Episode 98: Sorrow and silence are strong

<p>Perry and David discuss recent book awards and go on to discuss their recent reading, some of which evoke strong emotions and others which have kept us on the edge of our seats.</p> <ul><li>Intro (04:07)</li> <li>General News (14:02) <ul><li><a href='https://creative.gov.au/news/media-releases/winners-of-the-2023-prime-ministers-literary-awards/'>Prime Minister's Literary Awards 2023</a> (03:21)</li> <li><a href='https://www.thehugoawards.org/'>The Hugo Awards 2023</a> (03:41)</li> <li><a href='https://www.tor.com/2023/10/30/announcing-the-2023-world-fantasy-awards-winners/'>World Fantasy Awards 2023</a> (00:35)</li> <li><a href='https://www.ursulakleguin.com/prize23'>Le Guin Prize for Imaginative Fiction 2023</a> (01:17)</li> <li><a href='https://www.legacy.com/news/celebrity-deaths/michael-bishop-1945-2023-award-winning-science-fiction-author/'>Death of Michael Bishop</a> (01:36)</li> <li><a href='https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/nov/17/as-byatt-dame-antonia-byatt-obituary'>Death of A. S. Byatt</a> (03:22)</li> </ul> </li> <li>What we've been reading lately (45:49) <ul><li><a href='https://www.readings.com.au/product/9780008649197/all-thats-left-unsaid--tracey-lien--2023--9780008649197'>All That’s Left Unsaid</a> by Tracey Lien (04:49)</li> <li><a href='https://www.readings.com.au/product/9781780220222/9781780220222'>Beast in View</a> by Margaret Millar (03:04)</li> <li><a href='https://www.readings.com.au/product/9780099573586/9780099573586'>Blindness</a> by José Saramago (07:11)</li> <li><a href='https://www.readings.com.au/product/9780241639139/the-franchise-affair--josephine-tey--2023--9780241639139'>The Franchise Affair</a> by Josephine Tey (05:32)</li> <li><a href='https://www.readings.com.au/product/9781922790484/the-conversion--amanda-lohrey--2023--9781922790484'>The Conversion</a> by Amanda Lohrey (04:16)</li> <li><a href='https://www.readings.com.au/product/9780593544990/9780593544990'>The Day of the Jackal</a> by Frederick Forsyth (06:18)</li> <li><a href='https://www.readings.com.au/produc