Show Notes
This week’s episode is one of deep dives, this time into Audition by Katie Kitamura, an ambiguous and destablising read that packs a lot into very few pages. We also share some recent book and literary prize news and talk about what’s on our TBRs.
Books:
Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq (translated by Deepa Bhasthi)
The Book Of Sand by Geetanjali Shree
Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck
The Vegetarian by Han Kang
Small Boat by Vicent Delacroix (translated by Helen Stevenson)
Clear by Carys Davies (Winner of the Ondaatje Prize 2025)
The Adversary by Michael Crummey (Winner of the Dublin Literary Award 2025)
Red Milk by Sjón
Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams
Audition / Gone To The Forest / The Longshot / A Separation / Intimacies by Katie Kitamura
My Tender Matador by Pedro Lemebel
The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe
Also mentioned:
Teatime Book Club, @Teatime.pictures
Rosemary’s Baby by Roman Polanski
Suspiria by Dario Agento (with a 2013 remake by Luca Guadagnino)
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