One for the little boys ( of any age!)
Jol Temple reads from his book “Captain Jimmy cook discovers Third Grade”. Recorded at the Sydney writers Festival
Paul Burman’s story ‘ The Grease Monkey’s Tale “ – a town where nothing is as it seems, including the protagonist Nic, the mechanic.
Author Hebe de Souza will be talking about her her fascinating novel ‘ Black British’ on Friday October 28th at 5.30 pm at Heritage House in Bangalow. It’s a catered event so you have to book through Bookworms and Paper mites in Bangalow on 66871396. A big thank-you to Caroline at the bookshop for giving us a copy of the book to giveaway on air today to a lucky Bay FM subscriber!
Click on the book cover to hear Hebe read for Narratives.
Here a more authors reading for you for you to enjoy.
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Dominic Smith – The Last Painting of Sarah De Vos.
The connecting thread in this book is a beautiful painting – first we hear Dominic read a description of this work and its provenance, and then we hear from the contemporary owner of the work who has discovered it was removed and a fake substituted without his knowing.
Kate Forsyth – The Wild Girl
The Wild Girl is based on the true story of the Brother’s Grimm and their relationship with a young woman called Dortchen Wild. Dortchen and Wilhelm Grimm are in love but have been prevented from marriage by her father. This is an extra long read of 11 minutes as Kate wanted to give us a whole chapter.
Bob Brown – Green Nomads
And a beautiful photographic book with accompanying text by Bob Brown detailing his love of the Australian bush and his travels around the country.
Here are the latest uploads of authors reading for 5 minutes from their own works. Click on the Book Covers to take you to the reading!
Angela Flournoy – The Turner House – Fiction
A ‘Haint’ is a southern term for a ghost or spirit – and in the house the Turner family inhabit in Detroit in Angela Flournoy’s novel ,it is the children who claim to have witnessed this aggressive materialization.
Ashley Hay – The Railway Man’s Wife – Fiction
The Railway man’s wife is set in Thirroul, a coastal mining town in southern nsw at the end of the second world war. The heroine Ani, struggles to keep her family together after her husband dies in a mining accident.
Louise Doughty – Black Water – Thriller
Indonesia in 1965 was a a terrifying time for anyone deemed a ‘communist’ . Here the main character of the story, John Harper is being told how many thousands of innocent villagers met grisly ends , often by the words of their own terrified neighbours.
Debra Adelaide – The Women’s Pages – Fiction
Debra Adelaide’s heroine , Dove, reads Wuthering Heights to her dying mother in hospital and then becomes obsessed with writing herself.