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You know Jayne's gotta be happy because this episode is jam packed with historical fiction! Paula breaks her habit of only reading books set in the modern era with not one, not two, but three of her reads this month. Find out how the ladies think the bubonic plague epidemic compares to our current COVID-19 situation when they discuss Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks. Books they mention: Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks The Lost Jewels by Kirsty Manning Missing William Tyrell by Caroline Overington The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave The Bass Rock by Evie Wyld The Spill by Imbi Neeme Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams The Ickabog by JK Rowling Normal People by Sally Rooney Stranger Country by Monica Tan The Weekend by Charlotte Wood The Testaments by Margaret Atwood The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins The Mirror and the Light by Hilary Mantel The Motion of Body Through Space by Lionel Shriver Bad Blood by John Carreyrou Links: Register for our Library Through the Lens webi

Jayne deems our May pick Bridget Jones's Diary meets Muriel's Wedding and Paula wholeheartedly agrees. Tune in to hear the trials of Maggie Cotton that actually did make the ladies laugh out loud in Adelaide author Rose Hartley's debut novel, Maggie's Going Nowhere. Books they mention: Maggie's Going Nowhere by Rose Hartley Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding Paris or Die by Jayne Tuttle Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid The Help by Katherine Stockett A Family Guide to Waste Free Living by Lauren and Oberon Carter Good Omens by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaimen Missing William Tyrell by Caroline Overington The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams The Inner Self by Hugh Mackay The Discomfort of Evening by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld HRT: Husband Replacement Therapy by Kathy Lette Puberty Blues by Kathy Lette TV & Movies they mention: Muriel's Wedding Good Omens Next month's book is Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks and you can place a hold on the ebook or eaudiobook here: https://tinyurl.com/yakgyxjr Hope y

In case you haven't heard, we have a series of webinars happening with our library service called Library Through the Lens. Find out more about it and book in here: https://www.marion.sa.gov.au/library-through-the-lens If you miss out or can't make the webinars, we will be recording some sessions and making them available for you here on the podcast! Here is award-winning poet, novelist and former ABC radio broadcaster Annette Marner in conversation with author Jo Case, as she talks about her stunning new literary crime novel. A New Name for the Colour Blue is influenced by Annette's decades of reporting on male violence towards women and girls as a former current affairs broadcaster. Set between Adelaide and the southern Flinders Ranges, it won the Adelaide Festival's Unpublished Manuscript Award in 2018. Imprints Booksellers is taking online, email and phone orders for A New Name for the Colour Blue and offers FREE home-delivery within Adelaide from the foothills to the beach, and from Bedford Park to

Our world has turned upside down since last month and we know that every one of us is grappling, trying to adapt to all the changes. Jayne and Paula discuss what it's like to still be working at the library without borrowers! Most libraries are currently closed but don't worry, the ladies highlight a list of options for accessing the library online. Then they jump into this month's selection. TRIGGER WARNING! My Dark Vanessa contains themes of abuse, particularly sexual abuse of a minor. Those who wish not to hear this part can still listen to the beginning but then please skip to the 35 minute mark. Note: at one point Paula mentions Hachette "authors" walking out in protest of Woody Allen's book. She misspoke and should have said "employees." Find out about all of the online services they discuss via our Facebook post, here: https://www.facebook.com/CityofMarionLibraries/photos/a.1094125443938847/3972379079446788/?type=3 Books they discuss: My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell Excavation: A Memoi

Have you read American Dirt? Jayne and Paula decided to find out what all the fuss is about with this book being touted as "defining the migrant experience." They discuss the book, the controversy and more. Books they mention: American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins The Outside Boy by Jeanine Cummins The Crooked Branch by Jeanine Cummins The Help by Kathryn Stockett Wham! George & Me by Andrew Ridgeley Grown Ups by Marian Keyes The Break by Marian Keyes The Origin of Me by Bernard Gallate A Very Stable Genius by Carol D. Leonnig and Philip Rucker She I Dare Not Name by Donna Ward The Phantom Price by Elizabeth Kendall with a contribution by Molly Kendall The Salt Madonna by Catherine Noske Timmy the Ticked Off Pony and the Poo of Excitement by Magda Szubanski Links: Myriam Gurba article https://tropicsofmeta.com/2019/12/12/pendeja-you-aint-steinbeck-my-bronca-with-fake-ass-social-justice-literature/ Buzzfeed article https://tropicsofmeta.com/2019/12/12/pendeja-you-aint-steinbeck-my-bronca-with-fake-ass-social-ju

