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.
(0:49) Bookish News
(1:52) Carol Shields Prize for Fiction longlist
(5:12) Recent Reads
(5:18) The Brittle Age by Donatella Di Pietrantonio
(11:13) The Only Story by Julian Barnes
(14:07) Deep Dive into The Benefactors
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
(51:27) What We’re Reading Next
(51:33) Waiting For The Fear by Oguz Atay
(52:04) The Door by Magda Szabo
(52:58) Indignity by Lea Ypi
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