ReadA Book Podcast : Recent Episodes
Anna Loder
A weekly bookish podcast created by Anna Loder, from readabook.com.au for booklovers and readers so that we cal all enjoy reading more together!!
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What a debut! So full of beauty, wonder, seals and selkies, such a captivating read! I loved the chat with Arianne James, what a delight!
We talked around and about lots of the themes and characters in this chat so it is as spoiler free as possible, but once you have read it I am here!
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My palms are actually sweaty, I can't believe I actually get to publish this chat, it's a beauty and I always really thought too good to be true to get to speak with Hannah Richell. I am such a fan of hers. I got to speak with her a little while ago now (what an opportunity) we do talk about her memoir and I guess from that point there are spoilers, but I do not think they will detract from your reading experience, but goodness if you haven't yet rad An Ocean and a Day, what are you waiting for?
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Just a quick ep to highlight the wonderful charity that is Chapters for Change! The Readathon is on at the moment and such a rewarding thing to be a part of!
Head on over to the Chapters for Change website or insta page for all the details!
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This is my type of thriller; character led super twisty crime to be solved, with multiple trips to the cafe and lots of tea and scenery! Have you read The Secrets of Strangers yet? This will be a great ep to listen to regardless because we were super careful not to spoil it, so even if it's just on your radar jump right in, I could listen to Jess talk books all day long!
Once you have read The Secrets of Strangers let's chat!
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Another so sorry for the delay episode, I am almost all caught up now I promise! I love listening through to this chat, I just adore Kate Solly! Normally my voice really grates hahah
The Paradise Heights Miniature Railway Bust-Up is just the best type of cosy and so perfect for now, we talked around a lot so it is spoiler free too :)
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This is another slow to come to you chat (I'm nearly caught up at least now) that I got to have with the brilliant Francesca De Tores about her incredible reimagining of the life story of Alexander Selkirk; the real life inspiration for Robinson Crusoe..we really tried to keep it spoiler free, but gosh this would make an excellent book club discussion! So much to think about!!
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Glamour, love, secrets and lies..what a novel this one is! I loved being able to chat with Belinda Alexandra about The Italian Correspondent, although I couldn't get to editing it as quickly as I would have liked..
But it was so fun listening to the chat, and I think you will love the novel too! I made sure no pesky spoilers snuck though so you don't have to have finished the novel before listening (although, gosh go go go)
The Italian Correspondent is our Wondering Women June Read, and I can't wait to chat all about this twisty plotty novel, loved it!
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I adored this chat I got to have with Anna Johnston, I loved When Lemons Give You Life, so much zest for life! We tried so hard to keep it spoiler free, it is so much nicer just going into the book and discovering it all for yourself isn't is!
Hope you get to listen to this one while cooking something delicious!
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Could not have been more thrilled to have asked author Grace Rouvray for a podcast interview before doing my research! This memoir will fly so high, it does not need my endorsement! Grace couldn't have been lovelier to chat with me, and gosh I appreciated it! What a love letter to that 'wife' in your life that you chat everything in nothing calls and knows you need your cat to have the same last name as you..what a friendship.
Is It Too Early To Bitch is out today!
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Gosh this is a fantastic chat I got to have with Georgia Harper that I have taken so long to edit..man April was a month for me I repeat!!
Dove is like no psychological thriller I have ever read, and it absolutely is a edge of your seat read..but one that also asks some big questions..you'll see!!!
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Gosh it has been a month! I've got lots of great episodes to edit and release starting with this cracker! I LOVE Amanda Hewitt!!! I DEVOURED The Last Resort! From the cute Maldives meet cute to the pubs in The Rocks, I love everything about it! It was so great getting to chat with Amanda, you had better believe I had to edit out so much chit chat...so much...
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Loved this novel, it's like the perfect Summer extender and I am SO jealous of everyone reading it for the first time now! I loved it! I love women, I love our stories, our friendship I guess.. and so this novel, and the chance to chat with Katie Hoskins was fantastic!
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Love love love Emma Grey, I like to think I discovered her because I was the first person to ask her for a podcast interview for her debut Start at the End..of course I just got lucky, but still...
Start at the End is just everything, you will love this novel, it's got all the things we love in an Emma Grey novel and then more...you'll see, and I'm here with the tissues once you start x
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I love my podcast all the time; the ability to be able to reach out and ask if I can chat to you it SO FANTASTIC!! This isn't my usual author to interview, but goodness that makes it even more fun! I loved this conversation I got to have with author and media trainer Theresa Miller yesterday about her new book Speak Up! So much gold for absolutely everyone!
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I don't think I stopped smiling or giggling this whole conversation; which is ridiculous because this is such a thrilling thriller..George and Richie are back and there is a dead girl on the road..I once again found myself wishing George had packed more warm clothes but that didn't seem to have prevented me from laughing the whole way through this conversation. I just love Laura McCluskey, I couldn't have felt luckier to be able to chat with her again and am already looking forward to the next...
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This was such a great chat if I do say so myself! I really loved the opportunity and because we recorded it a little while ago it was brand new to my editing ears this week and my questions didn't seem to grate like they do (honestly it's like listening to your voicemail message...) loved Fiona Hardy and adore Teddy and Alice!
Old Games is out today, so you probably haven't read it yet, but fear not this is a spoiler free conversation ( I think!!)
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Loved this opportunity to chat with debut author Cassie Stroud. I loved Iluka! Talk about an atmospheric, character driven drama!
I've tried SO hard to get rid of any spoilers!!
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I love a cosy crime, I love historical fiction and I love love love a cosy historical crime involving real life people. I had been hoping to chat with Lainie Anderson since reading The Death of Dora Black and absolutely was over excited when I did get to speak to her in December. I couldn't even try to disguise how over excited I was, I was completely fangirling...
If you haven't read The Petticoat Police Mysteries you are so lucky, there are 2 to dive right into, they feature Australia's first policewoman in the British Empire employed on the same salary and with the same powers of arrest as men Kate Cocks and are so well done! Australian society during WW1 but so much more..
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I adored this conversation! Love this gentle, wise and so thoughtful book. A book that couldn't be more timely and just filled to the brim with beautiful actionable right here right now steps to let your brain breathe..ahhh just so lovely
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I loved this novel; I love me a romance and I love love love when a romance can give me the feels as well as give me lots to think about... Home to the Heart Country was that for me. I adored my time in these pages
Having the opportunity to chat with Libby Iriks about her journey to publication and the love she has for these characters was just so special. Unfortunately it is a conversation that has been patiently waiting for me to edit and I am sorry for that, but because I had really forgotten lots of it I have a whole new appreciation for it, it was such an interesting one to edit hahaha. Libby shares so much of herself with us in this novel and to find out it took a decade from her head to my hands, I wasn't surprised; it's so special!
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Loved this chat I got to have with Aaron Tait, I really can see that this memoir could be described as Eat, Pray Love..but with guns. Its super compulsive, so breathtaking and I did not see that twist...
I just want to also acknowledge it's been a while between episodes; I'm back on track baby!
Happy New Year!!
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Goodness I could not tear myself away from this chat, poor Jessica had made time in-between editing her next book and I got to interrupt that to talk all this The Farm related (although we were very careful not to talk spoilers) and her work ethic and of course segued into dogs and Christmas movies..
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This is the novel I have been waiting since 2005 to read hahah..what really goes on behind the palace walls? How do those heavy tiaras stay in all night...but The Heir Apparent is SO much more than that! This is also a love story, a coming of age story and I loved it.
This was such a great chat about The Heir Apparent, I loved every second of the conversation; thank you SO much for joining us
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What a fun romcom In The Long Run is! Who knew what I wanted most in the world was a fake dating/ friends to lovers novel set in the world of run clubs! I loved being in this world and was so ready for their marathon...I LOVED chatting with Emma Mugglestone; I can't wait to read her indie Wattle series, it sounds like so much fun..
And there is a copy of In The Long Run to give away!!!! All the details are on my insta page; like and follow both of us and comment on the podcast post..you'll see..FUN!