There's been lots of controversy in Australia surrounding the inaugural Parliamentary Book Club pick, Dark Emu, or more specifically, about its author, Bruce Pascoe. Jayne and Paula dive into this non-fiction work that challenges the prevailing thoughts about pre-colonial Aboriginal Australians as hunter-gatherers. Links they reference: The Monthly article by Russell Marks: https://www.themonthly.com.au/blog/russell-marks/2020/05/2020/1580868886/taking-sides-over-dark-emu TED talk by Bruce Pascoe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqgrSSz7Htw&feature=youtu.be Books they discuss: Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe Young Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe The Arsonist by Chloe Hooper The Nature of Things by Charlotte Wood The Nowhere Child by Christian White Inside Out by Demi Moore Happiness As Such by Natalia Ginzburg North of Normal by Cea Sunrise Person Bunny by Mona Awad Grown Ups by Marian Keyes The Bass Rock by Evie Wyld The Last Day by Andrew Hunter Murray The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave Our next book is...Ameri

It's 2020 and Jayne and Paula are starting the year off discussing The Weekend by Charlotte Wood, a stark and honest look at the decades long friendship of four women, now in their seventies, after one of them dies. Jayne also admits to a personality trait that made a certain book appeal and Paula shares a challenge one book set for her that saw her reevaluating her usual thinking. Books they discuss: The Weekend by Charlotte Wood An Edited Life by Anna Newton The Alcohol Experiment by Annie Grace Dear Girls by Ali Wong Fleishman is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende A Murder at Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey I Will Miss You Tomorrow by Heine Bakkeid Royals by Emma Forrest The Flower Girls by Alice Clark-Platts Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid Netflix specials discussed: Baby Cobra by Ali Wong Hard Knock Wife by Ali Wong Our book for February is Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe. Happy reading!

Welcome to the end of year wrap up show! Jayne and Paula talk about their favourite books of the year, which was their favourite Literary Anything book and what they are excited to read over the holidays. They also countdown the most borrowed books of 2019. Books they discuss: The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara Fake by Stephanie Wood We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver Any Ordinary Day by Leigh Sales Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn Becoming by Michelle Obama Where'd You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple After the Flood by Kassandra Montag The Lost Man by Jane Harper The Fallen by David Baldacci Dark Sacred Night by Michael Connelly The Midnight Line by Lee Child Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty Past Tense by Lee Child This is Going to Hurt by Adam Kay The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson The Barefoot Investor by Scott Pape The Fast 800 by Michael Moseley Too Much Lip by Melissa Lucashenko The Best Kind of Beautiful

Best selling author, Fiona McIntosh, delights the crowd at the Marion Cultural Centre Domain Theatre with the inside story about her latest book, The Diamond Hunter, as well as her writing process, meticulous research and international travels, and hilarious personal stories and anecdotes. Fans of Fiona will definitely not want to miss this engaging talk.

Jayne and Paula dive into the latest Gladwellian social science non-fiction novel, Talking to Strangers, which looks at the "assumptions and mistakes we make when dealing with people we don't know." They also discuss what novel they should choose for the new year...and they want your opinion! Have a listen then join us on our Literary Anything Facebook group to let us know what you think should be January 2020's book choice. Books they discuss: Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell The Chain by Adrian McKinty Impossible Causes by Julie Mayhew Fake by Stephanie Wood Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman This Is Happiness by Niall Williams Happiness, As Such by Natalia Ginzburg Book possibilities for January 2020: Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe The Weekend by Charlotte Wood The Wife and the Widow by Christian White Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky Damascus by Christos Tsiolkas There Was Still Love by Favel Parrett Penny Wong by Margaret Simons Vote on our Literary Anything Facebook group! Don't fo

The year is 2130 and rising floodwaters have overtaken land masses leaving Myra and her daughter Pearl to try and navigate around mountaintops on their small boat. Listen in as Jayne and Paula discuss After the Flood by Kassandra Montag, a book that has burst onto the literary scene after its publishing and TV rights were snapped up in the same week. Books they mention: After the Flood by Kassandra Montag Body Tourists by Jane Rogers Tidelands by Philippa Gregory Beloved by Toni Morrison Surfacing by Margaret Atwood The Arrangement by Robyn Harding Witches: What Women Do Together by Sam George-Allen Outrages: Sex, Censorship and the Criminalisation of Love by Naomi Wolf The Mother-in-Law by Sally Hepworth The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris Cilka's Journey by Heather Morris The Witches Are Coming by Lindy West Acid for the Children by Flea Damascus by Christos Tsiolkas Impossible Causes by Julie Mayhew Your Own Kind of Girl by Clare Bowditch Dead Man Switch by Tara Moss And our book for next month

What do Jayne & Paula think of the progressively lipogrammatic epistolary fable that is Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn? Tune in to find out this and what else they're reading, as well as the exciting choice for next month! Books they mention: Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage Flat Share by Beth O'Leary The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen Fake by Stephanie Wood Stay Sexy & Don't Get Murdered by Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark Room for a Stranger by Melanie Cheng Wolfe Island by Lucy Treloar Nothing Ventured by Jeffrey Archer The Rich Man's House by Andrew McGahan The Edible Garden by Paul West Gotta Get Theroux This by Louis Theroux A Single Thread by Tracey Chevalier White Horses by Rachael Treasure Negotiating with the Dead by Margaret Atwood And our book for next month is the highly anticipated The Testaments by Margaret Atwood! So join in and read along. Until next month!

