Ep 163: The Coconut Children by Vivian Pham
03/16/21 • 18 min
Anna and Annie discuss the 2021 Stella Prize longlist.
Our book of the week is The Coconut Children by Vivian Pham. Pham is a new, young voice in Australian literature. Her debut novel about a Vietnamese-Australian family in Cabramatta, Sydney, is 'brazenly confident' (The Australian) and 'the future of Australian writing' (Benjamin Law).
Coming up: Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson.
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Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz
Anna and Annie discuss the 2021 Stella Prize longlist.
Our book of the week is The Coconut Children by Vivian Pham. Pham is a new, young voice in Australian literature. Her debut novel about a Vietnamese-Australian family in Cabramatta, Sydney, is 'brazenly confident' (The Australian) and 'the future of Australian writing' (Benjamin Law).
Coming up: Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson.
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Email: [email protected]
Facebook: Books On The Go
Instagram: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie
Twitter: @abailliekaras and @mister_annie
Litsy: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie
Credits
Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz
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Ep 162: Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor
Anna and Annie discuss the longlist for the 2021 Walter Scott Prize for historical fiction.
Our book of the week is Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor translated by Sophie Hughes. This novel set in Mexico has been described as 'brutal', 'dazzling' and 'a force to be reckoned with'. It was longlisted for the National Book Award, shortlisted for the 2020 Booker International Prize and won the International Literature Award.
Coming up: Coconut Children by Vivian Pham.
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Email: [email protected]
Facebook: Books On The Go
Instagram: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie
Litsy: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie
Twitter: @abailliekaras and @mister_annie
Credits
Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz
Next Episode
Aussie April with Jaclyn Masters
Anna chats with special guest Jaclyn Masters (aka Six Minutes For Me and co-host of Reading Women) about Australian books.
Join us for the Aussie April Readathon!
Our reading recommendations and TBR for #AussieApril :
Growing Up Disabled in Australia edited by Carly Findlay
The Performance by Claire Thomas
Friends & Dark Shapes by Kavita Bedford
Song of the Crocodile by Nardi Simpson
Born Into This by Adam Thompson
Smart Ovens for Lonely People by Elizabeth Tan
Bindi by Kirli Saunders
New Animal by Ella Baxter
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Aussie April announcement video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlyextOi6iQ&t=386s
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Twitter: @abailliekaras and @sixminutesforme
Litsy: @abailliekaras
Credits
Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz
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