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Could not have loved The Lucky Sisters more! Twins, bonsai, kitkats, adoption..SO much to love!!! I got to chat with Rachael Johns recently about Stevie and Nora while she was busy at the Festival of Fiction (sorry, not sorry)
I've tried SO hard not to let any spoilers in to this chat!
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I adore Joanna Nell novels, don't you? The older characters having adventures, living their best lives..crashing funerals and rating carrot cake? I am SO there for the story of Grace and Martin.
This was such a lovely, hopefully spoiler free chat I got to have with Joanna Nell recently, gosh aren't authors just the best!
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I live in Cronulla and thought I knew Blake Johnston's story, yet I was still caught crying like a baby on the train. SO heartfelt, SO raw, SO well done. You had better believe I absolutely begged for an interview and couldn't have been more stoked to have chatted with Blake..I kept the Dave saying hello in there because how cute is he...
And in exciting news, I accidentally have a brand new copy of Swellbeing to give away! All you have to do is be a ReadA Book member to go into the drawer! I'll do one of those cute wheels to pick a winner on the 26th of October and hahah do a instagram live..fun!
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This was one that took some editing; there was a lot of chat! I adore January Gilchrist and we managed to get off topic quite a bit I'm not sorry to say! Here is all out The Final Chapter chat. A novel which I devoured and can not stop thinking about! So much fun! Such a twisty murderful novel. I loved all the unlikeable characters who were just loveable, all the over the top goings on at a writers retreat that I knew went on!!! Such a great thriller!!!
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I got to chat with Jess Kitching recently about The Life Experiment and I am so glad I did! She does have a scratchy throat from plane aircon and unfortunately you can hear it in the podcast, but don't let that stop you listening, she is so lovely..and The Life Experiment is such a great novel.
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My new favourite Sophie Green novel! Loved everything about this one!! And the chance to chat was just just as great! Sophie is the definition of a busy person and gosh I just loved that we could talk Princess Di, the importance of adornment, the 80s and creativity all in less that 20 minutes!!
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I fell into this novel; real characters, a story I couldn't stop thinking about and I could smell the ginger in the tea! SO well done!!!!!! I couldn't wait to chat to Stefanie Koens about her debut Daughters of Batavia and goodness I chewed her ears off!!!
I think whether you are familiar with the shipwreck or not this is an incredible novel, and Stefanie was just the loveliest...
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This is a speedy episode, but a great one. I LOVED the opportunity to chat with author Jessica Dettmann about the wonderful Your Friend and Mine..a book that gave me all the feels (and made me thankful for comfortable shoes) I adored this novel.
Did you take a gap year? Would you now? What if your best friend from 20 years ago asked you to? Ahh so much to love...
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The Wondering Women and I read Ghost Cities (published by UQP Books) for our August read. It was a reread for me and gosh I am SO glad I had the opportunity. Proper genius!!!! Siang has won the Miles Franklin and you had better believe I asked about what that feels like. Loved this opportunity, don't mind the swearing or my mispronunciation of Siang's name (honestly despite having practiced all day..) just go with it
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Could not put this novel down! I could not work out who had killed celebrity surgeon Richard Wellington, but gosh I was going someone had! A more unlikable victim I don't think I'll ever meet!
I suspected every single one of the neighbours..as did (I think) Liv Elliot our protagonist, including her teenage daughter..what a novel!
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Could not put this novel down and completely messaged Sam Guthrie at 5 in the morning after being completely half awake thinking about The Peak all night...so so clever, so atmospheric, so engrossing..but also so human, so much about friendship and love and all the mixed tapes...
I LOVED it and the chance to chat with Sam Guthrie..so so so cool!
Here when you need to talk through the state of China in the world today!
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I had to record this chat on my phone I am sorry to have to admit. The quality of the audio does not do justice to the remarkable-ness of the novel or Sarah I am sorry. I just loved the novel though, and the chat...I didn't want to have missed out..laptop is back on track now!
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I could loved The Midnight Estate. The gothic mansion, the book within the book, the book love and magic, the wonderful character of Fiona...loved it all so much; just like I knew I would!
I am a huge Kelly Rimmer fan, and was super eager to read this, and it does not disappoint! I LOVED it, and the chat too obviously! Adore Kelly Rimmer
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I adored this sassy, funny, sweet rom com! I loved Makayla and Beau SO much! The chat with Holly was just as I knew it would be; my cheeks hurt from giggling, loved it!
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The Palazzo gave me all the feels, you don't know who has been killed or who is the killer..it's a group of family and friends staying at a luxurious palazzo behaving badly..you had better believe I was there for this story! It feels like everyone in my feed is overseas at the moment so this was (almost) the next best thing!
SO warm, SO much good eating and drinking, SO much time by the pool...such a great winter read! I loved The Palazzo and chatting with Kayte Nunn just reinforced that love. Kayte has been a book and magazine editor, as well as a historical fiction author...the descriptions are just so lush and vivid, and there is so much to think about once you have finished, it was great to get to chat about all the layers in here in The Palazzo!!
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I adored Cockatoo Cove and the chat I got to have with Maya Linnell. I turn into a tree change wanta be I think whenever I read a Maya Linnell; small Australian rural town living sounds perfect! And if that meant running into Scottish winemakers reading Outlander..well when can I move? I am loving her Limestone Coast series and I am sure Cockatoo Cove is my favourite..we get the story of Fergus the Scotsman and Maggie who I love...
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I could chat to Michael Thompson all day every day, I am a huge fan of his novels and could not have loved All The Perfect Days more. I can't even imagine what I would do with the ability to see how many days a person had left to live; would you warn? Watch? Ignore...what a premise for a novel! Through in a small town and a love of a life and goodness me; I am there!!! Loved it!!!
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This does sound unedited, but honestly I took out lots of giggling and lots of just chat! It is hard to talk the sex lives of married women when you are me and not be giggling through the conversation!
I devoured this book, I do compare it to cocktails with friends and I stand by it! Super fun and so much to think about!
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Loved this chat with my friend Sal celebrating 6 months of Secrets in the Lake! I can't imagine indie publishing, I completely take my hat off to Sal!
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I devoured How to Kill a Client and absolutely jumped at The Bluff..I was completely chuffed when I got to speak with Joanna Jenkins and cannot believe how much I loved the opportunity! So interesting!!! No wonder I couldn't pick the killer!!!!! There is so much to enjoy and ponder with The Bluff...I really enjoyed it and think it would make an excellent bookclub book! Too many spoilers for here!
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Cannot believe historical thrillers weren't on my radar! I loved this one!! What a way to thrill!!! The opportunity to speak to Pip Fioretti was just the icing on the cake for me! Fantastic!!
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I had never heard of depersonalisation prior to hearing Nathan's experience, and gosh I am glad I have. I think this is just such a generous memoir and I am so glad I read it. Nathan was exactly as I pictured he would be, I really loved our chat!
I took out lots of chitchat, but I did leave in the 'what do you call it when as a reader you know you can just settle in and enjoy..' chat there must be a term for it; like bookish hygge....hahaha
I also realised on my last listen through it sounds like I think writing a thriller would be easy; obviously not!!!! I just meant telling a story might be easier than telling your story... you know what I mean?!?!
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What a fun chat this was! I really loved Whiskey Valley, I love the Southern Highlands of NSW and loved all the eating and drinking that was being done while a murder was being solved! Definitely my way to investigate crime!! It was a real treat to get to chat with Joan Sauers, and I could have kept going all day...I did take lots of our chitchat out, but you had better believe I left in the part where Dave gets to be the bagpiper in the movie/ TV series..that may be something Joan needs to be reminded of..hahah he clearly has the gig....
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Gosh I loved this book and chat, loved Georgia! What Would I Do to You imagines an Australia that has brought back capital punishment, with the stipulation that it is the victims family that have to do it themselves...talk about a premise!!!!!
