![]() ![]() ![]() The novel is set in ancient times so promises good escapism. Summer read: I’m looking forward to reading Pulitzer prize-winner Anthony Doerr’s Cloud Cuckoo Land. His strong sense of social justice puts him up against some powerful and corrupt organisations. It’s a must-read for anyone who wants to know what’s really going on.įavourite TV show: I binge-watched four seasons of Goliath on Amazon Prime that stars Billy Bob Thornton as a lawyer who is fearless and flawed. The research is sensational and the writing compelling. One of the country’s top investigative journalists exposes an unholy alliance between climate deniers and sceptics, politicians and corporate giants using their might to put up roadblocks to ensure Australia remained a laggard when it comes to climate change policy. Adele Ferguson, investigative business journalistįavourite book: Carbon Club by Marian Wilkinson. Blackfullas invented speculative fiction and this is the first time that the work of established and emerging Blak writers working in speculative fiction has been brought together in an anthology. I am looking forward to its release early in the new year. Summer read: This All Come Back Now, an anthology of First Nations speculative fiction edited by Mykaela Saunders. Special mention goes to Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 11, episodes three and four – classic Larry comedy set-up, classic Curb storyline intersections. The coruscating eye and mind of Isaac Asimov rendered for the screen has been done impressively well, which is to say that it looks damn fine and the pacing for such a grand narrative feels right. Credit:įavourite TV show: Foundationon Apple TV. Paul Cleary’s book Title Fight was an easy pick for book of the year for Indigenous affairs reporter Jack Latimore. Sumeyya Ilanbey, state political reporter Summer read: I’m finally reading Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy, and not only because I’m sick of pretending to have read it! The first few chapters are captivating and far more accessible than I expected. Both make for terrific escapism with enough hints of reality to keep you engaged. Credit:HBO/Foxtelįavourite TV show: I loved Vigil and Succession on TV. Investigative journalist Nick McKenzie got a laugh or two out of Succession - more than he might get out of his summer reading choice. He preferred women to men, and horses to both.” Take his description of a former British spy chief: “He rode with the hounds, mixed with royalty, never missed a day at Ascot, drank a great deal and kept his secrets buttoned up behind a small, fierce moustache. MacIntyre merges narrative non-fiction about the world of intelligence with Le Carre-style prose and British humour. Nick McKenzie, investigative journalist, Graham Perkin journalist of the yearįavourite book: I enjoyed Ben MacIntyre’s A Spy Among Friends about the defector Kim Philby. T he Age staff share the books and TV shows that brought them comfort, laughter and a welcome escape from the news – and what’s next on their to-read piles. Normal text size Larger text size Very large text size ![]()
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