Episode 78: Into many a green valley drifts the appalling snow

<p>Perry and David talk about a bunch of recent literary awards and then go on to discuss the books they've read recently, which cover the range from an entertaining children's book to a confronting Booker Prize winner. And in the middle, a lot of snow.</p> <ul><li>Introduction (02:04)</li> <li>General News (13:49) <ul><li><a href='https://www.textpublishing.com.au/blog/jennifer-down-wins-miles-franklin-award'>Miles Franklin Award Winner 2022</a> (00:43)</li> <li><a href='https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/jul/26/booker-prize-longlist-of-13-writers-aged-20-to-87-announced'>Booker Prize long list 2022</a> (01:54)</li> <li><a href='https://locusmag.com/2022/07/2022-british-fantasy-awards-shortlist/'>British Fantasy Awards 2022</a> (03:39)</li> <li><a href='https://www.ursulakleguin.com/prize'>Le Guin Prize for Fiction 2022</a> (01:59)</li> <li><a href='https://www.smh.com.au/culture/books/miles-franklin-winner-among-contenders-for-the-age-book-of-the-year-award-20220728-p5b5d0.html'>Age Book of the Year Shortlist 2022</a> (01:58)</li> <li><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Ireland_(author)'>Vale David Ireland</a> (01:34)</li> <li>Other Awards (00:46)</li> <li><a href='https://barackobama.medium.com/my-2022-summer-lists-264bc5ab1b0a'>Barack Obama's Summer Reading List 2022</a> (01:05)</li> </ul> </li> <li>What we've been reading (57:01) <ul><li><a href='https://www.readings.com.au/products/9042446/the-girl-savage'>The Girl Savage</a> by Katherine Rundell (04:37)</li> <li><a href='https://www.readings.com.au/products/12201364/liseys-story'>Lisey's Story</a> by Stephen King (06:43)</li> <li><a href='https://www.readings.com.au/products/34486117/sea-of-tranquility'>Sea of Tranquility</a> by Emily St. John Mandel (05:50)</li> <li><a href='https://www.readings.com.au/products/27237551/the-guns-of-navarone'>The Guns of Navarone</a> by Alastair MacLean (08:06)</li> <li><a href='https://www.readings.com.au/products/34053837/frostquake-how-the-frozen-winter-of-1962-changed-britain-forever'>Frostquake</a> by Ju