This week Mel Fulton is virtually joined by Sydney-born author, Lauren Aimee Curtis.
Her new novel, Strangers At The Port is longlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award 2024, and is a tale of two sisters and an archdukes navigating their time on an Italian island best known for it's production if sweet wines...
In this chat Lauren describes the somewhat torturous task of writing as her characters, working through the “bad” writing, and creating a mixed emotional atmosphere - which she usually achieved by listening to music and this episode is soundtracked by her listening playlist!
Find Strangers At The Port by Lauren Aimee Curtis here!
And don't forget to get ready for this months Literati Glitterati Salon by reading All Fours by Miranda July.
About this program
Championing stylish wordsmiths and sterling conversation, Literati Glitterati is a weekly book show that loves a good story, well told.
LITERATI GLITTERATI SALON: A MONTHLY BOOK CLUB
Join Mel and a rotating roster of bookish conversationalists as they unpack Literati Glitterati’s book of the month.
Expect a spiriting assortment of cult classics, forgotten wonders, timeless treasures, zesty new releases and pulp fictions wrestled straight from the zeitgeist by Mel herself.
Each book will be announced a month out from the special, so that you can read along at home. On the last Wednesday of every month, tune into Literati Glitterati from midday till 1pm with your thoughts and feelings ready: we’ll be taking questions through the text line.
Literati Glitterati Salon: a monthly book club for folks who like a good story, well told.
Literati Glitterati Salon returns in March 2025.