I also got to find out more about Georgia's important role as an Author Ambassador with Chapters for Change; an incredible charity to combat Cambodia's high illiteracy rate. The Readathon is just around the corner and it is honestly the most fantastic charity; https://www.instagram.com/chaptersforchangeau?igsh=MXUyZHowcnMydnZvbA== is their insta page and it is super easy to help from there!!!!
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I loved this psychological thriller, I can't believe its a debut! So atmospheric, such believable characters...so twisty, so clever!
Loved the chance to chat with author Lisa Kenway too, such a delight! Loved it!!
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This was a novel that caught me by surprise; light and fun but weeks later I am still thinking about these people..OK characters that aren't actually alive, but they definitely feel real to me. I loved chatting with Lauren. Obviously Calendar Mums is no debut; I can't wait to dive into some of her other novels! Such a fun chat
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I could not put this novel down! Clever, compulsive and SO much to chew on! Gosh it's a great time to be a reader!!! I loved the opportunity to chat with Rachel Paris, so much fun!
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Dave is off camping so I am living the podcast dream! This is a chat I had last Sunday morning and here it is here edited and out! I LOVED this chat, I don't believe I asked a single question, it was just such a great conversation I am leaving it as is! What a novel! What an author! I loved it!!!
For someone who doesn't think they love thrillers I love a lot of crime books, but these are all fabulous; atmospheric, great characters, unworkoutable plots...
Hope you love this novel and chat as much as I do!
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There is something for everyone in this novel; part thriller, part romance, lots women's stories..so much historical fiction..I loved every single page, every character and everything about it!
I loved my conversation with Madeleine, I can't believe I got to speak to her durning her busy launch week! Such a treat!
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This is a longer episode, but if you could see all the chitchatI cut out! I just couldn't tear myself away from Laura McCluskey, I LOVED The Wolf Tree and there is just so much to chat over with this novel!!
I don't think there are any spoilers, I'm so sorry if I have let anything slip through, let me know once you have finished The Wolf Tree; there is SO much to chat about with that ending!!!!
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I couldn't have loved The Jam Maker more; wonderful story that I knew nothing at all about; for someone who made money with a scones I can't believe how little interest I had in jam! I loved getting to know every single character in this novel. Hearing more women's stories, and about lives that have fallen through the cracks is one of my favourite reading experiences..I could not have loved this one more.
To get to chat (and you had better believe I edited out so much chitchat!!) with Mary-Lou Stephens was the best; so generous and thoughtful..I just had the best time..and cannot wait for her next novel, it sounds fantastic!!!!
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Jenny Pattrick is a new author to me, she is a best selling New Zealand known for her historical fiction..you can imagine I have finished recording with a more novels for my TBR. I loved Sea Change, it is a contemporary novel which really looks to what a community would do if they were to become isolated...turns out you really need a plumber!!! I loved this book, it was so engrossing and the chat I got to have with Jenny was fantastic (although I had to edit it twice and I am so sorry if the sound quality is still bad, I did my best, I blame her cute headset..)
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Gosh I had to pinch myself black and blue that I got to chat with Dervla McTiernan, I love her! I absolutely LOVE Cormac Reilly and I was so excited to meet up with him, even if you haven't read the others yet (but why wouldn't you have) he's the best!
Hopefully this chat is spoiler free. It's only a short-ie because I didn't even want to touch on spoiler territory...
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When late to the party means you get to smash 2 great reads is that even abad thing? I LOVED my time in Sherlock Tomes, being a bookshop detective...these are so my type of thriller- tea and cake and death! What a crime to solve!
Loved my chat with authors Gareth and Louise, this was such a great conversation, I cannot wait for the next in the series!!!!
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The Wondering Women and I are reading this beauty for our April bookclub and we are loving it! Evocative, so exquisite and excellent in general! When I got the chance to chat with author Claire Van Ryn I was there! So beautiful, although it has also just made me want to drop everything and do a caravan trip to Tasmania...
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You had better believe I took the day off for the opportunity to chat with Jane Caro! I raced through Lyrebird and was so completely chuffed to have been given the opportunity!
Now, I do make mention of it in the intro, but we do inadvertently talk plot a little too much, I honestly do not think it will matter, but if it matters to you this one might be better after you've read Lyrebird x
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What an interesting novel The Mix Up is! Imagine a mix up that sees two embryos mixed up..what would you do? What would you do if that mix up hadn't been discovered until the babies were 14?!?!!
This is what Kylie Ladd's wonderful novel asks and honestly I could have chatted to Kylie Ladd all day, as it was this was an epic edit! I could not tear myself away!!! She is just so brilliant, so well considered and so interesting!
I LOVED this conversation, even if it did leave me with more to ponder...
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The Stranger at Table is the latest novel by Cassie Hamer. I could not put it down!!!! Darker, twistier and full of secrets and lies...I loved it!!
Obviously I was chomping at the bit to interview Cassie Hamer and the time just slipped away, I couldn't tear myself away!! Alcoholism, sisterhood, weird Christmas guests all get a mention, hopefully I haven't let any spoilers sneak in!
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Some of the Wondering Women and I got to be beta readers for The Deadly Dispute!! We were SO SO lucky, and you had better believe I was itching to interview Amanda Hampson for the podcast as well. I love the tea ladies, and loved the opportunity to chat more about them! They feel like old friends three books in! This is a fun, general chat that I have gone to great lengths to remove all suggestion of spoilers from! I was so just caught up in the chat!!! Loved it
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I LOVED this chat, I loved The Oasis and authors Anne Buist and Graeme Simsion! I so admire what they are doing with The Menzies Mental Health Service novels, this is the second in the series; a great sequel, but definitely could be read as a standalone too.
I don't think there are any real spoilers in this chat- a fair bit of me gushing though..
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I just found Goodbye Good Girl, Hello Me so inspiring! It's an incredibly generous and moving memoir. I loved my conversation with author Kasey Edwards. I so hope you get lots out of it too, I know it isn't my normal book but I couldn't help myself! I'll never look at pearl necklaces, love languages or the little mermaid the same way again!
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This is such a fun foodie rom com of a novel. I ate it up with a spoon. SO fun, SO much great eating, SO much France! Victoria Brownlee was also just such a delight, I loved the opportunity to chat with her, and chat I did! I could not pull myself away, such a treat! Gosh aren't we just the luckiest as readers; what a feast!!
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I adored being swept up in Tess' story in The Night on the Darling River and you had better believe I loved the chance to chat with Darry Fraser about it! I have been reading Darry Fraser novels for years! I love the Australian history I get to absorb through her novels; the plucky characters and extra-ordinary lives I get to be a part of. Loved The Night on the Darling River and so loved the opportunity to chat with Darry Fraser
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This is just like a chat I couldn't tear myself away from! I did ask lots of Craft Store Stitch Up questions but honestly I just loved chatting with Kate Solly! What a fun cosy novel!! Super fun, have you read it yet? There are no spoilers here rest assured, just lots less giggling than originally hahahaha I took out heaps! So can't wait for the Purple Tags Mystery...
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I adore this novel; the fairytale steeped in history..so magical! I instantly felt transported to a magical 1758 Saint-Malo! I loved it!
I got to chat with Kell Woods just before the novel was released and that was just such a dream...what an author, what a novel!
I tried so hard not to spoil this novel for you, fingers crossed (or fins crossed even) I haven't, but let me know if you are going to read it next..its a hard recommend from me if you are at all in to fantasy, or not at all...it just a wonderful story!
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Gosh I LOVE Rachael Johns, love her contemporaries, her romances, her rurals..The Bad Bridesmaid is a sequel of sorts to The Other Bridget which I just loved. This was such a will they/ won't they/ forced proximity/ romcom of a novel that I loved! A Norfolk Island destination wedding? I was there!!
So fun, so thought provoking, just an absolute ball...loved this opportunity to chat with Rachael Johns!!!
