For our last episode of 2024, Michael heads back to Fitzroy Pool to find out what people are reading as the weather warms up. Plus, some of our previous guests offer book recommendations for the summer holidays.

Reading list:

Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter, Simone de Beauvoir, 1958

The Slap, Christos Tsiolkas, 2008

Ritual, Chloe Elizabeth Wilson, 2025

The Shadow of the Wind, Carlos Ruiz Zafón, 2001

I Could Not Believe It, Sean DeLear, 1979

Unlicensed: Bootlegging as Creative Practice, Ben Schwartz, 2024

Deadly Embrace, Jackie Collins, 2001

Of Love and Other Demons, Gabriel García Márquez, 1993

The Season, Helen Garner, 2024

The Safe Keep, Yael van der Wouden, 2024

All Fours, Miranda July, 2024

Time’s Monster, Priya Satia, 2020

The Lovers, Yumna Kassab, 2022

Deep Water, James Bradley, 2024

The Tribe, Michael Mohammed Ahmad, 2014

Edith Trilogy, Frank Moorhouse, 1992-2011

The Even More Complete Book of Australian Verse, John Clarke, 1994

You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store.

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