Melissa Lucashenko is our Poet Laureate of Ratbags

Melissa Lucashenko writes about big ideas and brutal experiences, but she does so with grace, with generosity and – maybe above all else – a rich sense of humour. This week, Michael sits down with Melissa for a conversation about her new book, Edenglassie, and they discuss history, eccentric characters, and why writing a love story is a revolutionary act.

Reading list:

Hard Yards, Melissa Lucashenko, 1999

Too Flash, Melissa Lucashenko, 2002

Mullumbimby, Melissa Lucashenko, 2013

Too Much Lip, Melissa Lucashenko, 2018

Edenglassie, Melissa Lucashenko, 2023

The Fortunes of Richard Mahony, Henry Handel Richardson, 1925

For the Term of His Natural Life, Marcus Clarke, 1874

The Secret Hours, Mick Herron, 2023

Gunflower, Laura Jean McKay, 2023

You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. Or if you want to listen to them as audiobooks, you can head to the Read This reading room on Apple Books.

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Guest: Melissa Lucashenko

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