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David Grigg
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I’m a retired software developer who lives in Melbourne, Australia. I worked in the field of interactive multimedia for over two decades, and have also worked in public relations and as a journalist and sub-editor.
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The latest episode of my podcast "Two Chairs Talking" is now out.

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If you don't have time to listen, there's a transcript here:

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💙📚 #booksky #books #crime #history
Two Chairs Talking: Episode 10. Misfortunes, Mayhem and Bloody Murders. Image is in monochrome, of a number of human skulls arranged against a leafy background.
October 28, 2025 at 7:08 AM
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The latest episode of Two Chairs Talking is now out. We discuss the film Children of Men and Ghost Cities by Siang Lu.

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Transcript is here if you don't have time to listen:

twochairs.website/podcast/fanz...

#booksky #books #films #movies 📚💙
Two Chairs Talking: Episode 9. Children of the Future age. Image is of a group of children with Asian features wearing space helmets against a background of a futuristic city.
October 3, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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The latest episode of our podcast "Two Chairs Talking" is now out. We discuss SHROUD by Adrian Tchaikovsky and the film DARK CITY.

Podcast Episode here:
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Transcript here: twochairs.website/podcast/fanz...

#books #booksky 💙📚
Two Chairs Talking Episode 7, The Clock Has Stopped in the Dark. Image is of a mess of clockwork over a blurry landscape.
August 5, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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The latest episode of our podcast "Two Chairs Talking" is now out. Perry and I discuss the latest Mission Impossible movies and the novel Julia by Sandra Newman.

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Transcript is available here:

twochairs.website/podcast/fanz...

#books #films #booksky 💙📚
Two Chairs Talking, Episode 6: Exhausting the Realm of the Possible. Image is a stylised image of a mix of Big Brother and Ethan Hunt with fighter jets in the background.
July 7, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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The latest issue of my book and movie review newsletter is now out. I review Careless People, Karla's Choice and The Last Song of Penelope, and have quite a bit to say about the film Parasite.

#booksky #books #films 💙📚

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Through the Biblioscope Issue 80: Choosing the Wrong Path. The image shows the covers of three books: Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams, Karla's Choice by Nick Harkaway, and The Last Song of Penelope by Claire North.
June 12, 2025 at 4:26 AM
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The latest episode of our podcast Two Chairs Talking is now out! Perry and I discuss the novellas Typhoon by Joseph Conrad and The Tusks of Extinction by Ray Nayler, as well as the film Birdman directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu.
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💙📚 #booksky #books #movies
Two Chairs Talking: Season 2 Episode 4, The Eye of the Storm. Image is a NASA photo of a hurricane as taken from the International Space Station.
April 29, 2025 at 4:53 AM
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The latest issue of our podcast is now out! Perry and I discuss the film (and novel) Never Let Me Go, and the novel This Kingdom of Dust, in considerable depth.

#books #booksky 💙📚

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Two Chairs Talking, Season 2 Episode 3 Don’t Ever Leave. Image is of a young woman in a hoodie with her hands together as if in prayer. Behind her is a forest.
March 24, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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The latest episode of our review podcast is now out! We talk about the best TV and movies we saw during 2024 (and the books they were based on). 💙📚

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Two Chairs Talking: Season 2 Episode 2: The Vision Spendid. Image is of a glowing sun or org inside a rectangular frame against a black background.
February 25, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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The latest issue of my review newsletter is now out! biblioscope.org/issues_71_to...

#books #booksky 💙📚
Through the Biblioscope Issue 78: Rook Takes Queen. Image shows the covers of three books: Death at the Sign of the Rook by Kate Atkinson, Intermezzo by Sally Rooneyn and Shards of Earth by Adrian Tschaikovsky
February 22, 2025 at 6:56 AM
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The latest issue of my review newsletter is now out. biblioscope.org/issues_71_to...
Through the Biblioscope Issue 76: Hunting a Nightingale is not elementary. Image shows the covers of three books: The Hunter by Tana French; The Nightingale by kristin Hannah; and The Elements of Marie Curie by Dava Sobel
January 5, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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Made the mistake of visiting my favourite bookshop to fill in time before lunch with a friend. Only just stopped myself with this haul.
💙📚. #books
Four books: Playground by Richard Powers; Death at the Sign of the Rook by Kate Atkinson; Normal Rules Don’t Apply by Kate Atkinson; and The Elements of Marie Curie by Dava Sobel.
December 3, 2024 at 3:37 AM
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Just finished this. Great stuff, turning an existing historical event into a nail-biting novel. An Australian author, too. I loved it right up until the epilogue, which I thought took it off in a mistaken direction (others will no doubt tell me it's the best part of the book!) #books #booksky
The cover of "This Kingdom of Dust" by David Dyer. Image shows a lunar landscape with a rocket taking off towards the Earth at the top of the image.
December 2, 2024 at 2:22 AM
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Just getting back into reading after a hiatus. I loved this book: “The Lost City of Z” by David Grann. He’s a writer of really interesting and thoroughly researched non-fiction articles and books.

Was there once an advanced civilisation in the Amazon? Heartily recommended.

#books
November 29, 2024 at 6:42 AM