Local treasure Dylin Hardcastle and international gems Alan Hollinghurst and Yael van der Wouden trace love, longing and queer experience through the decades in their heartfelt new novels. 

In Dylin’s A Language of Limbs and Yael’s The Safekeep, teenage girls and women navigate unexpected Sapphic desires, while Alan paints a portrait of one man’s journey of self-discovery from childhood into adulthood in Our Evenings. 

Discover how these intimate yet expansive queer histories came to be in this discussion with host Maeve Marsden.

This episode was recorded live in May at the 2025 Sydney Writers’ Festival.

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Sydney Writers’ Festival podcasts are available on all major podcast platforms. 

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Local treasure Dylin Hardcastle and international gems Alan Hollinghurst and Yael van der Wouden trace love, longing and queer experience through the decades in their heartfelt new novels. In Dylin&rsquo;s A Language of Limbs and Yael&rsquo;s The Safekeep, teenage girls and women navigate unexpected Sapphic desires, while Alan paints a portrait of one man&rsquo;s journey of self-discovery from childhood into adulthood in Our Evenings. Discover how these intimate yet expansive queer histories came to be in this discussion with host Maeve Marsden.
This episode was recorded live in May at the 2025 Sydney Writers&rsquo; Festival.
If you enjoyed this episode, please rate and follow our channel.
Sydney Writers&rsquo; Festival podcasts are available on all major podcast platforms.&nbsp;
After more? Follow Sydney Writers&rsquo; Festival on social media: Instagram: @sydwritersfest Facebook: @SydWritersFest TikTok: @sydwritersfest

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