Winner of both the Miles Franklin Award and the Stella Prize, author Evie Wyld writes dark and often trauma-informed books, but she also has a remarkable capacity to capture the tenderness of memory. In this episode, from Schwartz Media’s podcast Read This, Michael is joined by Evie for a conversation about her latest book The Echoes, which explores how we tell stories around and into the absences that define us.

Reading list:

After the Fire, A Still Small Voice, Evie Wyld, 2009

All The Birds, Singing, Evie Wyld, 2013

The Bass Rock, Evie Wyld, 2020

The Echoes, Evie Wyld, 2024

You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 

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Guest: Evie Wyld