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Books on Saturday Morning, June 2009

This is a list of books by writers who have been interviewed on the programme by Kim Hill, or books discussed by her and a guest. Books usually have a 2009 or 2008 publication date, except where noted. The most recent programme is at the top.

27 June

(Kim is on leave, and Ian Fraser hosted the programme)

An Education
by Lynn Barber
(Penguin, ISBN: 9780141039558)

The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists
by Neil Strauss
(Text Publishing, ISBN: 1-920885-98-6)

Emergency: This Book Will Save Your Life
by Neil Strauss
(Text Publishing, ISBN: 978-1-921520-58-7)

The Lawn: A Social History
by Peter Macinnis
(Murdoch Books, ISBN: 9781741960396)

Toughen Up: What I've Learned About Surviving Tough Times
by Michael Hill
(Random House, ISBN: 978-1-86979-046-2)

20 June

Before We Say Goodbye
by Sean Davison
(Cape Catley, ISBN: 978-1-87340-18-5)

Kate's Klassic:
Kate Camp discusses On the Road by Jack Kerouac
(Popular Penguins, ISBN: 9780141037486)

13 June

The Book is Dead, Long Live the Book
by Sherman Young 
(UNSW Press, ISBN: 9780868408040)

The Rehearsal
by Eleanor Catton
(Victoria University Press, ISBN: 978-0-86473-581-2)

Cutting Off Dissent
photographic essay by Bruce Connew
from Lost and Found, the Spring 2009 issue of Granta magazine
(ISBN: 978-1-9058-8105-5)

I Must Behave
by Bruce Connew
(Vapour Momenta, ISBN: 978-0-473-14629-0)

I Saw You
by Bruce Connew
(Vapour Momenta, 2007, ISBN: 978-0-473-12457-1)

Stop Over
by Bruce Connew, with a a story by Brij V Lal
(Victoria University Press, 2007, ISBN: 978-0-86473-557-7)

Children's Books with Kate De Goldi
Discussing books by award-winning American novelist Richard Peck, who has had 35 books for young adults published since 1972, including A Long Way from Chicago (1998), A Year Down Yonder (2000), and The River Between Us (2003)

6 June

Bad Science
by Ben Goldacre
(Fourth Estate Ltd, 2008, ISBN: 978-0-0072-4019-7)

Wolf Hall
by Hilary Mantel
(HarperCollins, ISBN: 978-0-0072-3018-1)

The Link: Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestors
by Colin Tudge
(Little, Brown, ISBN: 978-1-4087-0221-5)

The Love School: Personal Essays
by Elizabeth Knox
(Victoria University Press, 2008, ISBN: 978-0-8647-3592-8)

The Angel's Cut
by Elizabeth Knox
(Victoria University Press, ISBN: 978-0-8647-3600-0)

The Vintner's Luck
by Elizabeth Knox
(Victoria University Press, 1998, ISBN: 978-0-8647-3381-8)

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