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This was a fantastic conversation I got to have with Ashley Kalagian Blunt in December about her new thriller Cold Truth! A novel set in Winnipeg 'North America's strangest city'...Harlow's dad Scott has disappeared an absolutely brutal cold snap, the police aren't moving quickly enough and so Harlow launches her own search...I now absolutely MUST visit Winnipeg, after I delete all social media presence as you will want to do once you start reading this chilling thriller!!! SO much to think about with this one.
There are no spoilers in this conversation, and I can't wait to chat with you once you've listened, definitely a novel to psych up and read, so so so great
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I am a huge Vanessa McCausland fan; through her novels I have travelled down the south coast, to the Capertee Valley, to remote Tasmania, to France and now to the Lakes in this raw, poignant and beautifully haunting novel The Last Illusion of Paige White...there are no spoilers in this chat (I hope!!!) and so much fascinating insight into the creation of it! I loved being able to interview Vanessa McCasuland, so so so much!!!
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This is one of the conversations I just have sat on, I am so sorry..and I loved Art Hour at the Duchess Hotel; I blame life...but having reflected on it while editing to what felt like a brand new chat..Art Hour at the Duchess Hotel would make a great Christmas gift, definitely a great one to read in that weird end of year reflection time when you are thinking about what you want your new year to be like so there is that...but I am still embarrassed; this will not ever happen again I can assure you.
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I love me some rural fiction and have adored Penelope Janu novels from the first one I read years ago now! Animals, adventure and romance go so well together don't they!
The Summerfield Saddler is Penelope Janu's eighth novel and I just loved it- Mac is such a plucky main character, her grandpa Gordon is the best, I would have let Keith Urban (the dog) stay in the nursing home too...loved it all, Kit is just so dreamy...just wait til you've met his acquaintance...what a viking!!
Loved it all so much!!!!
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Such a fun, spicy read! I love having the luxury of just being able to try new reads and aren't we just so lucky to be readers..this was so the book I was in the mood for and I think the perfect end of year read! So fun, but also lots to think through- definitely check the trigger warnings provided at the start of the novel...but I loved it and it was SO exciting to chat with Lauren Jackson about Break The Rules!
Do you follow her over at @laurenjacksonauthorr gosh so fun..or on @booktokbookclub? So many fun recs there!!!
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You would not be able to find a bigger fan of Belinda Alexandra than me, I LOVE her!!!! I remember like it was yesterday picking up White Gardenia...busting into tears when she said she would do an author event at the shop...how lovely she was when I interviewed her for the podcast the first time...such an incredibly supportive author and so talented.
The Masterpiece is definitely my favourite Belinda Alexandra; its a WW2 historical fiction, but it is also about art, and rabbits, kindness and friendship...I love this novel and was so honoured to be able to chat with her here!
What a dream!!
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I really did squeal when I saw Pictures of You in my book mail, I really had been looking forward to reading another Emma Grey as soon as I closed the Last Love Note...I don't know what I was expecting, but I can assure you Pictures of You superseded every hope!
This is a fantastic novel, full of twists and mystery, full of love and ambition... fear and intimidation are also here too...this novel does talk a great deal of very important themes and readers do need to go gently, but absolutely an incredible novel and I was super chuffed to have had the opportunity to sit down with Emma Grey to chat Pictures of You!
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I could NOT turn the pages fast enough in The Close-Up!!!! And then of course I haven't been able to stop thinking about it since turning the last page...twisty, compulsive and increasingly dark, this novel looks at the dark side of a dream and goodness was I there for it!!!!!
I also could have chatted to Pip Drysdale all day, so clever, so thoughtful and so cool..I always seem to forget to talk socials, she is over at @pipdrysdale on insta
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My Christmas season has started thanks to this delightful Christmas romance! I adored it and am so looking forward to it being part of my Christmas tradition...it was just as nice to be able to chat with Mary-Anne! What a chat!!!!
What a perfect Christmas romance and I am so already looking forward to next years' one...
Mary Anne is just over at maryanne_oc on insta and gosh her content is a treat!
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I've been a huge fan of Léonie Kelsall's for SO long; all the small rural town love, all the big themes so carefully examined.. I completely squealed when I learnt the latest story was Taylor's story, and The Homestead in the Eucalypts definitely delivered! SO SO SO great, I loved it and the world of Anna- just perfect!
Unfortunately, this is another conversation I have just sat on, I'm so glad to have relistened to it, The Homestead in the Eucalypts is a wonderful novel!!
And I so recommend you go on over to Léonie's social pages (leonie_kelsall_author) all the Fergus the wolfhound puppy love at the moment!!!!
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Loved the Lyrebird Lake Ladies Choir SO much! The small town community, the big themes, the characters, the love..ahhh it just ticks all the boxes!
Loved this conversation so much and listening to it a few months since it took place (I will NEVER get behind again) just made me appreciate it all the more!!
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I adored this novel, I LOVED Frederick, I LOVED it all so much!
This is another one that has been sitting waiting to be edited I'm sorry to say, since I spoke with Anna she has toured all over, and The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife has been published in USA and Canada..so I took out all our tour chat and I won't ever get behind again...
You can find Anna Johnston over at annajohnstonauthor on Insta and Facey, I love her content and know you will too..
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I'm back baby!!!
I got to chat with Susannah Glenn about her debut novel Between Husbands and Wives back in July I am sorry to say. I have just been so busy and distracted it has taken me way too long to edit this conversation, but here it is and whooo hooo I say. Between Husbands and Wives is a page turner of a domestic thriller that I was on the edge of my seat for the whole time..
I hope you love the chat, and once you have read Between Husbands and Wives let me know so we can chat themes and twists- it was so hard keeping away from those here!!!
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This was an honour of a chat; I got to learn more about the fantastic charity that is Chapters for Change. I got to learn more about what they do and how they support the people of Cambodia at a grass roots level to read and have real access to books. I also got to chat spinning plates with Danielle Binks! I am SO excited for Six Summers of Tash and Leopold, it completely sounds like it will be perfection!
Are you doing the Chapters for Change readathon this month?
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I had an absolute ball chatting with author Maya Linnell recently. I got to ask all about her latest novel Wallaby Lane; the country shows, community radio and policing, various aspects of mental health..not to mention gorgeous joeys and foul mouthed galas..such an honour!
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I was absolutely captivated by this novel, the mystery, the diving, the letters...I loved the modern day timeline just as much as I did the 1920s and could not turn the pages fast enough.
I did spend considerable time just gushing about hoe much I loved it, I have cut a lot of that out, and I also must apologise again for not hitting record sooner, the reason why it sounds like I just launched in is because I was gushing too much and failed to hit record..such a rookie mistake that I have no excuse for, please forgive me x
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Loved this chat, loved this thriller! A family going to a Coldplay concert as a reward for having gotten through a challenging year...such a premise!!!! Love Ber Carroll and SO appreciated the opportunity to talk with her!
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I LOVED The Story Thief, I thought it was just such an all encompassing coming of age Australian novel. I loved Lillian and the opportunity to watch her grow and develop, I loved seeing Sydney and Australia grown and develop through the late 1800s and early to mid 1900s; I loved absolutely everything about this story and you can imagine how high I squealed when I got the opportunity to chat with Kyra Geddes. Such a wonderful experience, I loved every second!
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Such a treat to chat with Jane Tara. I loved Tilda is Visible and think it is one for everyone. I think at one point or another we have all felt like were slowly becoming invisible, and this novel really explores the adventure of becoming visible again!
It is our April Wondering Women Read book and I can't wait to chat about it on Monday.
Such a fantastic novel, such a fantastic author!
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I got so swept up in this story- the adventure, the romance, the exotic location...loved it. The opportunity to chat with Diane Armstrong about it was wonderful and I feel like I've made a new friend!
Let me know what you think once you've read The Wild Date Palm, would you have made the sacrifices our characters did?
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This is my first post new job podcast, I am back baby!!!!! And what a way to come back! I got to chat with bestselling author Fiona Lowe!!! What a treat!!!! The Accident is an incredible book, I was so lucky to read an early copy and super lucky to chat with Fiona about it and goodness, women choosing not to have children, women desperately wanting children, grief and weddings..we cover a lot!!! Hope you find it interesting and spoiler free; I am super conscious of the fact you may not have had a chance to read The Accident yet! But you will be wanting to bump it up after listening to Fiona! She is wonderful!
