priest) and his latest work Books That Saved My Life: Reading for Wisdom, Solace and Pleasure is out now and available HERE.  

Corrie and Michael discuss some of the most influential books their lives, Michael reveals the real reason he left the priesthood, what fuels his love of teaching and much more. 

Our next BOOK CLUB BOOK is Middle England by Jonthan Coe (available HERE). We'd love you to join us for our discussion about this wonderful book in mid April, so get reading!

Corrie's recommendation of the week is Cardinal:The Rise and Fall of George Pell by Louise Milligan (available HERE).  

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The Book Pod is produced by Corrie Perkin and produced, engineered and edited by Jane Nield for Crocmedia.

Join Corrie Perkin and Melbourne writer Toni Jordan. 

Toni Jordan is the author of five novels and in this episode we discuss her latest novel The Fragments. Toni is no stranger to an awards show - the international best-seller Addition was longlisted for the Miles Franklin award. Fall Girl was published internationally and has been optioned for film, and Nine Days was awarded Best Fiction at the 2012 Indie Awards, was shortlisted for the ABIA Best General Fiction award and was named in Kirkus Review's top 10 Historical Novels of 2013. 

Our Tiny, Useless Hearts was shortlisted for the Voss Literary Award and longlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award. Toni has been widely published in newspapers and magazines and teaching creative writing at Faber Academy. Her most recent novel, The Fragments, was published in November 2018.

 

Our next Book Club read is Jane Harper's 'The Lost Man' - we'd love you to read it and be part of our discussion. You can send us an email (include a voice memo or an mp3 audio file if you like) to [email protected]. Or send us a video of your thoughts via the Don't Shoot The Messenger Facebook Page HERE. 

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The Book Pod is produced by Corrie Perkin and produced, engineerd and edited by Jane Nield for Crocmedia. Thanks to Coco Carter for production assistance.

Join Corrie Perkin and Dr Clare Wright for Episode 10 of The Book Pod 'You Daughters Of Freedom'. 

Clare is an historian, academic, writer, broadcaster and the Latrobe Historian Associate Professor and her new book 'You Daughters Of Freedom' is out now and available HERE. 

You can follow Clare on Twitter. 

Corrie's "Plug of the Week" is Toni Jordan's 'The Fragments' and it is available HERE 

Our next Book Club read is Jane Harper's 'The Lost Man' - we'd love you to read it and be part of our discussion. You can send us an email (include a voice memo or an mp3 audio file if you like) to [email protected]. 

Check out @thebook_pod on Twitter

or follow the show on Instagram @TheBook_Pod

You can keep up to date with the show via the Don't Shoot The Messenger facebook page -  hit 'Sign Up' to receive weekly updates HERE. 

The Book Pod is produced by Corrie Perkin and produced, engineerd and edited by Jane Nield for Crocmedia. Thanks to Coco Carter for production assistance.

In Episode 9 of The Book Pod  'It Was A Slaughter Of Darlings And I Just Felt Fantastic', Presenter Corrie Perkin welcomes her journalism hero David Marr to the studio. The topic:  David's new book My Country: Stories, Essays and Speeches. 

For more than 45 years, Sydney journalist and author David Marr has been shining light in dark corners. From his early years as a young reporter observing the crash-and-burn of the Whitlam government, to uncovering corruption scandals and dodgy politics in the New South Wales Government, and then, in recent years, tackling grave issues of national importance such as the Royal Commission into Child Sex Abuse within Institutions, David has been a witness to our time.

Over four decades David has written millions of words about the community scandals, political characters, and fierce debates that have divided and - at times - united us. He is also a regular on our TV sets, our podcasts, our radio shows.

David Marr is the recipient of four Walkley Awards, he has written more than 12 books including the brilliant 1991 award-winning biography of Patrick White, and he has honorary doctorates and fellowships from universities around the country.

David's new book My Country: Stories, Essays and Speechesis is available here.

