Article

• Romei, Stephen, 2019, 'Universe swallows boy. Trent Dalton opens up about the blending of life and fiction in his bestselling novel about a childhood shaped by a flawed people', The Weekend Australian Review, April 27-28, pp. 8-9.

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• The Books That Made Us (ep 2, Boy Swallowed Universe) - ABC
• Q and A - Stranger than Fiction - ABC

Interviews

• Matty Johns Face-to-Face - Trent Dalton, Boy Swallows World - Fox League (via YouTube)

General

• Lucas, Janine 2018, 'Houdini and the escapist', Townsville Bulletin, July 14
• Trent Dalton 2019, Why I wrote 'Boy Swallows Universe', HarperCollins

Interviews

• Frostick, James 2018, 'Trent Dalton, author, Boy Swallows Universe', The Weekend Edition, 6 September
• Dalton, Trent 2018, 'Working with words', The Wheeler Centre, 18 June
• 'Dark past, Dazzling future, Q & A with Trent Dalton on his new book Boy Swallows Universe, 2018, Better Reading, July 3.
• Nichols, Claire 2018, 'Debut writers series, Trent Dalton's Boy Swallows Universe', RN The Book Show, 5 October. [Audio download 20:36]

Reviews

• 'Boy Swallows Universe' 2019, Publisher's Weekly.
• Collee, John 2018, 'Boy Swallows Universe review: Trent Dalton's novel is both profound and witty', The Sydney Morning Herald, August 23
• Gordon, Chris 2018, 'Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton', Readings, 25 June
• Menzies-Pike, Catriona 2022, 'Critic Swallows Book', Sydney Review of Books.

Reading group guide

• From HarperCollins: Boy Swallows Universe: Reading group guide

Adaptations

• Garcia, Jocelyn 2019, 'Ain't it glorious? Queensland Theatre to premiere Boy Swallows Universe', Brisbane Times, 25 May
• Harmon, Step 2019, Boy swallows universe: Joel Edgerton and Trent Dalton team up for TV adaptation, The Guardian, 23 May

Awards

Australian Book Industry Association (ABIA)

• Trent Dalton takes top award at the ABIAs, The Wire, [Audio file: 2:25]

Reportage by Trent Dalton

• Dalton, Trent 2008, 'Scratch the surface: wonder years' Griffiths Review, #21, August