Episode 7 - 2021: Gary Lonesborough

Connected Libraries Book Matters Podcast

English - July 06, 2021 00:00 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MB
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Previous Episode: Episode 6 - 2021: Emma Young and Katie McMahon Debut Author Special

Next Episode: Episode 8 - 2021: Tabitha Bird and Paige Toon

This month we celebrate the works of First Nations authors in honour of NAIDOC Week 2021.

In this Episode Tim speaks with debut YA author and Yuin man Gary Lonesborough about his novel The Boy From the Mish, a coming of age story about love, family and culture. Janine reviews Anita Heiss new novel Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray: River of Dreams a gripping tale of the Murrumbidgee River flooding of 1852, Sam reflects on Bruce Pasco’s Loving Country as well as Sand Talk by Tyson Yunkaporta and we hear about the exciting life of Jack Charles in Born again Black Fella, his biography.