Joseph Trinidad joins the local loser family as he visits Tāmaki Makaurau for the Auckland Writers Festival.

Damien Levi chats with him about his debut essay collection, Lucky Creatures, shared connections to place, the power of memory, and Joseph does a reading from his book.

Some links you may be interested in from this episode include ⁠one to purchase Lucky Creatures, Mikee Sto Domingo's short story 'The Duende' and Joseph on Instagram.

Books mentioned:

• Lucky Creatures by Joseph Trinidad
• The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
• This Watery Place: Four Essays on Gestation by Emma Heaney
• Matrescence: On Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood by Lucy Jones
• My Dog Tulip by J. R. Ackerley

Damien can be found on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠.

The local loser theme song is composed by Karen Hu.