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Read This: No Dogs Die in Briohny Doyle's New Novel

Read This: No Dogs Die in Briohny Doyle's New Novel

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Over the long weekend, we're featuring episodes from the podcast Read This.

In this episode, host Michael Williams chats with author Briohny Doyle, whose most recent novel Why We Are Here explores the complexities of grief, both individual and collective. They discuss the role of writing during the pandemic and how relationships with non-human others enable us to access repressed parts of ourselves.


Reading list:

The Island Will Sink, Briohny Doyle, 2013

Adult Fantasy, Briohny Doyle, 2017

Echolalia, Briohny Doyle, 2021

Why We Are Here, Briohny Doyle, 2023


The Great Undoing, Sharlene Allsopp, 2024

Tremor, Teju Cole, 2023


You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store.


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Guest: Briohny Doyle

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