I also left our chat in at the end which was just chitchat, Fiona asked about my job and I thought I should leave it in there so I can apologise for wanting you to come back to my podcast even though I've completely been MIA for so long! I'm managing the Dymocks Bondi Junction store and it was a steeper learning curve than I was ready for, but that makes it even better and more rewarding to be back!!! I've got a few more chats to edit and get out which I look very much forward to doing next and there are so many fab authors I want to talk with now I can see the forest for the trees..please slot me back in to your bookish podcast rotation!
I also wanted to shout out to my friend Elysabeth who I mention in the chat; Toothless is a fantastic small business that I love love love and her creativity is next level, my nieces and nephews all have one of Elisabeth's tooth fairy pillows and we all love them so much!!!
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This is a 'pre new job' chat that has just been sitting waiting patiently to be edited and goodness I had forgotten what a great chat it had been! I loved the opportunity to talk with Saman Shad; so clever, so insightful, so fun and so funny!!
I love me some romance and this just gave me all the feels, but also left me with so much to think about and through, I loved it!
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I only just spoke to Kell Woods this afternoon and I've edited and here is it!! I want to be able to get these out as soon as possible, I just need to let in a few more umms and arhhhs so I'm not sitting on the intelligence and talent that are these authors for too long! Kell is launching After The Forest in Sydney tomorrow so I very much wanted to get this chat out today. And goodness it was such a great chat, she is just the best! Hope you love the conversation, and the novel as much as I do! It's such a cracker of a story!!
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I just am flat out learning a new job, not Camille Booker; she is the ultimate in a busy person, I think, as a reader, it's so fascinating to see the work and talent that goes into being an author. I loved What If You Fly, I cannot wait to read whatever Camille Booker writes next and it's just so cool to see beyond the words to see the process!
So much talent, drive and gratitude; I just love Camille Booker! I'm SO glad she is pursuing the writing dream
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Gosh this has been a LONG time coming, I've been so busy learning a new job and then so behind but I am BACK BABY!! And first edit off the rank is a great one! Put Your Feet In The Dirt, Girl is an incredibly easy memoir to read that I am still thinking about months later!!!! First Nations health and the state of rural health in our country should be of concern to all of us as Australians. This book talks about it so frankly and without any airs or graces. This is a memoir we should all be reading and talking about. I loved the chance to sit down and chat with Dr Sonia Henry and I hope you get something out of the conversation too! Let me know what you think, and ahh it's just so good to be back!!!!
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This was such a great chat that I got to have with Fleur McDonald! Loved Into the Night, it was such a fun rural suspense! I was super cautious of spoilers, and I don't think any snuck in!
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I had a ball chatting with Sue Williams, I loved this book and cannot believe I have only just met Mary Bligh! What a character!! That Bligh Girl was such an engrossing read that I'm still thinking about and smiling over, have you read it yet? There aren't any spoilers in this podcast, I just ask because it's a great one to chat about. I know we'll be discussing it as a Wondering Women novel later in the year; it's a perfect book for the Wonderers, as it would be for lots of bookclubs; lots to chat about and talk through!
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I had a ball chatting with Sue Williams, I loved this book and cannot believe I have only just met Mary Bligh! What a character!! That Bligh Girl was such an engrossing read that I'm still thinking about and smiling over, have you read it yet? There aren't any spoilers in this podcast, I just ask because it's a great one to chat about. I know we'll be discussing it as a Wondering Women novel later in the year; it's a perfect book for the Wonderers, as it would be for lots of bookclubs; lots to chat about and talk through!
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I completely inhaled this book. What a story! Minnie completely was remarkable it's true! And I think Marianne Van Velzen has done a wonderful job at bringing Minnie's adventures to us! Wait until you hear about what an incredible trailblazer Minnie was!
As I mention in the intro, this is our Bee's Knees and Biographies June read, so it's not too late to join on in! We won't meet for our zoom chat until the 5th so there is plenty of time and I'm telling you there is so much to chat through and appreciate in this book! Minnie is a delight!
I can't wait to get chatting!!!!
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I LOVED this conversation I got to have with Kylie Ladd, I could have kept her chatting for hours.. as it was the zoom completely ran out! Which really was always going to happen, she is so interesting and so lovely!
There are some mild spoilers in this chat- I think you have to know going in it is about organ donation, and I couldn't help myself I had to get updates on how everyone is going to be going after the novel finishes, but it certainly will not ruin your reading experience at all knowing some things about the plot. It is such a great novel!
For me, this has wondering women read all over it, I think they'll love the big themes, complex characters and real life insights. Let me know via my socials or email (anna@readabook.com.au) once you have read it, I would love to know what you think, especially about such points as the matriarch of every family would always be the eldest...
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Crushing was such a fun read but with lots to think about! Genevieve called it a love letter to female friendships and the hospitality industry and it so is! It was fantastic to be able to sit down and chat about how fun waitressing is and gosh I love my sisters and friends. I haven't yet read No Hard Feelings but it's completely my bedside table now! Have you read it already?
And...this is my first podcast episode with a giveaway attached!! Am I excited??? Couldn't be more so!!!! I'm running it through my insta feed, so just head on over to the post, like and tag to go into the draw for a FREE copy of Crushing!!! Fun!!!!
And of course, if you like this chat wait til you see how much great bookish chat we have over on ReadA Chat..it's the new membership forum on ReadA Book and I am LOVING it!!
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I just loved this novel! An overlooked gang of tea ladies fighting crime and keeping the biscuits coming..what could be better!!!
There are three main plot points in The Tea Ladies and unfortunately Amanda and I do talk about one without thinking, so if that is a deal breaker for you don't listen to this episode until you're past the quarter mark of the novel
This is already slated as a wondering women read novel and I think it has Hissy Fic written all over it, it was a fantastic read, I'm so glad there is going to be more!!!
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This debut novel came out at the start of 2023 and I, obviously bought it straight away and then let it sit on my bedside table for ages! It's a cracker of a suspense (thanks to Jo I know know the difference between thriller and suspense!!) and when I did pick it up I couldn't put it down!!!! SO twisty!! SO great!!
The House of Now and Then was a fantastic read, and I was super excited to get to chat with Jo Dixon, so much so I didn't wind up the interview I chatted books until I got kicked out of zoom, and I have no regrets; Jo was just so lovely to chat with!
The House of Now and Then is absolutely perfect for the Aussie Thrill Seekers, so if you like the sound of it join on in, we've even got a casual membership now so you can just join for the particular book. I can't wait to welcome you into the community
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I just LOVE Averil Kenny, I'm a big fan of historical fiction and character based stories, throw in a tropical Far North Queensland setting and I will auto buy you from now on! I love Those Hamilton Sisters and The Girls of Lake Evelyn. Have you read them yet? Don't worry if you haven't, there aren't any spoilers in this conversation; it's just a lovely chat about her journey to writing, the process of her storytelling and a general chat about her books! I just can't wait to see the new covers for the B format; they sound magical!
So I really really recommend following Averil on insta, she is just such a rainbow and her day to day photos are so tropical! I've included the link here, you are welcome...
https://instagram.com/averilkennyauthor?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Both her novels are just perfect Hissy Fic bookclub novels, they're just gorgeous reads!
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A thriller about a group of sisters getting revenge on their sisters' murderers? So a thriller I never thought I'd be brave enough to read; I would have thought this would have been a novel for people who just want more murderous details...but I could not put it down! This was so clever, so fast, such a statement on society; just such a great read!!!!! As a Sydneysider I loved seeing the streets and neighbourhoods, as a woman I think I really appreciated seeing these murders being avenged, as I reader I loved the short sharp chapters and characters of the support group.
To be able to chat with author Katherine Kovacic was just wonderful; such a delightful, interesting, intelligent, lovely person...Australian thriller authors are completely the opposite of what I ever would have expected; each one I get to chat to for the podcast is just the nicest!
