On this episode of The Writer and the Critic your hosts, Kirstyn McDermott and Ian Mond, start things off with a discussion about cultural appropriation, bouncing off a now infamous keynote speech given by Lionel Shriver at the Brisbane Writers Festival. Pertinent links are as follows: Full transcript of Lionel Shriver's speech in The Guardian Response to Shriver speech by Yassmin Abdel-Magied in The Guardian Repsonse by festival volunteer Yen-Rong Nike Sulway on Shriver, straw men and writing about others Jim Hines on Shriver and cultural appropriation Joe Aston in the Financial Review with an article that could be more accurately titled "How To Be A Dick: A Performance Piece". The actual theme for the podcast this month was First Read/Re-Read. Kirstyn and Ian have each selected a book they read and loved a long, long time ago but which the other had never read before. Up for reminiscing and dissection are Savage Season by Joe R. Lansdale [33:40], chosen by Ian, and The Pillow Friend by Lisa Tuttle [1:04:00] which was Kirstyn's pick. If you've skipped ahead to avoid spoilers, please come back at 1:37:50 for final remarks. Up for discussion next month are two recent Shirley Jackson Award winners: Aickman's Heirs edited by Simon Strantzas (Winner: Edited Anthology) Experimental Film by Gemma Files (Winner: Novel) Read ahead and join in the spoilerific fun!

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