Kylie Orr: Author
What book are you currently reading?
I am currently reading “Dark Mode” by Ashley Kalagian blunt. It’s a crime thriller with stalker murderer vibes, someone who wants to stay offline so they can’t be tracked, but they have to for business.
What is the first book you remember reading?
The Very Hungry Caterpillar. I remember the holes you could poke fingers in with the food throughout the book.
Where is your favourite place to read?
In winter I like to get cozy next to the fire, or in bed, and in summer there’s a back deck on my house with a nice view over the valley so I like to read there.
What book has had the most impact in your life?
I think it’s the book called We need to talk about Kevin by Lionel Shriver.
She’s actually a female author, and the topic matter was full on, but at the time I was a new mother and the book is about a school shooting in America. The mother is trying to talk to father about son Kevin (who is the shooter) and is worried about him before the incident, and I was impacted by the way the mother carried the guilt of how the child has turned out. Her writing is just incredible.
What is a book you think everyone should read?
Everybody should read mine so i can feed my kids! I’m joking.
The Alchemist maybe? Actually, The Book Thief, because it was an interesting perspective (perspective of death) such a unique position to take in a book. It was an important moment in time in history, like the development of the relationships within it, the story surrounds a love of books and the banning of books back in the day.
What is your favourite book?
I can’t choose a favourite book, it’s like choosing a favourite child – you can’t! It’s hard to choose just one.
My favourite book of this year would be Salt and Skin by local author Eliza Henry-Jones. It’s her fifth book, beautifully lyrical and mystical, and is now launching in the UK. It’s about an Australian family that went to Scotland, not to give anything else away.
