Literary Anything

Episode 61 - Storylines

Literary Anything

Show Notes

For this month's episode, Paula welcomes long time listener, first time podcaster Salma to discuss 'Storylines' the third novel by Australian journalist and author, Carrie Cox.

Books they mention: Lessons in Chemistry – Bonnie Garmus The Power of One – Bryce Courtenay Jessica - Bryce Courtenay Tandia - Bryce Courtenay Normal People – Sally Rooney The Bookbinder of Jericho – Pip Williams Honeybee – Craig Silvey Jasper Jones – Craig Silvey Paradise – Patricia Wolf I'm Glad My Mum Died – Jeanette McCurdy The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo – Taylor Jenkins Reid Yellowface – R F Kuang Fairytale – Stephen King Chai Time in Cinnamon Gardens - Shankari Chandran Loot – Tania James The Villain Edit – Alisha Aitken Radburn Baby Does a Runner - Anita Rani Good Indian Daughter - Ruhi Lee Holy Cow - Sarah Macdonald

Articles they mention: https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/features/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-booker-prize-2023-shortlist https://www.mamamia.com.au/carrie-cox-storylines/

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