Seven Sisters is definitely one we'll be chatting about within ReadA Book. I've started it off on ReadA Chat already and cannot wait to feature it as an Aussie Thrill Seeker novel, it's completely one to bookclub; too many spoilers to chat about here, and there is so much more to talk about than these seven sisters...SO much more...
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Didn't you love The Dictionary of Lost Words? I so did! And The Bookbinder of Jericho even more so!!!!! I loved loved loved Peggie, Maude and Lottie, I loved their home of book and learning about the binary...getting to chat to Pip Williams about knowledge and who has access to it was an absolute DREAM!!!!
I was absolutely beside myself going in to the conversation, and in the end I just got shamelessly overawed..such a lovely, generous author.
Let me know when you are ready to talk The Bookbinder of Jericho, I'm here!!
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*This conversation does cover some graphic, serious, tragic fates of the Australian War Nurses***
I loved the latest novel by Anthea Hodgson, The War Nurses, it was completely heart wrenching and completely heart warming all at the same time. It's a read I certainly will not be forgetting in a hurry and one I feel I will carry with me onwards. Come Anzac Day this year I'll be thinking of the nurses as well as all our forces that serve. This novel has really made a huge impression on me.
I was honoured to have had the opportunity to zoom Anthea Hodgson, she was so fun and so chatty. It was an absolute blast, despite it being about such a poignant, tragic part of our Australian history.
This will definitely be a hissy fic pic; I've even gone ahead and talked about it on the ReadA Chat, there is a lot to talk through, it's definitely a bookclub book
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Love love love this novel and author, it was such a treat to sit down with Karina May to talk Duck!!!A complete delight! I love me a rom com and this one was just so much fun, and so much more than a fun one. Cute, fun, foodie and travel...characters you love and want all the best for...with a side of a brain tumour thrown in...definitely the whole package, I just adored it
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Love this novel, love the opportunity to have read it early and gotten to interview Josephine Moon about it! This wonderful novel is out today and I am completely celebrating the fact!
I loved Phoenix Rose, I loved being alongside her on her interstate adventure. I loved the opportunity to hang out with someone who identifies as being neurodivergent. It is a novel chock full of friendship, animals, lemons and sunflowers..
This is one I picture being talked about in ReadA Chat, there is so much here that I hadn't even thought about; it really isn't hard to have a kinder society that takes into consideration diversity.
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I could be president of The Sandie Docker Fan Club. I love her novels- the small town communities, the intergenerational secrets and mysteries her novels all contain..The Redgum River Retreat is absolutely my new favourite, I loved the three generations of strong, brave females we meet within these pages. I loved learning more about the Australian WW2 Homefront. I loved the love of music that I could just feel, and the healing power of music that informs the Redgum River Retreat..this is a beautiful story, heartbreaking and heartwarming all at the same time!
Just a really rewarding read
This novel sings bookclub; there is just so much to talk through!
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I'm a shameless Rae Cairns fan!!! I love her novels; they're real trillers about real women (so far at least) who are backed into a corner...I LOVE her characters, I absolutely LOVED learning more about Northern Ireland in The Good Mother and could not have LOVED Dying To Know more!! Motor Cycle gangs combined with getting the school pickup done...SO great!!!!
Now, I did get to endorse this cracker of a novel so I'm obviously doing a signed book giveaway, please see my socials/ website/ newsletter for details and 100% get excited for this novel because it is such a great one!!
We'll obviously also be reading Dying To Know for The Aussie Thrill Seekers and I dare say Wondering Women Read too...
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I am a huge Jessica Dettmann fan, I seem to just LOVE everything about them; her characters, themes, settings..I'm the biggest lover of injokes and her one liners are so fun and funny...I absolutely tore through Without Further Ado and was absolutely there for the opportunity to chat. It was such a fun rom com of a novel, and really left me with so much to think about!
I cannot wait to discuss it within ReadA Book!
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I loved this novel, it's a completely 'what if you wake up and no-one knows you' premise which turns out I am completely there for! I couldn't have loved this novel more. I knew the international rights and film rights had already been sold so when I asked if I could have an interview I was completely delighted that Michael Thompson had the time and want to chat! And I could have kept him on the zoom all day, what an interesting author! What a great road to published novel...
This novel has Wondering Women Read all over it, as well as it being a great TGIF Bookclub book..there is so much to think about and talk through with Tommy's annual reset, I loved every second of it! So if you like the sounds of this head on over to the website where you can join in the fun...
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Didn't you just love The Last Painting of Sara de Vos! When I saw the name Dominic Smith I knew Return to Valetto would be completely wonderful and I was not disappointed! Absolutely loved this novel! So when I was given the opportunity to chat with Dominic Smith you had better believe I jumped! And he was even nicer and more generous than I could have imagined! Such an honour to have had the opportunity to record this podcast; I hope you too are wondering what 20 something person is called Susan, because I was not ashamed to ask the big questions....
Return to Valetto will make an absolute perfect Hissy Fics Book, so if you like the sound of this novel it will absolutely be one we discuss in ReadA Book.
I've also taken the liberty of buying a copy to give away just to celebrate me getting to take with an internationally best selling author..see my newsletter or socials for details...(you had better believe I have been itching to say that!!)
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Twisty and so edge of your seat reading! I loved this latest thriller from Kelli Hawkins! I loved Rory, I loved being beside her as she navigates her PTSD in the confines of her apartment. It was wonderful to chat with Kelli about the Apartment 303..I honestly don't know how she gets through her to do list! So creative! So clever!!
Apartment 303 will absolutely be one for the Aussie Thrill Seekers so I'm really looking forward to deep diving into who done what territory... hope you enjoy this spoiler free conversation and appreciate how difficult it was not to talk about everything!
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I love Steve Matthews, I could chat with him all day long, and did; this is another hasty OK bye ending...historical thrillers is a genre I don't normally read, but I am SO glad that I did. It really is edge of your seat reading and talk about a cliffhanger...it's great now that the trilogy is complete!!
In this ep we talk about all of Steve's books, his Hitler trilogy and Skinny Girl, we also do a fair bit of general chitchat about the strength of women and please rest assured I took out most of the giggling, I'm only human..any conversation with Steve would end in laughter, he's that type of person!
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This is a real testimony to how excited I am to have spoken with Ali Lowe. I spoke with her yesterday morning and here is the episode out today! The Running Club came out on Wednesday and I just was so pleased to have gotten the opportunity to speak with her I jumped at the chance! Love her writing style, characters and themes of wealth and entitlement...it was a real treat to have been able to talk with Ali, I loved it!
And, if you like the sound of The Running Club it is absolutely one we'll be doing in ReadA Book, this one definitely has Aussie Thrill Seekers and TGIF vibes all over it...
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Could have chatted with Dianne for ages longer! I was too busy chinwagging I completely ran out of time and so didn't even wind up the conversation one little bit, it completely cuts out...and I would do it all again tomorrow I'm sure. Dianne Yarwood was just too lovely I couldn't tear myself away.
I really loved The Wakes, and I am sure you will too! It's a great novel about middle-aged people living their lives...for this 45 almost year old it was just a delight!
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Love the novel, love the author; loved the conversation! What a delightful debut Lenny Marks Gets Away With Murder was, and I was that pleased to be able to chat with the author. I couldn't tear myself away!
There aren't any real spoiler warning that I need to give for this conversation, but Lenny is the victim of Childhood crime so a trigger warning is more appropriate. I thought it was really sensitively handled.
When you have read Lenny get ready for some bookclub action over on the website, this is a novel made for discussion!
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This creepy thrilling thriller was so far outside my wheel house I read the opening scene and didn't think I'd be able to read further...I am not an ibis lover at the best of times! But goodness, am I glad I did!! I love Ashley's writing ; I am a bit fan of How to Be Australian and My Name Is Revenge so I psyched up and goodness am I glad I did!!!
