Rebecca K Reilly: Comedy Writing, Lorde and Traitors Australia (1/3)

One of New Zealand’s most successful authors, International Bestseller Rebecca is finally here in UK bookshops thanks to Cornerstone. Greta & Valid, which spent a year at the top of the bestseller list, is a hilarious examination of humanity through two siblings trying their best in Aukland. It’s listed on BBC’s Most Anticipated Reads of the Year and recently reviewed in the NYT.  We talk about the book in passing and die laughing instead. Pt.1 covers messy butches, stories about Lorde and public transport.  Rebecca K Reilly (Ngaati Hine, Ngaati Rehua Ngaatiwai ki Aotea) is a Maaori novelist from Waitaakere, New Zealand. She has a BA (hons) in German and European studies from the University of Auckland and an MA from the International Institute of Modern Letters at Victoria University of Wellington, where she won the Adam Foundation Prize in Creative Writing for 2019. (Courtesy of Penguin's site) Find the book here. Or at your local seller.  For more literature, head to sanclemente.co.uk, catch up on previous episodes or get ready for more this week.