Christos Tsiolkas burst onto Australia's publishing scene in 1995 with his grunge-lit novel Loaded. Since then he has published seven books of fiction, including The Slap. This week, Christos joins Michael for a discussion on how becoming part of the literary establishment has changed the author, why he finds bodies endlessly fascinating, and his forthcoming book The In-Between. Reading list: Loaded, Christos Tsiolkas, 1995 The Jesus Man, Christos Tsiolkas, 1999 Dead Europe, Christos Tsiolkas, 2005 The Slap, Christos Tsiolkas, 2008 Barracuda, Christos Tsiolkas, 2013 Merciless Gods, Christos Tsiolkas, 2014 Damascus, Christos Tsiolkas, 2019 7 1/2, Christos Tsiolkas, 2021 The In-Between, Christos Tsiolkas, forthcoming in 2023 Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 1866 Our Lady of the Flowers (Notre Dame des Fleurs), Jean Genet, 1942/1943 City of Night, John Rechy, 1963 You can find these books at your favourite independent book store. Or if you want to listen to them as audiobooks, you can head to the Read This reading room on Apple Books. Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and Twitter Guest: Christos Tsiolkas