Catherine McKinnon's To Sing of War takes us to PNG during WW ll

Kate Evans is joined by guest host Richard Aedy to discuss Catherine McKinnon's To Sing of War, a novel of love, war and friendship. Plus, two debut novels... Big Time by Jordan Prosser, set in a not-too-distant future Australia where pop music is propaganda, and Evenings and Weekends by Oisin McKenna, set during a heatwave in London as tensions and secrets come to a head over one life-changing weekend. BOOKS Catherine McKinnon, To Sing of War, Fourth Estate Jordan Prosser, Big Time, UQP Oisín McKenna, Evenings and Weekends, Fourth Estate GUESTS Mark Mordue, poet and music writer/ rock journalist. His books include Boy on Fire – the Young Nick Cave, and the poetry collection Darlinghurst Funeral Rites. He’s also co artistic director of the Addison Road Writers Festival in Sydney Patrick Carey, writer and digital producer; manages content at the Sydney Theatre Company OTHER BOOKS MENTIONED Paul Lynch, Prophet Song Catherine McKinnon, Storyland Kai Bird and Martin J Sherwin, American Prometheus George Orwell, 1984 Charles Dickens, Bleak House Virginia Woolf, Mrs Dalloway Andrew O'Hagan, Caledonian Road Jon Fosse, Aliss at the Fire; Septology Karl Ove Knausgaard, The Wolves of Eternity J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye Mischa Berlinski, Fieldwork Rachel Kushner, The Flamethrowers; The Mars Room Eric Newby, A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush CREDITS Presenter, Kate Evans + Richard Aedy Producer, Kate Evans + Sarah Corbett Sound engineer, Nathan Turnbull + Beth Stewart Executive producer, Rhiannon Brown

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