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On this episode we talk to poet, author, and astrologer Emmalea Russo about her new novel, Vivienne. We talk about the "cancellation novel", women artists, astrology, hippie women, Catholicism, and porting poetic structural techniques onto the novelistic form. A great discussion! 

And over on the paid aftershow at Patreon, Emmalea reads Sini's natal chart (so much Gemini!) and we discuss the 2024 film, The Uninvited, directed by Nadia Conners and starring Walton Goggins, Elizabeth Reaser, Pedro Pascal. To listen, subscribe at https://www.patreon.com/c/GettingLit

Buy Emmalea's book here: https://www.amazon.com.au/Vivienne-Emmalea-Russo/dp/1648210643

Follow Emmalea on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emmalea.russo/

And substack: https://emmalea.substack.com/

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This is part two of a collaboration with Book Club From Hell, another great Australian book podcast. Head over to their feed for part one where we discuss the classic Australian psychological thriller novel, Wake In Fright by Kenneth Cook (1961).

And on this episode we will be discussing the almost lost forever film version from 1971, starring Donald Pleasance and Chips Rafferty.

This is a fun one folks, and painfully Australian. Get it into ya!

Follow Book Club From Hell on Substack: https://bookclubfromhell.substack.com/

Jack on X: https://x.com/supersquat1

And buy Jack's novel, Tower, here: https://www.amazon.com.au/Tower-Jack-BC/dp/0645928208

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On this special episode of Back Matter, Psi from Rare Candy podcast and Cody LaDuke join Sini and Fresta to discuss George Lucas' Revenge of the Sith, and nerd out on all things Star Wars.

This is a preview. To get the full episode, and more details about Sini's visit to the set of Attack of the Clones, subscribe to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/GettingLit

Subscribe to Rare Candy here:

Follow Psi on X: https://x.com/rarepsi

Follow Cody on X: https://x.com/cladu33

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This week, Sini is joined by his friend Lucas out at a bar one Saturday night to discuss Camille Paglia's book on art history and visual culture, Glittering Images.

Follow Lucas on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lifetothose.shadows/

And over on paid feed, we have a special episode of Back Matter featuring Cody LaDuke and Psi from Rare Candy podcast who join Sini and Fresta to discuss George Lucas' Revenge of the Sith, and nerd out a bit on Star Wars in general.

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Returning guest Alex speaks with us about The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City: what makes it so narratively compelling and different to other shows in this franchise, as well as the character dynamics, novelistic elements, soap influences, and much more. We also talk about the unique charm of the strivers on this show.

Meanwhile, over on the Patreon, we talk about the state of sex in current popular culture. Subscribe at https://www.patreon.com/c/GettingLit

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Melbourne writer Tobe Ellen joins us to talk about his upcoming podcast, The Barrow, where he documents his process of co-writing a memoir with his mother. We talk about podcasting as a writer, memoir writing, the importance of implication in narrative, political correctness, sensitivity readers and much more.

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebarrowpod/

Substack: https://substack.com/@thebarrowpod

Follow Tobe on X: https://x.com/thebarrowpod

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This week, we're talking to New York playwright and novelist Matthew Gasda about his new novel, The Sleepers, one of the best treatments of millennial generational malaise. We talk about the Dimes Square New York scene, the internet and culture, ideology vs art, masculinity and femininity, defiantly staging theatre during the lockdowns, and much more.

Buy The Sleepers here: https://www.amazon.com/Sleepers-Novel-Matthew-Gasda/dp/1648211259

And check out Gasda's substack: https://matthewgasda.substack.com/

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This week we're joined by the "Ern Malley of the 21st Century," Jasper Ceylon, who has pranked multiple poetry journals by posing as vogueish identities while submitting terrible poems.

Jasper successfully published poems that were intentionally bad to woke journals more interested in an author's pronouns, sexuality and racial characteristics than talent.

This satirical "performance art" piece has been documented in his new book, Echolalia Review.

We discussed the quality control issues in the publishing industry, and the challenges faced by indie writers, the prevalence of dishonesty in the literary world, particularly in the representation of indigenous cultures, and the challenges of navigating the literary world.

Buy Jasper's book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Echolalia-Review-Anti-Poetry-Jasper-Ceylon/dp/1738633926/

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This episode, we talk to Jared Klickstein about his amazing memoir of drug addiction and homelessness, Crooked Smile. We also chat about the underground classic Australian film, Pure Shit (Bert Deling, 1978).

Buy Crooked Smile here: https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0CWZ1GHLW?ref_=mr_referred_us_au_au

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Reading isn't dead - our attention spans have just been hijacked by phones and social media. Inspired by an essay Fresta wrote on how to read last year, we discuss practical strategies to reclaim your reading habit and rediscover the joy of getting lost in a good book.

Check out Fresta's essay on Rare Candy's substack with more detailed reading tips and strategies: https://rarecandy.substack.com/p/how-to-read-books

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