Can artificial intelligence help humans find love? Jayne and Paula work to suspend their disbelief for this rom-com novel by P.Z. Reizin. They also discuss the level of their discomfort with the trailer for the new movie Cats (Jayne, - considerable, Paula - clueless), Jayne's obsession with books about the plague, Paula getting the goss on celebrities in Howard Stern's new book...and more! Books they mention: Happiness for Humans by P.Z. Reizin Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot Goodwood by Holly Throsby The Last Hours by Minette Walters The Turn of Midnight by Minette Walters Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak Howard Stern Comes Again by Howard Stern The Dark Lake by Sarah Bailey Into the Night by Sarah Bailey Where the Dead Go by Sarah Bailey The Dirty Dozen by Lynda La Plante Prime Suspect Series by Lynda La Plante Don Dunstan by Angela Woollacott Nottingham by Nathan Makaryk A Chip Shop in Poznan by Ben Aitken Next up Jayne and Paula will be reading El

This month Jayne and Paula discuss the short story anthology, Certain American States by Catherine Lacey and are left with more questions than answers, particularly, what's a heck box? Also, stay tuned for later in the episode when Jayne makes an exciting announcement! Books they mention: The Real Lolita by Sarah Weinman The Sunday Story Club by Doris Brett and Kerry Cue Waste Not Everyday by Erin Rhoads Australia's Original Languages by R.M.W. Dixon My Name is Monster by Katie Hale Minotaur by Peter Goldsworthy The Blue Rose by Kate Forsyth The 117-Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton The Art of Growing Up by John Marsden August's book is Happiness for Humans by P.Z. Reizin so grab a copy, start reading, and join in again next month! Don't forget to subscribe and join the Facebook group, Literary Anything. Happy reading, everyone!

Jayne and Paula have an at turns, serious, heartfelt, lively and funny discussion about our latest podcast pick, Stranger Country, by Monica Tan. Also Paula has a momentary brain fail and says she was 20 in 1995 when she was in fact 22. Books they mention: Stranger Country by Monica Tan A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara (winner of the Kirkus Prize and short listed for the Man Booker in 2015) Fresh Complaint by Jeffrey Eugenides Girl in the Rearview Mirror by Kelsey Rae Dimberg Lunchbox Express by George Georgievski City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert Little One by Peter Papathanasiou Then It Fell Apart by Moby Our book for next month is Certain American States by Catherine Lacey. Why not grab a copy and join us next month? Don't forget to subscribe and rate us and definitely join our Facebook group to keep the conversation going!

On 2 May 2019, author, writer, speaker and appearance activist joined interviewer Ruby Allegra at the Marion Cultural Centre Domain Theatre to discuss her new book, "Say Hello," and much more!

It's May and it's history month! Jayne and Paula talk about the Marion Library events coming up in celebration of history and then have conflicting opinions about this month's book selection, Normal People. Also Paula seems to have a thing for books about serial killers this month. And introducing the new Literary Anything Facebook group! Request to join and get in on the book convo! Books they mention: Normal People by Sally Rooney The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides Good Me, Bad Me by Ali Land My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver Hush Hush by James Patterson and Candice Fox Anxious Kids by Michael Grose and Jodi Richardson Master of My Fate by Sienna Brown Too Soon, Too Late by Ralph and Kathy Kelly Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff The Bells of Old Tokyo by Anna Sherman And our book for next month is...Stranger Country by Monica Tan! Happy reading and catch you next month. Don't forget to subscribe and join our Facebook group!

Listen to our April episode! Jayne and Paula discuss this month's selection as well as what else they are reading and excited about in the literary world this month. Books they mention: Mentors by Russell Brand Gideon Series by Ben Laffra I Might Regret This by Abbi Jackson Not Dead Yet by Phil Collins A Mother's Promise by Lee Barnett Diary of a Crap Housewife by Jessica Rowe White by Bret East Ellis The Place on Dalhousie by Melina Marchetta Looking for Alibrandi by Melina Marchetta Want to get ready for next month? Our selection is Normal People by Sally Rooney. Happy reading and listening. Don't forget to subscribe to our channel!