Anna and Amanda discuss Elizabeth Gilbert pulling her novel The Snow Forest from publication because of its Russia theme.
Our book of the week is This Other Eden by Paul Harding. Based on a true story, an island community of castaways and misfits is disrupted when a well-meaning but racist preacher enters their lives. It has biblical feels yet resonates today. Described as 'a harrowing tale of paradise lost' (New York Times) and 'sure to be a stand-out of 2023' (Los Angeles Times), since we recorded this episode it has been long-listed for the Booker Prize.
Coming up: The Late Americans by Brandon Taylor.
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Ep 265: The Busy Body with Kemper Donovan
Ep 264: Thunderhead by Miranda Darling
Ep 263: Question 7 by Richard Flanagan
Ep 262: Butter by Asako Yuzuki translated by Polly Barton
Ep 261: Crime Book Recommendations
Ep 260: Everyone Who Can Forgive Me Is Dead with Jenny Hollander
Ep 259: The Vulnerables by Sigrid Nunez
Ep 258: Home Reading Service with Shawn Mooney
Ep 257: Holiday Reading Recommendations
Ep 256: Best Books of 2023
Ep 255: Collected Works by Lydia Sandgren translated by Agnes Broomé
Ep 254: True Biz and Y/N Book Club with Shawn Mooney
Ep 253: Wifedom: Mrs Orwell's Invisible Life by Anna Funder
Ep 252: Chai Time At Cinnamon Gardens by Shankari Chandran
Ep 251: Book Club with Shawn Mooney
Ep 250: Women in Translation Recommendations
Ep 249: The Late Americans by Brandon Taylor
Ep 247: The Escape Artist by Jonathan Freedland
Ep 246: Sadvertising with Ennis Ćehić
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