I’m extremely excited to announce the Better off Read – Sound Series!

This season of ten podcasts exploring the relationships between sound and literature will be available an episode a week from 28 July.

In the Sound Series I’ll be talking to 18 writers, musicians and other artists about how sound features in their work. These conversation will centre round a sound supplied by each of the guests. So far, these sounds include songs, noise and recordings of some household activities.

And you can be involved.

We’re ending this season with a showcase of work sent to us by people listening in. Each episode will end with an exercise designed to be responded to in sound. You can record your work on your phone and send it to us for our end of series showcase!

I’m very grateful to have received Arts Continuity Grant funding from Creative New Zealand Toi Aotearoa. This makes it possible for me to pay guests and a sound production mentor. It also means I’m able to pay myself which I’m also very grateful for. Thank you!

Ep 74: Sound Series 2 – Ruby Solly and Chris Tse – Better off Read

In the Sound Series I’ll be talking to 18 writers, musicians and other artists about how sound features in their work. Today Ruby Solly and Chris Tse talk to Pip Adam about two sound objects.   Ruby chose 'Koukou' off her amazing album Pōneke which you can listen to and buy on Bandcamp   Chris chose the sound of washing rice, which he recorded and you can listen to on our webpage – or on the podcast.   Information about how to submit responses to exercises to our Showcase can be found on our website https://better-read.com  

1. Ep 74: Sound Series 2 – Ruby Solly and Chris Tse 01:13:57
2. Ep 73 Sound Series 1 James Woods and Nick Ascroft 58:30
3. COMING SOON Better off Read: Sound Series 03:30
4. Ep 71 Sinead Overbye talks to Pip Adam about Bernadine Evaristo's novel 'Girl, Woman, Other' 57:10
5. Short Red: Exercise 26 07:56

With the support of Creative New Zealand Toi Aotearoa