Diving In Podcast
1) 73: The Ghost of Charles Dickens sitting on Barbara Kingsolver’s Shoulder
Virginia and Louise do a deep dive into Barbara Kingsolver’s Pullitzer Prize winning and compelling novel Demon Copperhead and talk all things Charles Dickens as well as adding some shameful new entri...Show More
73: The Ghost of Charles Dickens sitting on Barbara Kingsolver’s Shoulder
1:00:34 | Apr 16th, 2024
2) 72: This Is A Bit Embarrassing… (books we’ve never read)
Louise and Virginia thought it might be fun to do an episode on books that they feel a bit embarrassed to have never read (until now). There were a lot of books to choose from, but they discuss four i...Show More
3) 71: The Next Diving In Book Club – Salt River Road by Molly Schmidt
Louise and Virginia have a great conversation about a lovely Western Australian novel. Salt River Road by the very talented debut author Molly Schmidt captures the large Tetley family at the worst tim...Show More
4) 70: A Spotlight on Early Australia
Louise and Virginia have a conversation about two books with many overlaps, one fiction and one non-fiction, and reflect on the fact that none of this information was taught in the classroom when they...Show More
5) 69: It's the very best time of year! It’s new release time and there is a publishing frenzy.
Virginia and Louise dive into four new releases some of them from our favourite authors! They also encourage everyone to get their hands on Salt River Road by Molly Schmidt for a bookclub deep dive e...Show More
6) 68. Literary Scandals, Hoaxes and Controversies
Louise and Virginia have finally had a conversation about six literary controversies/hoaxes/scandals and it’s a lot of fun! This is a Topic they both find fascinating so it was great to select three ...Show More
7) 67. It’s that Time of Year Again!
Virginia and Louise have read a swag of newly released books both well-known authors and others new - and only some with the hype they deserve.BooksYellowface R F Kuang Harper Collins 2023Crook Mani...Show More
8) 66. Notre-Dame de Paris by Victor Hugo
This time it’s Louise’s turn to talk about the massive French classic that she has been reading, The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo. Louise tells Virginia about a very impertinent act by the o...Show More
9) 65. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas Streaming Au Coeur de Peloton/Tour de France: Unchained Arnold SBS on Demand Rogue Heroes ABC iView Dangerous Remedy Podcast Strict Scrut...Show More
10) 64. Deep and Fragile Connections with a Natural World
Virginia and Louise immerse themselves in the meadows, riverbanks, orchards, high tides and deep snow to explore the deep connection and chasms between community, environment and climate change, in th...Show More