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Reading James Joyce's Ulysses for Bloomsday (and new fiction galore)
A guide to James Joyce from Irish writer Mary Morrissy, ahead of Bloomsday (16 June); New Zealand writer Becky Manawatu continues to explore howls of pain and compassion in her second novel, Kataraina; and magic realism in the boundaries between life and death, and Eastern Europe, in Helen Marshall's The Lady, the Tiger and the Girl Who Loved Death.
BOOKS
James Joyce, Ulysses (1922)
Mary Morrissy, Penelope Unbound, Banshee Press
Becky Manawatu, Kataraina, Scribe
Helen Marshall, The Lady, the Tiger and the Girl Who Loved Death, Titan Books
(Keep scrolling for a list of all other books mentioned on the program)
GUESTS
Mary Morrissy, Irish novelist, short story writer, essayist and teacher of creative writing. Her books include Penelope Unbound — a speculative history of the life of Norah Barnacle, wife of James Joyce. She is currently in Australia and taking part in Bloomsday Events
Claire Mabey, NZ children's author, editor and founder of the Verb Wellington readers and writers festival. Her novel, The Raven's Eye Runaways, has just been named as a finalist in the NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults
Robert Goodman, reviewer and literary judge specialising in genre fiction (he's been a judge and organiser for the Ned Kelly Awards for crime fiction since 2008; regularly reviews for the Newtown Review of Books — and is one of the most active members of the ABC Book Club Facebook Group). His website is
OTHER BOOKS MENTIONED Alan Hollinghurst, works
Alan Hollinghurst, works James Joyce, Dubliners, Ulysses, Finnegan's Wake
James Joyce, Dubliners, Ulysses, Finnegan's Wake Catherine Chidgey, The Book of Guilt
Catherine Chidgey, The Book of Guilt Kazuo Ishiguro, Never Let Me Go
Kazuo Ishiguro, Never Let Me Go Jennifer Trevelyan, A Beautiful Family
Jennifer Trevelyan, A Beautiful Family Francesca Wade, Square Haunting: Five Women, Freedom and London Between the Wars
Francesca Wade, Square Haunting: Five Women, Freedom and London Between the Wars Ray Nayler, Where the Axe is Buried
Ray Nayler, Where the Axe is Buried Luke Arnold, Whisper in the Wind
Luke Arnold, Whisper in the Wind Emily Tesh, The Incandescent
Emily Tesh, The Incandescent Michael Robotham, White Crow
Michael Robotham, White Crow Mark Brandi, Eden
Mark Brandi, Eden Keri Hulme, The Bone People
Keri Hulme, The Bone People Becky Manawatu, Auē
Becky Manawatu, Auē Tara June Winch, The Yield
Tara June Winch, The Yield Alan Duff, Once Were Warriors
Alan Duff, Once Were Warriors Svetlana Alexievich, The Unwomanly Face of War
Svetlana Alexievich, The Unwomanly Face of War Francesca Wade, Gertrude Stein: An Afterlife
Francesca Wade, Gertrude Stein: An Afterlife Gertrude Stein, Tender Buttons
Gertrude Stein, Tender Buttons Getrude Stein, The Autobiography of Alice B. Tolkas
Getrude Stein, The Autobiography of Alice B. Tolkas Ray Nayler, Where the Axe is Buried
Ray Nayler, Where the Axe is Buried Ray Nayler, The Mountain in the Sea
Ray Nayler, The Mountain in the Sea Luke Arnold, The Last Smile in Sunder City
CREDITS Presenter, Kate Evans and Cassie McCullagh
Presenter, Kate Evans and Cassie McCullagh Producer, Kate Evans and Salome Lines-Morison
Producer, Kate Evans and Salome Lines-Morison Sound engineers, John Jacobs and Emrys Cronin
Sound engineers, John Jacobs and Emrys Cronin Executive producer, Rhiannon Brown
