In this episode of Blitz Book Club, Alexa and Belle are joined by Thierry and Adya to discuss the works of Taylor Jenkins Reid, the influence of TikTok on YA readers and the evergrowing book to TV adaptations.
Boo! In this (not so) spoooky episode of Blitz Book Club, Alexa and Belle discuss Sunyi Dean's debut novel 'The Book Eaters', and disect the horror genre and its overlap with urban fantasy.
In this episode of Blitz Book Club, Alexa and Belle discuss the latest work of one of their favourite authors, Emily St. John Mandel, and the speculative fiction genre as a whole.
In this episode of Blitz Book Club, Alexa and Belle are joined by Wen, the 2022 UNSWeetened Co-Ordinator. They discuss the highly acclaimed debut novel of poet Ocean Vuong through the lens of the 'coming of age' genre, and share some of the exciting literary news on campus.
In this episode of Blitz Book Club, Alexa and Belle are joined by Cheryl, Ari and Katie to discuss the crazy impact TikTok has had on book lovers. They talk about all their favourite booktok books (special mention to the Love Hypothesis) and delve into whether or not Circe is worth its hype, covering topics of greek mythology, feminism, witchcraft, the Y/N protagonist, and much more!
In this Valentine's Day special episode of Blitz Book Club, Alexa and Belle discuss popular romance novel The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang. They delve into topics of love and intimacy, neurodivergence, sexuality and gender roles. They also share their most anticipated releases of 2022 and more!
In this episode of the Blitz Book Club, Cheryl is joined by Belle, Alexa and Kevin to talk about Chloe Gong's 'These Violent Delights'. They also cover their general dislike of YA, Shakespearean Adaptations and more!
In this special episode of the Blitz Book Club, Cheryl hosts a roundtable discussion with the authors of this year's UNSWeetened Mythos Journal.
Guests:
Vivienne Salcedo, Various Spirits Fucking With Me Throughout the Years (Third Place Prose)
jorvn jones, Raw Pustule Sun
Alexa Stevens, Types of Fire and The Tower (Second Place Poetry)
Benedicte McGowen, An Echo of Embodiment (Editor’s Choice)
Cheryl Till, Beneath the Gingko Tree (First Place Prose)
Blitz, Culture Café, and UNSWeetened Literary Journal present the IN TRANSLATION BOOK CLUB.
Join us each month to share in the joys of translated literature from around the world. There will be panel conversations, chats with bilingual readers, and plenty of time for Q+A, all from the comfort of whichever screen you like best.
Malgudi Days by R. K. Narayan
Panel: Sanjana Jose, Navya Khetarpal, Cheryl Til, and Axel-Nathaniel Rose
In this episode of The Blitz Radio Show, Cheryl is joined by Kevin to talk about the climate-fiction book 'The History of Bees'. Other topics they touch on include 'Gentleman in Moscow' and Sally Rooney's 'Normal People'.
In this episode of the Blitz Book Club, Cheryl is joined by Belle and Alexa to talk about Romance fiction and The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels. Oh yeah, and Cheryl trash-talks Jane Austen again.
In this episode of the Blitz Book Club, Cheryl is joined by Axel, Belle, Alexa, Ari and Kevin to talk about their favourite books that you can read in a single day. Other topics and tangents include why Australian literature and TV sucks, why some books date, and why Cheryl hates Jane Austen.
Blitz, Culture Café, and UNSWeetened Literary Journal present the IN TRANSLATION BOOK CLUB.
Join us each month to share in the joys of translated literature from around the world. There will be panel conversations, chats with bilingual readers, and plenty of time for Q+A, all from the comfort of whichever screen you like best.
Before The Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi (trans. Geoffrey Trousselot)
Panel: Sanjana Jose, Navya Khetarpal, Cheryl Til, Axel-Nathaniel Rose, and special guest Martin Knezevik
In this episode of the Blitz Book Club, Cheryl is joined by Arianna Khalidi, Axel-Nathaniel Rose, Kevin Ding and Henry Doan to talk about Jane Harper's 'The Dry' and making books into movies.
In this episode Cheryl is joined by Ari and Henry to talk about some books they picked up from the Big W Bargain Bin. Is it all trash or have they found a hidden gem? Listen to find out!
Music by: @haleystesting
In this episode Cheryl speaks with former CEO of the Melbourne Writer's Festival, Simon Clews. They speak about his new book, 'The New Academic', what it means to be a writer, and as usual, what are some books that they're reading.
Acknowledgement of Country: I would like to acknowledge the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation whose land on which UNSW resides. I pay my respects to elder's past, present and emerging, and pay my respects to any Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people listening along with us. Always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.
Music by: @haleystesting
In this special episode of the Blitz Book Club Cheryl has a chat with the author of 'A Beautiful Circumstance'. They talk about her life, favourite books, and advice for authors.
Acknowledgement of Country: I would like to acknowledge the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation whose land on which UNSW resides. I pay my respects to elder's past, present and emerging, and pay my respects to any Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people listening along with us. Always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.
Music by: @haleystesting
In this episode of Blitz's Book Club Cheryl sits down with Henry and Kevin to talk about Raynor Winn's 'The Salt Path', a non-fiction book about the healing power of the natural world.
Acknowledgement of Country: I would like to acknowledge the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation whose land on which UNSW resides. I pay my respects to elder's past, present and emerging, and pay my respects to any Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people listening along with us. Always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.
Music by: @haleystesting
Cheryl hosts this Blitz Book Club, with guests Kevin and Arianna. In it, they talk about their favourite (and least favourite) summer reads. Arianna talks about Big W bin-books, Kevin talks about Haruki Murakami and Cheryl talks about American Gods. Next time, Cheryl and her guests will be talking about The Salt Path by Raynor Winn.
Acknowledgement of Country: I would like to acknowledge the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation whose land on which UNSW resides. I pay my respects to elder's past, present and emerging, and pay my respects to any Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people listening along with us. Always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.