Charlotte Wood became a mainstay in Australia’s literary firmament in 2015 following the release of her award-winning novel, The Natural Way of Things. Her latest book, Stone Yard Devotional, is her most personal yet. It’s a meditation on grief, solitude, what it means to live a good life, and what we owe one another. This week, Michael sits down with Charlotte to discuss her new book, and she shares the psychic catastrophe that informed its final form. Reading list: The Natural Way of Things, Charlotte Wood, 2015 The Weekend, Charlotte Wood, 2019 The Luminous Solution, Charlotte Wood, 2021 Stone Yard Devotional, Charlotte Wood, 2023 Gilead, Marilynne Robinson, 2004 Gilgamesh, Joan London, 2001 The Golden Age, Joan London, 2014 The Wren, The Wren, Anne Enright, 2023 Women and Children, Tony Birch, 2023 You can find these books and all the others we mentioned 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: Charlotte Wood