Cassie McCullough

Hello, Gina.

So yeah, that's... So what you're saying is it's eerily prophetic.

So you are actually living in New Zealand, but as we can hear, you are Australian.

You're living in Wellington.

Yep, that's right.

And how's it going over there?

I mean, congrats to the NZers, of course, on how well they've managed this.

Also with us is, from Sydney, writer, theatre and film producer and translator, Roger Pulvers.

Roger, hello and welcome to The Bookshelf.

Are they in any way similar?

Oh, and I read that you're also assistant director on Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence.

You've also produced lots of theatre and things.

But, of course, this means you must have met David Bowie.

And these are books you have translated?

That sounds fascinating.

And that book by Laura Jean McKay that you mentioned, that's the one that also is a little bit prophetic.

It has a pandemic sweeping the country and it affects the animals.

But it's just a good reminder for listeners that we always put all the books that have been mentioned in our conversations on the website.

So if you want to track one down, you can always look for it there.

You don't need to run and grab a pencil because all of those recommendations from both you and Roger sound fantastic.