On this final episode of The Writer and the Critic for 2022 your hosts, Kirstyn McDermott and Ian Mond, spend a few minutes musing over the missing of podcasts, the breaking of awards, and the end of time as we know it. The books up for discussion this month are January Fifteenth by Rachel Swirsky [9:30] and Patricia Wants to Cuddle by Samantha Allen [39:00]. The interview with Samantha Allen that was mentioned in this episode can be read here. The fabulously sartorial Jules Mond can be found on Instagram @seemeswoon. And for listeners curious to know what Ian's beautiful William Atheling Jr Award for Criticism or Review actually looks like, here it is complete with box: Kirstyn promises to mail it to him before the end of the year. Maybe. If you've skipped ahead to avoid spoilers, please come back at 109:10 for final remarks. The first episode of 2023 will be uploaded in February 2023 and the two books on the slab will be: Every Version of You by Grace Chan The Women Could Fly by Megan Giddings Read ahead and join in the spoilerific fun!