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Blitz hosts a book club where all our resident book-nerds get together every once in a while and talk about the books they've been reading.

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    • Jul 6, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 47m AVG DURATION
    • 20 EPISODES


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    Blitz Book Club: Daisy Jones and The Six and BookTok

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2023 36:51


    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.

    Blitz Book Club: Halloween Special! The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2022 66:37


    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.

    Blitz Book Club: Speculative Fiction - Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2022 56:21


    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.

    Blitz Book Club: Coming of Age - On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2022 39:11


    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.

    Blitz Bookclub: Is it Worth the TikTok Hype? Circe by Madeline Miller

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2022 58:21


    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!

    Blitz Book Club: Valentine's Day - The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2022 47:18


    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!

    Blitz Book Club: Dark Academia - These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2021 66:29


    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!

    Blitz Book Club: UNSWeetened Author's Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2021 49:03


    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) https://www.unsweetenedjournal.com/ https://open.spotify.com/show/6U2w0MoNe4Im6XCoM8DB1R

    In Translation Book Club: Malgudi Days

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2021 56:42


    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

    Blitz Book Club: The History of Bees

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2021 49:23


    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'.

    Blitz Book Club: The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2021 51:36


    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.

    Blitz Book Club: Single Day Reads

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2021 68:53


    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.

    In Translation Book Club: Before The Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2021 51:38


    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

    Blitz Book Club: Books Made Into Movies - The Dry by Jane Harper

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2021 57:04


    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.

    Blitz Book Club: The Big W Bargain Bin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2021 57:47


    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

    Blitz Book Club: The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2021 38:18


    In this episode Cheryl is joined by Belle Campbell to talk about work by the Australian author Pip Williams, her book The Dictionary of Lost Words, and as always, what's on their shelves. 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

    Blitz Book Club: Interview with Simon Clews

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2021 19:40


    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

    Blitz Book Club: Interview with Sarah Newton-Brown

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2021 29:25


    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

    Blitz Book Club: The Salt Path by Raynor Winn

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2021 19:54


    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

    Blitz Book Club: Summer Reads Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2021 37:27


    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.

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