A guide to James Joyce from Irish writer Mary Morrissy, ahead of Bloomsday (16 June); New Zealand writer Becky Manawatu continues to explore howls of pain and compassion in her second novel, Kataraina; and magic realism in the boundaries between life and death, and Eastern Europe, in Helen Marshall's The Lady, the Tiger and the Girl Who Loved Death. BOOKSJames Joyce, Ulysses (1922)Mary Morrissy, Penelope Unbound, Banshee PressBecky Manawatu, Kataraina, ScribeHelen Marshall, The Lady, the Tiger and the Girl Who Loved Death, Titan Books(Keep scrolling for a list of all other books mentioned on the program)GUESTSMary Morrissy, Irish novelist, short story writer, essayist and teacher of creative writing. Her books include Penelope Unbound — a speculative history of the life of Norah Barnacle, wife of James Joyce. She is currently in Australia and taking part in Bloomsday EventsClaire Mabey, NZ children's author, editor and founder of the Verb Wellington readers and writers festival. Her novel, The Raven's Eye Runaways, has just been named as a finalist in the NZ Book Awards for Children and Young AdultsRobert Goodman, reviewer and literary judge specialising in genre fiction (he's been a judge and organiser for the Ned Kelly Awards for crime fiction since 2008; regularly reviews for the Newtown Review of Books — and is one of the most active members of the ABC Book Club Facebook Group). His website is pilebythebed.comOTHER BOOKS MENTIONEDAlan Hollinghurst, worksJames Joyce, Dubliners, Ulysses, Finnegan's WakeCatherine Chidgey, The Book of GuiltKazuo Ishiguro, Never Let Me GoJennifer Trevelyan, A Beautiful FamilyFrancesca Wade, Square Haunting: Five Women, Freedom and London Between the WarsRay Nayler, Where the Axe is BuriedLuke Arnold, Whisper in the WindEmily Tesh, The IncandescentCREDITSPresenter, Kate Evans and Cassie McCullaghProducer, Kate Evans and Salome Lines-MorisonSound engineers, JOhn Jacobs and Roi HubermanExecutive producer, Rhiannon Brown