Ep 31: The Benefactors by Wendy Erskine (Deep Dive) & the Carol Shields Prize Longlist

Join Amanda and Joseph for their next deep dive into Wendy Erskine’s debut novel, The Benefactors, a polyphonic story about a sexual assault and the lengths that three mothers will go to to keep their sons from being held accountable. Along the way, they discuss the latest prize news, with the Carol Shields Prize longlist topping the episode.

Bookish News

Carol Shields Prize for Fiction longlist

Recent Reads

The Brittle Age by Donatella Di Pietrantonio

The books of Elena Ferrante

The Only Story by Julian Barnes

Deep Dive

The Benefactors by Wendy Erskine

Sweet Home by Wendy Erskine

Dance Move by Wendy Erskine

Close to Home by Michael Magee

Magnolia, written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson

The Bee Sting by Paul Murray 

What We’re Reading Next

Waiting For The Fear by Oguz Atay

The Door by Magda Szabo

Indignity by Lea Ypi

Also mentioned

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