Description
Louise and Virginia have been reading some small but gripping books that have been translated into English; perhaps the ultimate type of 'own voices' reading. By complete coincidence they ended up in the same parts of the world.
Books:
Tomorrow They Won't Dare to Murder Us by Joseph Andras and translated by Simon Lesser. 2021, Verso.
People Like Them: A Novel by Samira Sedira and translated by Lara Vergnaud. 2020, Raven Books
Madonna in a Fur Coat by Sabahattin Ali and translated by Maureen Freely and Alexander Dawe. 1943, Other Press.
At Night All Blood is Black by David Diop and translated by Anna Moschovakis. 2018, Pushkin Press.
Podcasts:
ABC Nature Track
The Dropout
In Writing with Hattie Crisell
Cinefest Oz Films:
The Drover's Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson
Nitram
Virginia and Louise do a deep dive into Barbara Kingsolver’s Pullitzer Prize winning and compelling novel Demon Copperhead and talk all things Charles Dickens as well as adding some shameful new entries to the infamous Ick Register.
Books
Oliver Twist, by Charles Dickens, 1838
Hard Times, by...
Published 04/16/24
Louise and Virginia thought it might be fun to do an episode on books that they feel a bit embarrassed to have never read (until now). There were a lot of books to choose from, but they discuss four in this conversation.
During this chat they also create an Ick Register for authors who use...
Published 02/06/24