I was so lucky to chat with Ashley Kalagian Blunt about this novel last week, there is one spoiler in here which I think would have only been a spoiler for me; apparently no-one who has read more than 1 thriller would have been expecting what I was....
Hope you enjoy the conversation and appreciate I did cull a lot of giggling; for a book so creepy and scary we certainly did a fair bit of laughing...
If you like the sound of Dark Mode it's out today!!! And within ReadA Book the Aussie Thrill Seekers bookclub will definitely be reading it in the future, if you want to join in check out the website for details...
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Just something different; in this episode I chat with Clare Wood who is a money mentor, her upcoming book is a non fiction perfect for anyone who wants to have a profit driving machine of a business. I've been a long time listener to The Clare Wood Podcast and completely jumped to attention when she was writing a book.
She gives so much through her podcast and social media that I can only imagine the value Intentional Profit holds!!!
https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-clare-wood-podcast/id1470584535
https://instagram.com/clare_wood_coach?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
I would LOVE to introduce a business books bookclub into ReadA Book (and call it Busy Books...)
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I am a big fan of When Men Cry, I really do think everyone should read it. It tackles really important issues like toxic masculinity, asking and receiving help and the importance of mental health management but doesn't hit you over the head with 'issues' you are just reading along staying with the characters...I did also chat with Nick Wasiliev about his job at Booktopia which is now over, but still really interesting I think. I got a lot out of the conversation and I hope you enjoy it too!
As always these episodes are just the tip of the iceberg, there is SO much great chat and connection over on the website x
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Obviously I am a huge indie bookshop fan, and Beachside Bookshop in Avalon Beach is my fave. I am a huge fan of theirs and Libby particularlty. I am hoping you are just like me and am always interested in finding out how people get to work with books, and just how many kindred spirits there are in the book world..
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Such a great thriller! Such a great author!! I love any chat I get to have with the lovely- can't believe she writes thrillers- Dinuka McKenzie.
I hope you read, and love, Taken! It's such a cracker!! I know we'll be doing it as a Wondering Women Read and I can see the Aussie Thrill Seekers loving it too!! Such a great bookclub novel; there is so much you need to talk through!!
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I love books like PS I Love You and Still Alice; not in a voyeuristic sort of way, but kind of like trying someone else's shoes on. I can't imagine what it is like to be a young window; but after reading The Last Love Note I have a small insight...and being able to chat with author Emma Grey just was an honour. It's a beautiful read about choosing to move on, about love and loss and so much more.
Let me know once you have read The Last Love Note, I hope you do and that you love Emma's writing as much as I do!
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What a treat to have gotten to chat with Julietta Henderson just before she went to the UK for the launch of Sincerely, Me! I could have keep her chatting for hours, she is so lovely. I absolutely loved her second novel, Sincerely, Me...Danny and his adventures and newspaper column were just a delight. I loved every single page.
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I spent SO much time editing out all of our giggles..I SO remember my cheeks being sore after I got off this zoom! I love Anne Freeman and hope I have captured how fun she is without the hours of laughter...Returning to Adelaide is such a fun read; armchair travel, reconnecting with what makes you happy, so much fun music and conversation.. such a great novel!
Anne is so easy tot find on social media, its just annefreemanwrites, I cant recommend her insta more, so fun and great
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Absolutely loved the novel A Country of Eternal Light and the conversation I got to have with author Paul Dalgarno. Such an honour. This is the story of Margaret, who has been dead since 2014 and is revisiting the past, seemingly random events of her life...(not a spoiler, you know going in) I kind of expected to be reminded of Lovely Bones, but this is nothing like that!
I am so embarrassed I haven't read Frankenstein yet, but surely I'm not the only one so I have left in the explanation Paul gave me in this conversation. We definitely don't talk spoilers, but it will really add to your experience of A Country of Eternal Light...you cant read everything...
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This novel is exactly why I read. Wonderful characters so real I feel like I could chat with them. Themes I know intellectually, but haven't engaged with enough, wonderful stories that I can get swept away with...
I am a huge Lisa Ireland fan, and The One and Only Dolly Jamieson is my new Lisa Ireland favourite. So so good!
I was thrilled to get the chance to chat with Lisa again, perhaps too excited, I did let myself completely run out of seconds to wind up the interview properly...sorry!
Hope you enjoy the chat half as much as I did!
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Nicole Webb is the author of China Blonde , a journalist of over 30 years, a media trainer as well as book publicist! I was SO interested to talk with her; what a resume! She was event more fascinating than I was expecting, I loved to hear more about the expat life in China and cannot believe she spoke to me in the week before she left for the next overseas adventure!
I'm sure you'll want to see what Nicole is up to in Singapore, it seemed to me a lot of unpacking and acclimatising so far.. she could not be easier to connect with @nicolewebbonline on insta x
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I love love love Ava January. I think she is so fun, so talented and so lovely. It was such a delight to get the opportunity to speak with her recently. She is a a read hybrid of an author, some of her writing is traditionally published, others she indie produces. She writes long and short form; she's the whole package. I hope you enjoy the chat as much as I did doing the chatting!
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What a way to see out 2022, loved this chat with debut author Mercedes Mercier. White Noise is completely the thriller for me; fast paced, incredibly atmospheric, real danger without the bodies falling left, right and centre! I cannot wait for her next novel which we got to talk a little bit about in this chat, I think it'll be coming out in June so plenty of time to get into the world of Westmead prison!
This conversation does just stop; I don't know why I cant just see the ticking time and pull myself out of the conversation; windup nicely and thank the author for their time! Hope you get as immersed in the chat as I did!
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I am a huge Sophie Green fan, I love her novels; the sense of community, the friendships and the vivid landscapes. I've had the opportunity to interview her a few times at the shop at through a local Club W book chat, but this was the first time for my podcast and it isn't just about her latest novel- The Bellbird River Country Choir, it was really an insight into her time management, her hobbies and passions, her insights as a publisher.. I could have kept her all afternoon! So interesting! Let me know what you think!
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I took so long to edit this conversation because I just would NOT let John Purcell leave! I find him and his career absolutely fascinating. I absolutely loved The Lessons and think it would make an excellent summer read, the characters are all so meaty and the plot is all so fun! I loved hearing about the different books John has made a career in selling, his insights into the book industry, his writing process; I just could have kept chatting and chatting...
The conversation does leave in the middle of a sentence, it probably was always going to be the only way the poor author was ever going to get off the call, I loved the conversation and just could not tear myself away!
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I couldn't have loved this chat with Bronwyn Birdsall more. I got to hear all about her writing process and creating a book. I loved hearing more about her time in Sarajevo and her fantastic debut Time and Tide in Sarajevo x I hope you feel as lucky as I did, there is real magic in being a writer, and it was just so lovely to go behind the scenes.
Unfortunately I may have gotten caught up in the chat and failed to talk socials, which
was really remiss of me; Bronwyn Birdsall has a wonderful social media presence; bronwyn.birdall on insta
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I was already a big fan of Petronella McGovern with The Good Teacher and Six Minutes..but The Liars just caught me unaware; so clever, so fast, so much to think about!!! I loved the small tourist community, I loved the characters, I loved the absolutely everything about this thriller!! There are no spoilers in this episode, I just listened through again to be sure x hope you enjoy the chat, and if you want more in depth chat join in ReadA Book as an eagA member and we'll definitely do a deep dive..
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I had such a great time chatting with Eva Scott, I could have stayed on zoom all day talking cake, social media and mental health..just loved the conversation. I have read and loved all of Eva Scott's novels and Frankie is absolutely my all time favourite character! I hope you get a chance to read to read While You Were In The Country, I can't recommend it more highly, for me the perfect book at the perfect time! What a breathe of fresh air!
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There is coarse language in this episode
I had an absolute ball chatting with Victoria Brookman about her clever, fun, witty and thought provoking debut Burnt Out. It is a cracker of a novel (get it haha) It really discusses our climate emergency, but in a rom com of a way...I hope you love it!