Highly recommended this week is 'Normal People' by Sally Rooney winner of the Costa Novel Award recently.

Corrie's 'Plug of the Week' is 'All Among the Barley' by Melissa Harrison (available HERE). 

Our next Book Club read is Jane Harper's 'The Lost Man' - we'd love you to read it and be part of our discussion. You can send us an email (include a voice memo or an mp3 audio file if you like) to [email protected]. 

Check out @thebook_pod on Twitter

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You can keep up to date with the show via the Don't Shoot The Messenger facebook page -  hit 'Sign Up' to receive weekly updates HERE. 

The Book Pod is produced by Corrie Perkin and produced, engineerd and edited by Jane Nield for Crocmedia. Thanks to Coco Carter for production assistance. 

 

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Join Corrie Perkin and Lesley Harding and Kendrah Morgan (who are both curators at the Heide Museum of Modern Art in Melbourne) as they delve into the world of Mirka and Georges Mora - a unique couple who had a significant artistic and culinary influence on 1950s Melbourne. 

Lesley and Kendrah have just released 'Mirka & Georges; A Culinary Affair', a beautiful book filled with recipes, photographs and images from Mirka's studio and a love story quite unlike many others at the time. 

Corrie's 'Book of the Week' is Hetty McKinnon's 'Family' 

Our next Book Club read is Jane Harper's 'The Lost Man' - we'd love you to read it and be part of our discussion. You can send us an email (include a voice memo or an mp3 audio file if you like) to [email protected]. 

Check out @thebook_pod on Twitter

or follow the show on Instagram @TheBook_Pod

You can keep up to date with the show via the Don't Shoot The Messenger facebook page -  hit 'Sign Up' to receive weekly updates HERE. 

The Book Pod is produced by Corrie Perkin and produced, engineerd and edited by Jane Nield for Crocmedia.

Join Corrie Perkin, Caroline Wilson and producer Jane Nield as we discuss 'Home Fire' by Kamila Shamsie. 

Our next Book Club read is Jane Harper's 'The Lost Man' - we'd love you to read it and be part of our discussion. You can send us an email (include a voice memo or an mp3 audio file if you like) to [email protected]. 

Check out @thebook_pod on Twitter

or follow the show on Instagram @TheBook_Pod

You can keep up to date with the show via the Don't Shoot The Messenger facebook page -  hit 'Sign Up' to receive weekly updates HERE. 

The Book Pod is produced, engineerd and edited by Jane Nield for Crocmedia. 

Thanks to Coco Carter for production assistance.

Join Corrie Perkin in conversation with Australian author Markus Zusak. 

Markus has just released 'Bridge of Clay' some 13 years after his hit 'The Book Thief'.

Markus shares his feelings of doubt and fear writing after the success of 'The Book Thief' admitting there were hard years and his desire to write beyond his capabilities as 'Bridge of Clay' developed.

In "6 Quick Questions" we talk about the difference between promoting a book now compared to 13 years ago, we find out what Markus splurged on when the cheques for 'The Book Thief' started rolling in and what's next in his writing journey.

'Bridge of Clay' is available to buy HERE. We have a few signed copies of the book for sale just enter the promo code 'TheBookPod' at checkout (while stocks last). 

For more info on the book check out the websites below. 

www.bridgeofclaybook.com

www.zusakbooks.com

Books Markus recommends

Doctor Seuss - 'The Sleep Book'

'The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay' by Michael Chabon

 

Corrie's "Plug of the Week" is 'Becoming' by Michelle Obama (avaialble HERE). 

 

We'd love you to be part of our podcast Book Club (we'll be recording it soon).

Our first book 'Home Fire' by Kamila Shamsie. You can purchase it HERE. 

You can email your thoughts on 'Home Fire' to [email protected] if you'd like to be part of the discussion - you can even send a brief voice message. Simply record your comments via the voice recorder on your smart phone and email the mp3 file to us. 

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