You Should Be Reading Catherine Chidgey

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Read This is a show about the books we love and the stories behind them, hosted by Michael Williams. Every Thursday, you’ll hear insightful conversations with the smartest, funniest readers and writers we know and in-depth interviews with the best Australian and international authors talking about their lives and their work. You’ll never be left wondering what to read next.

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You Should Be Reading Catherine Chidgey

Read This

33 minutes

1 month ago

You Should Be Reading Catherine Chidgey

Catherine Chidgey is wildly underread in Australia. The multi-award winning New Zealand writer has written nine novels and her latest, The Book of Guilt, was described as “compulsively readable” by The Guardian. This week, Michael sits down with Catherine for a discussion about why WWII continues to hold the public’s imagination, how she plans out her books, and which contemporary New Zealand writers we should all be reading. Reading list: In a Fishbone Church, Catherine Chidgey, 1998 The Wish Child, Catherine Chidgey, 2016 Remote Sympathy, Catherine Chidgey, 2020 Pet, Catherine Chidgey, 2023 The Book of Guilt, Catherine Chidgey, 2025 You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram Guest: Catherine Chidgey