Ep 12: Psalms for the End of the World + My Extraordinary Mum

The Times calls it “ingenious and clever”, the Daily Mail declares it “mind-bendingly clever”, “Psalms for the end of the World” is a sprawling jigsaw of a story that propels its characters through time and space as they explore and discover the relative nature of love and reality. And… Dani Vee wasn’t content merely to create a podcast, Words and Nerds, that attracts 50,000 listeners each month, she’s also written a picture book and presides over the “slush pile” at edgy Aussie children’s publisher, Larrikin House. So, what books does Dani rate as “classics” and does she have any advice for aspiring picture book writers? Guests:  Cole Haddon, author of “Psalms for the End of the World” Dani Vee, author of “My Extraordinary Mum” and presenter of Words and Nerds Podcast Our Random Reader - Monique Other books that get a mention: Monique recommends “The God of Small Things” by Arundhati Roy, anything written by Haruki Murakami and “Middlesex” by Geoffrey Eugenides Cole Haddon refers to the authors Margaret Atwood, Neil Gaiman and David Mitchell. Dani Vee mentions “The Picture of Dorian Gray” by Oscar Wild and Judy Blume (author of books including “Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing” and “Blubber”), “Charlotte’s Web” by E.B White and The Baby-Sitters Club series by Anne M Martin. She mentions two other Larrikin House books; “My Shadow is Pink” and “My Shadow is Purple”. Michaela mentions “The Happy Prince” by Oscar Wilde.  Dani Vee’s next picture book is titled “My Epic Dad!” Music composed by Quentin Grant  SOCIAL MEDIA HANDLES INSTA - @hachetteaus INSTA - @colehaddonwashere INSTA - @DaniVeeBooks-Words & Nerds INSTA - @larrikinhouse FB - @HachetteAustralia FB - @DaniVeeBooks FB - @Larrikin House Twitter - @colehaddonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.