Read This: Kate Grenville Makes History

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Kate Grenville has spent her career bringing history to life, often using the lives of her own family to tell stories about the kinds of voices who are often left out of the official record.In this episode, from Schwartz Media’s podcast Read This, Michael heads to Kate's house to discuss her latest novel, Restless Dolly Maunder, and why she is preparing for the chance that someday someone’s going to rifle through her life and make up their own stories.(This episode was first published in September 2023)Reading list:Lilian's Story, Kate Grenville, 1985Joan Makes History: A Novel, Kate Grenville, 1988The Idea of Perfection, Kate Grenville, 1999The Secret River, Kate Grenville, 2005One Life: My Mother's Story, Kate Grenville, 2015The Case Against Fragrance, Kate Grenville, 2017Restless Dolly Maunder, Kate Grenville, 2023The Bee Sting, Paul Murray, 2023You 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.Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Kate GrenvilleSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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