Jay Carmichael's Favourite reads + What He's Reading Now

Jay Carmichael's first novel, Ironbark, was shortlisted for the Victorian Premier’s Award for an Unpublished Manuscript in 2016. His writing has been published by beyondblue and appeared widely in print and online, including in Overland, The Guardian, SBS, and The Telling Tree project.

Appearing at two BWF events, Jay will be discussing his latest novel Ironbark as well as writing gender and sexuality across platforms. Ahead of BWF we asked Jay to give us his favourite books plus what he's reading now. 

Jay's Favourite Books...

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

The Vivisector by Patrick White

Peer Gynt by Henrik Ibsen

Dead Europe by Christos Tsiolkas

Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton  

At Swim, Two Boys by Jamie O’Neill

What Jay is reading now...

Coonardoo by Katharine Susannah Prichard

Edward Britton by Gary Crew and Philip Neilsen

Tourmaline by Randolph Stow

The Long Goodbye: Coal, Coral, and Australia’s Climate Deadlock by Anna Krien