On this special edition of The Bookshelf, ahead of the Top 100 Australian Books Countdown, Kate Evans speaks with historian Professor Martyn Lyons about the history of reading in Australia and what our reading lives can reveal about the nation. Plus, crime fiction expert Sue Turnbull traces the evolution of Australian crime writing before sharing three books she loves. Singer-songwriter Fanny Lumsden and artist-performer Maeve Marsden also reveal their top three Australian reads. And in the podcast edition, music journalist Stuart Coupe joins us with three Australian books he can't live without. Guests Martin Lyons – Emeritus Professor of History and European Studies in the School of Humanities and Languages at UNSWSue Turnbull – Honorary Professor of Communication and Media at the University of Wollongong, with expertise in crime fiction, television and popular cultureMaeve Marsden – Theatre maker, performer and Creative Director of Varuna, the National Writers' House in the NSW Blue MountainsFanny Lumsden – ARIA Award-winning country singer-songwriter whose fifth studio album, Traditions, is due for release on 30 OctoberStuart Coupe – Australian music journalist, author, band manager, promoter, publicist and record label founderBooks mentioned and Guest Recommendations Literary Foundations Martyn Lyons, The Uses of Literacy in Colonial Australia Jane Austen, worksWalter Scott, worksHenry Kendall, poetic worksAdam Lindsay Gordon, poetic worksA B ‘Banjo’ Paterson, worksHenry Lawson, worksCharles Dickens, worksClassic Australian Fiction Rolf Boldrewood, Robbery Under ArmsEleanor Dark, The Timeless LandMiles Franklin, My Brilliant CareerCrime & Mystery Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes storiesFergus Hume, The Mystery of a Hansom CabLucy Sussex, Blockbuster!Peter Corris, The Empty BeachMarele Day, The Life and Crimes of Harry LavenderSharon Kernot, Night SwimmingDorothy Porter, The Monkey’s MaskPeter Temple, The Broken ShoreGarry Disher, Bitter Wash RoadJane Harper, The DryPeter Corris, The Dying TradeContemporary Fiction Geraldine Brooks, HorsePip Williams, The Dictionary of Lost Words, The Bookbinder of JerichoHelen Garner, Monkey GripEda Gunaydin, Root and BranchEvelyn Araluen, The RotJane Harrison, The VisitorsJessie Tu, A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous thingChildren's Literature Alison Lester, Kissed by the MoonMusic, Culture & Memoir Colin Talbot’s Greatest HitsGarrie Hutchinson, From the OuterRenee Geyer, Confessions of a Difficult WomanStuart Coupe and Toby Creswell, Sounds Like Teen Spirit: The Anarchic Unauthorised Story of Triple J & Double J
