Can reading change the world? Jenn Martin and Jennifer Wong discuss reading and writing that makes a difference, then Jennifer Wong shares a personal life-changing read - How to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee.

Events, authors, and books mentioned in this episode

• Mudgee Readers Festival - https://www.mudgeereaders.com/
• Writing NSW - https://writingnsw.org.au/
• Cat Sparks on Climate Fiction - https://espace.curtin.edu.au/handle/20.500.11937/70516
• Flight Behaviour by Barbara Kingsolver
• The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
• Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
• Growing up Queer in Australia edited by Benjamin Law
• Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit
• Mouth Full of Blood by Toni Morrison
• Don’t Get Too Comfortable by David Rakoff
• How to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee
• What Girls Got Wrong (and Right!) About the Iowa Writers’ Workshop https://www.vulture.com/2015/01/what-girls-got-wrong-about-iowas-mfa-program.html
• Pilgrim at Tinkers Creek by Annie Dillard

Reading suggestions for Liz

Liz loved Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch

Jenn and Keryn’s suggestions

• London Falling by Paul Cornell
• Strange Practice by Vivian Shaw
• The Rook by Daniel O’Malley
• The Company series by Kage Baker

Thanks very much to Keryn Stewart for being our guest Readers Advisor on this episode!

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