Tsundoku
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<p>Welcome to Tsundoku – the podcast for addicted readers. <strong>Tsundoku</strong> is the Japanese word for that pile of books by your bed – the ones you fully intend to read – sometime! If you can’t resist a good story, are endlessly curious about new books and love nothing better than discussing an old favourite – this is the podcast for you. In Tsundoku we’ll talk to the authors of the moment, we’ll pull out the ‘hits and memories’ from years past and chat them back into life, and we’ll talk to readers from all walks of life about how they acquired their reading passion, their all time favourites … and what books they have waiting in their Tsundoku.</p>
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Recent Episodes
June 12, 2026
Episode 64 Sarah Bailey’s techno-thriller Click + the amazing and tragic life of Charmian Clift
<p>A serial killer is on the loose in Melbourne in Sarah Bailey’s ‘Click’. Three women, a journalist, a cop and a politician are on the case. The approaching pandemic is a dark hovering presence in this gripping story which also shows how modern technology has become a force for good and for evil.</p> <p>+</p> <p> </p> <p>Literary academic Kylie Cardell lays takes us through the life and achievements of Charmian Clift, writer and trailblazer of the 1950s and 1960s. She lived in the shadow of her famous husband, writer George Johnston, and died too early from suicide. Her writings, including her unfinished memoir “The End of the Morning”, are a remarkable treasury of observations about life for women in the mid 20th century. </p> <p> </p> <p>Guests:</p> <p>Sarah Bailey, author</p> <p>Kylie Cardell, Associate Professor of Literature, Flinders University</p> <p>Other books that get a mention:</p> <p>Annie mentions “Frogsong” by Melissa Manning and the 2010 Booker winner “The Finkler Question” by HowardJacobson</p> <p>Sarah recommends the fantasy trilogy “His Dark Materials” by Philip Pullman</p> <p><br>INSTAGRAM</p> <p>@sarah_bailey_author</p> <p>@kyliesays</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
May 21, 2026
Episode 63A - Poet Michael Farrell switches to prose in The Victoria Principle
<p>Award-winning poet Michael Farrell’s latest book is a foray into storytelling through the medium of the short story. In “The Victoria Principle” his playful fictions, some autobiographical, deal with everything from the concept of ornithophobia to a nude writers’ retreat in Nova Scotia. His stories reflect and warp the absurdities of modern life.</p> <p> </p> <p>Guest:<br>Michael Farrell, author of the Victoria Principle and six other books of poetry.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>INSTAGRAM</p> <p>michaelfarrell@limechax</p> <p> </p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
April 29, 2026
Episode 63 - Meet Vikings and murderers in two very different books
<p>Cath is entertained by Penny Tangey’s tale of murder, motherhood and caffeine as a group of unlikely sleuths solve a crime at the local library.</p> <p>+</p> <p>Michaela talks to Lisa Hannett about the fierce and fantastical women of Norse mythology who star in her riveting new book “Yet She Lives”.</p> <p>Guests:<br>Penny Tangey, author of “What Rhymes with Murder?” and a number of books for younger people including “As Fast As I Can” and “Music Camp”, </p> <p>Associate Professor Lisa Bennett, author of “Yet She Lives” and “ Viking Women: Life and Lore” and “The Fortunate Isles”. Lisa writes under the pen name of Lisa Hannett.</p> <p>Other books that get a mention:</p> <p>David Malouf’s “Remembering Babylon”, “Johnno”, “An Imaginary Life” and “The Great World”.</p> <p> </p> <p>INSTAGRAM</p> <p>@simonandschuster<br>@thamesandhudsonau</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
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- What is Tsundoku?
<p>Welcome to Tsundoku – the podcast for addicted readers. <strong>Tsundoku</strong> is the Japanese word for that pile of books by your bed – the ones you fully intend to read – sometime! If you can’t resist a good story, are endlessly curious about new books and love nothing better than discussing an old favourite – this is the podcast for you. In Tsundoku we’ll talk to the authors of the moment, we’ll pull out the ‘hits and memories’ from years past and chat them back into life, and we’ll talk to readers from all walks of life about how they acquired their reading passion, their all time favourites … and what books they have waiting in their Tsundoku.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates bi-weekly.
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This podcast is available on 9 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
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