Show Notes
This week we learn more about each other and get into the books on our backlist, including our recommendations for non-fiction and fiction reads. We also take a look at the longlist of the Dublin Literary Award and talk about surprises, omissions and favourites that you might want to add to your own TBR.
Recent reads
Nothing Ever Just Disappears: Seven Hidden Histories by Diarmuid Hester
Evenings and Weekends by Oisin McKenna
From the backlist/longlist
Hold Still: A Memoir by Sally Mann
The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper by Roland Allen
King by Jonathan Eig
When the Clock Broke by John Ganz
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Safon
The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro
Maud Martha by Gwendolyn Brooks
Ducks by Kate Beaton
Boy Parts by Eliza Clark
Audition by Pip Adam
Terrace Story by Hilary Leichter
Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood
Whale Fall by Elizabeth O’Connor
Wild Houses by Colin Barrett
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