Episode 24: Literary festivals

Good Librations Podcast 24 Literary Festivals

Come with us, if you will, for a wander around the uber-popular writers' festival.

We discover what's behind the rise and rise of the literary festival; take a gander at their history and why they're still important today.

Shelf-absorbed (books we reviewed)

The Heart of the World by Amie Kaufman

Fyrebirds by Kate J. Armstrong

Neon Gods by Katee Robert

Heart of the world Kaufman Fyrebirds Armstrong Neon Gods Roberts

Shelf-important (things we mentioned)

Sydney Writers' Festival - About Us (swf.org.au)

Q&A: Literary festivals, their audiences and their impact on culture | ANU College of ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES

https://shs.hal.science/halshs-03929310/document

At the intersection of writers festivals and literary communities - Overland literary journal

The nature of the beast: the politics of writers festivals - Overland literary journal

List of Australian Writers Festivals 2024 · Featherstone (annafeatherstone.com)

Welcome to KCR | Kiama Community Radio

Literature Festival | Cheltenham Festivals

Brisbane Writers Festival - Brisbane Writers Festival (bwf.org.au)

Homepage | Somerset Storyfest

Authors

Socrates
Charles Dickens
Lionel Shriver

Books/written works

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

I just can't help my-shelf

Authors

Fiona Weir
Craig Castree
Phil Lavers
Fred Smith
Hugh Mackay
Sue Williams
Chris Hammer
Joanna Nell
Michael Brissenden
Karen Viggers
David Hardaker
Andra Putnis
Sue Turnbull
Jane Caro

Shelf-obsessed (further reading and listening)

From Scratch by Fiona Weir Walmsley
The Dust of Uruzgan by Fred Smith
Winter Close by High Mackay
That Bligh Girl by Sue Williams
The Seven by Chris Hammer
Mrs Winterbottom takes a Gap Year by Joanna Nell
Smoke by Michael Brissenden
Sidelines by Karen Viggers
Mine is the Kingdom by David Hardaker
Stories my Grandmothers Didn’t Tell Me by Andra Putnis
The Mother by Jane Caro

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