Curtis Sittenfeld's Show Don't Tell + Tim Rogers and Zan Rowe on two new debuts

Kate and Cassie discuss bestselling American writer Curtis Sittenfeld’s sharp and observant collection of short stories Show Don’t Tell; You Am I frontman Tim Rogers reads First Name Second Name, an excellent debut from Queensland novelist Steve MinOn, and the ABC’s own Zan Rowe (of Triple J, Double J and Take 5 fame) shares her thoughts on Scottish singer-songwriter (from Belle and Sebastian) Stuart Murdoch’s Nobody’s Empire, a case of life inspiring art.BOOKS Curtis Sittenfeld, Show Don’t Tell, Doubleday Stuart Murdoch, Nobody’s Empire: A Novel, Faber Steve MinOn, First Name Second Name, UQP GUESTS Tim Rogers, lead singer with You Am I and The Hard-Ons, about to launch into a You Am I tour celebrating 30 years of the Hi Fi Way album. Author of DetoursZan Rowe, Double J’s Music Correspondent and host of Friday Mornings; presenter of Take 5 OTHER BOOKS MENTIONEDAndrew O'Hagan, MayfliesRobbie Arnott, DuskHannah Kent, worksLech Blaine, Australian GospelHelen Garner, The Season; Monkey GripGeraldine Brooks, Memorial Days; HorseJoan Didion, The Year of Magical ThinkingJennifer Homans, Mr. B Ronald Hugh Morrieson, The ScarecrowFyodor Dostoevsky, Crime and PunishmentCREDITSPresenter: Kate Evans, Cassie McCullaghProducer: Kate Evans, Sarah CorbettSound engineer: Craig Tilmouth, Emrys CroninExecutive producer: Rhiannon Brown