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You Should Be Reading Catherine Chidgey
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Catherine Chidgey is wildly underread in Australia. The multi-award winning New Zealand writer has written nine novels and her latest, The Book of Guilt, was described as “compulsively readable” by The Guardian. This week, Michael sits down with Catherine for a discussion about why WWII continues to hold the public’s imagination, how she plans out her books, and which contemporary New Zealand writers we should all be reading.
Reading list:
In a Fishbone Church, Catherine Chidgey, 1998
The Wish Child, Catherine Chidgey, 2016
Remote Sympathy, Catherine Chidgey, 2020
Pet, Catherine Chidgey, 2023
The Book of Guilt, Catherine Chidgey, 2025
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store.
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram
Guest: Catherine Chidgey
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
126 episodes
Manage episode 490818955 series 3489758
Catherine Chidgey is wildly underread in Australia. The multi-award winning New Zealand writer has written nine novels and her latest, The Book of Guilt, was described as “compulsively readable” by The Guardian. This week, Michael sits down with Catherine for a discussion about why WWII continues to hold the public’s imagination, how she plans out her books, and which contemporary New Zealand writers we should all be reading.
Reading list:
In a Fishbone Church, Catherine Chidgey, 1998
The Wish Child, Catherine Chidgey, 2016
Remote Sympathy, Catherine Chidgey, 2020
Pet, Catherine Chidgey, 2023
The Book of Guilt, Catherine Chidgey, 2025
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store.
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram
Guest: Catherine Chidgey
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
126 episodes
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