Perry and David discuss recent book awards and go on to discuss their recent reading, some of which evoke strong emotions and others which have kept us on the edge of our seats.
- Intro (04:07)
- General News (14:02)
- Prime Minister’s Literary Awards 2023 (03:21)
- The Hugo Awards 2023 (03:41)
- World Fantasy Awards 2023 (00:35)
- Le Guin Prize for Imaginative Fiction 2023 (01:17)
- Death of Michael Bishop (01:36)
- Death of A. S. Byatt (03:22)
- What we’ve been reading lately (45:49)
- All That’s Left Unsaid by Tracey Lien (04:49)
- Beast in View by Margaret Millar (03:04)
- Blindness by José Saramago (07:11)
- The Franchise Affair by Josephine Tey (05:32)
- The Conversion by Amanda Lohrey (04:16)
- The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth (06:18)
- Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (05:55)
- The True Story of Spit McPhee by James Aldridge (08:13)
- Windup (00:24)
Sorrow and silence are strong, and patient endurance is godlike.
—Evangeline, Part 2. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow