Charlotte Wood became a mainstay in Australia’s literary firmament in 2015 following the release of her award-winning novel, The Natural Way of Things. Her latest book, Stone Yard Devotional, is her most personal yet. It’s a meditation on grief, solitude, what it means to live a good life, and what we owe one another. This week, Michael sits down with Charlotte to discuss her new book, and she shares the psychic catastrophe that informed its final form.Reading list:The Natural Way of Things, Charlotte Wood, 2015The Weekend, Charlotte Wood, 2019The Luminous Solution, Charlotte Wood, 2021Stone Yard Devotional, Charlotte Wood, 2023Gilead, Marilynne Robinson, 2004Gilgamesh, Joan London, 2001The Golden Age, Joan London, 2014The Wren, The Wren, Anne Enright, 2023Women and Children, Tony Birch, 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: Charlotte Wood

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