Over the long weekend, we're featuring episodes from the podcast Read This.
In this episode, host Michael Williams chats with author Briohny Doyle, whose most recent novel Why We Are Here explores the complexities of grief, both individual and collective. They discuss the role of writing during the pandemic and how relationships with non-human others enable us to access repressed parts of ourselves.
Reading list:
The Island Will Sink, Briohny Doyle, 2013
Adult Fantasy, Briohny Doyle, 2017
Echolalia, Briohny Doyle, 2021
Why We Are Here, Briohny Doyle, 2023
The Great Undoing, Sharlene Allsopp, 2024
Tremor, Teju Cole, 2023
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store.
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Guest: Briohny Doyle
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