City Of Marion Libraries

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! Listen to debut novelist and winner of the 2019 Penguin Literary Prize Imbi Neeme as she discusses her book The Spill, an exploration of the moments - small and large - upon which our lives can pivot. In 1982, a car overturns on a remote West Australian road. Nobody is hurt, but the impact is felt for decades. For sisters Nicole and Samantha this moment will echo through their lives and continually affect their responses to individual experiences and to each other. The Spill is a captivating depiction of the bond between sisters and a family that find its way back to one another.

Jayne and Paula were not prepared for the enormity of the themes tackled in this month's pick, winner of the 2019 Miles Franklin Award, Too Much Lip. *Trigger warning. Themes of physical and sexual abuse discussed. Please skip to the 30 minute mark if you would rather avoid these topics. What Jayne had last month anticipated as a fun read the ladies find out is a complicated, fast paced, unflinching look at an Aboriginal family plagued by inter-generational trauma and abuse. There is lots to discuss and learn. Books discussed: Too Much Lip by Melissa Lucashenko The Yield by Tara June Winch Maybe the Horse Will Talk by Elliot Perlman Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder You by Caroline Kepnes Twilight by Stephenie Meyer Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer Too Much and Never Enough by Mary Trump The Girl in the Mirror by Rose Carlyle Nothing Can Hurt You by Nicola Maye Goldberg Finding Freedom by Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand Our book for September is The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa. Happy re

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! Drawing from Katherine's own cross-cultural experience lived between Tokyo, London, and now Adelaide, Katherine's book explores the weight of intergenerational trauma through the eyes of a mother and daughter on a tortuous path to forgiveness. Unfolding in vivid Japanese settings, this story illuminates how different cultures navigate grief and memory, and what happens when we rediscover our ancestral roots.

This month's book has been described as "Sex in the City" meets "Catch Me If You Can" with Instagram filters. Jayne and Paula could barely wait to record the podcast so they could talk about the unbelievable grifter who is Anna Delvey and her one time BFF who wrote about her in My Friend Anna. Later, they dish about yet two more Trump books due out (one of them they decide they might actually read), and more. Books they mention: My Friend Anna by Rachel DeLoache Williams Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens wow, no thank you by Samantha Irby The Things She Owned by Katherine Tamiko Arguile The Room Where It Happened by John Bolton Too Much and Never Enough by Mary Trump Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan Death by Shakespeare by Kathryn Harkup Movies they mention: Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened (Netflix) Inventing Anna (Netflix) Links to articles: The New York Times review of My Friend Anna: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/23/books/review/my-friend-anna-rachel-deloache-williams.html?smid=em-share

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! Join the author who became a global sensation even before her debut novel was published, following an international rights frenzy that has not been seen for an Australian book since Markus Zusak's, The Book Thief. Set when the women’s suffrage movement was at its height and the Great War loomed, The Dictionary of Lost Words reveals a lost narrative, hidden between the lines of a history written by men. It’s a delightful, lyrical and deeply thought-provoking celebration of words, and the power of language to shape our experience of the world.

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