Australian-American writer Lucas Smith joins us to discuss his collection of wonderful short fiction, Spare Us Yet. We discuss the elements of faith in his fiction, the pandemic, lockdowns, literary culture in Australia, as well as his experience running an independent publishing company, Bonfire Books.
This is a special crossover event with Sini's New Mythologies Substack, which you should check out: https://newmythologies.substack.com/
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Buy Spare Us Yet: https://www.wisebloodbooks.com/store/p159/Spare_Us_Yet_and_Other_Stories%2C_by_Lucas_Smith.html
Follow Lucas on Substack: https://lucassmith.substack.com/
Follow Bonfire Books on X: https://x.com/BooksBonfire
Music: Celtic Ballad, The Saints
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