The Big Tent Christmas stocking

Geraldine Doogue, Julie Thorpe, Grace Brennan and Joe Wehbe offer their 2025 Christmas stocking recommendations for summer reading, watching and listening. Join us in 2026 for more conversations in The Big Tent! The End of Days by Jenny Erpenbeck Visitation by Jenny Erpenbeck Reasons for Hope: Helder Camara, Global Catholicism and the Australian Church by Julie Thorpe Donkey Roads and Camel Treks: A Pilgrim's Guide for Advent by Gemma Simmonds Ethan Zuckerman, Artificial intelligence isn't magic. It's just weird, in Prospect magazine Michael Kalisch, We need friends not followers, in The New Statesman The Summertime of Our Dreams by Michael Pascoe Metaphors: Understanding Philosophy through Images by Pedro Alcalde and Merlín Alcalde, illustrated by Guim Tío The Director by Daniel Kehlmann Leopoldstadt by Tom Stoppard Freud's Last Session film Geraldine Doogue, We can make a difference by deciding to act together, in The Australian Time of the Child by Niall Williams Ben Abraham's music website The Dream Life of Mr. Kim drama series Never Let me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro Thanks for listening, stay tuned for the new year, and find us on Facebook in the meantime!