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It was such a treat to chat with bestselling Australian Rural Romance author Lèonie Kelsall. I loved The River Gum Cottage as much as I did The Farm at Peppertree Crossing and The Wattle Seed Inn, I think she will forever just be an auto buy for me. I love the way she writes, I love the characters; the depth and scope of her people are next level.. I am such a fan of Australian Rural stories, and these books are exactly why! I loved the opportunity to chat with Lèonie Kelsall and hope you enjoy this episode
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Josh is one of my insta buddies and a bookseller at Dymocks George St. I love his feed and book recommendations and had been wanted to meet him for ages, when the opportunity came up to interview him for ReadA Book I jumped at it! And he's just as delightful as I thought he would be! As a book lover its just so interesting to talk with other bookies and to see how they have been able to build careers out of books.. and I was not disappointed in this conversation! Loved it
When I sat down to revamp my life and create a career for myself that still had books in it I made a list of all the people who are lucky enough to work with books... I'm always wanting to know how other people do it and all the different ways they do...surely I'm not the only one that finds it interesting and it's such a good opportunity to be able to chat with my idols! So I'm adding that string to my podcast repertoire! Such a pleasure sitting and chatting with Craig and Phil! They're so insightful and knowledgeable about the book industry
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What a treat it was to get to talk with Greg Woodland. I'm only really new to thrillers (too much of a baby) but I very much enjoyed The Night Whistler and was delighted to see a new novel set in the same town with Mick and Hal returning to solve another crime in Moorabool. This novel is just as creepy without causing you nightmares as the first. I really think it has such a strong sense of time and place, you know exactly where you are and are so caught up in these sudden deaths you are right beside the characters as they work out what has happened...thank you for listening!
I love me some Australian Rural Romance, I love a romance really but combine that with our Australian landscape and culture and I am there!! Stella Quinn is one of my favourites, I really enjoyed A Town Like Clarence; I loved Kirsty and Joey, as well as all his family, and hers to a lesser extent.. I loved the town of Clarence, it's a lovely setting and I am hoping to spend more time there. I thought it was a great story really well told! I'm so happy to have had the opportunity to chat with Stella Quinn x
I had NO idea what I was missing out on by not reading spec-fic and I am SO glad I got to start out with such a great story! What a great introduction!! I loved Teddy and the story of the outsiders I found here, I love the drive and commitment to the story I met in AViVA, such an incredible human! I loved our conversation, and I hope you do too!
It's been quite a while between podcast episodes and I've lost my shop since we've chatting last...I just wanted to say thank you for listening and I am sorry I've been not regularly producing my podcast; but I've had a good long think and a good strong talk to myself. I'm so lucky to have been able to take the time to do it! www.readabook.com.au here I come! Virtual Bookclubs are my jam, please sign up today!
This is another oldie but a great-ie chat. I got to speak with Karly Lane about her lovely Once Burnt, Twice Shy rural romance and man was I fangirling...she is just the best!
Another episode I should have released months ago... life hey?!? This was a conversation I was SO lucky to have with bestselling author Lee Christine about her latest release Dead Horse Gap, such an atmospheric police procedural. I loved it.
This was a great conversation that I got to have with Stephanie Parkyn late last year. It was stupid of me not to release it until now. She is wonderful, interesting and so engaging. I loved this chat, I just got 'too busy'... ridiculous! I loved The Freedom of Birds, its a historical fiction that follows a group of storytellers as they travel through France, and what we know as Germany through the fall of Napoleon's empire... I found it captivating and couldn't put it down! Just loved it x
I hadn't been able to get my hands on a copy of Treasure and Dirt before I got to chat with Chris Hammer, but I have since read this thriller and OMG what a ride!!! It is such a great novel!! This is quite an old conversation I had with Chris Hammer, I didn't think I could release it as a podcast because I hadn't read the novel, but he is just such an interesting author, it was silly not to x Chris Hammer is an incredible author and I was honoured to have had the opportunity to talk with him.
Goodness I LOVED this chat I got to have with Mary-Lou Stephens! There are so very slight spoilers in this chat, but I don't think it will take away from the first read at all. This is a wonderful debut novel, I couldn't have enjoyed it more and cannot wait to read whatever Mary-Lou Stephens writes next x
Wonderful characters, wonderful sense of place and sense of time, this is a great novel
What an thrill of a thriller The Torrent is! Winner of the 2020 Banjo Prize and just released police procedural...I couldn't have been more pleased to get to chat with Dinuka McKenzie! What a treat!
I didn't actually ask anything articulate, I spent the conversation completely in awe and TBH on the verge of tears. It's taken me way too long to even be able to listen back to it! Cringe doesn't go far enough x Luckily Fiona McIntosh is such a wonder the conversation is still worthwhile and I know I left the part in there when I have to wrap it up because I am crying with joy, that's just so you know I did try my hardest to record the best episode!
Life got in the way, but I wont ever stop being grateful for the life that I have that got in the way xx This is a conversation I got to have with Rural Fiction author Fleur McDonald last year. I think I deleted out a million 'oh my goodness, thank you so muches...' I did and still do feel incredibly lucky to have had the opportunity to speak with her, what a treat!
This was such a great conversation I was lucky enough to have with Mark Brandi recently. In it we talk all his novels- Wimmera, The Rip and The Others. I don't think there are any spoilers, just a great deal of gushing on my part; I am a huge fan. You can tell Mark Brandi is definitely interested in character and motivation, he does a wonderful job with people and the empathy is so apparent.
Thanks so much for listening x
This was another great conversation I got to have with Joanna Nell, the generosity of authors is absolutely astounding. She has just launched her new novel- The Tea Ladies of St Jude's Hospital and said yes to the chat! I really enjoy Joanna Nell novels, they're always so empathetic, so hilarious and so quirky!
Steve Matthews released Hitler's Brothel last year and soon has Hitler's Assassins coming out...he spoke to me recently about these two as well as his next years release that will round out the trilogy and his path to publication. He also spoke to me about his 2018 book- The Skinny Girl, the details 'Daisy's' experience of domestic violence. This episode isn't explicate, but it does discuss Hitler and we do go into domestic violence quite deeply x
This was a wonderful conversation that I had with Karyn Sepulveda recently. I love her and her novels. My audio in this episode isn't great, I don't know if maybe I was holding the mic down too low or if Karyn's audio is just SO good, but something to work on for next time... I loved The Women's Circle. It is a really special novel all about second chances, female support and the importance of connection.
When I first read The Nancys in 2019 I was surprised at how much I enjoyed a crime novel. I was captivated by the love I had for Tippy Chan as she investigates the murder of her teacher alongside her uncle and his partner. I was so excited to read the sequel when it was released earlier this year. This is a series that is just getting better and better. I completely loved all the Nancy Drew love and the town of Riverstone is one I was so happy to be back in. I was overjoyed and I'm afraid more than a bit excited to speak with Rob...such a treat
This is a chat I had with Belinda Alexandra just last week (no more sitting on episodes for me) She was so lovely to chat with me, I so enjoyed the conversation, and who knew people can jog in high heels...
This was an interesting, insightful chat I recently had with bestselling author Fiona Lowe. I had no idea the turnaround time was so limited. It was so great to learn more about the publishing business, and it was fantastic to talk with Fiona Lowe about her book- A Home Like Ours
Tabitha Bird is the author of A Lifetime Of Impossible Days and The Emporium Of Imagination. Both beautiful stories of magical realism that I have just loved. I think for me she'll always be one of those auto buy authors that you just know you are in safe hands with. I was so glad to speak with her just recently (no more lags between conversations and episodes for me!) regarding her novels. Here is our chat xo
I just love Claudine, I just love her podcast Talking Aussie Books- I've been listening to it for years now. It has kept me company through many a walk and domestic chore. I've always admired her interviews; her intelligence and knowledge, they are just wonderful examples to me of how great a bookish podcast can be,
I've wanted to ask her about Talking Aussie Books for so long now, it was such an honour to speak with her about all things podcasting and authors!
I read The Funny About Norman Foreman right on lockdown 2.0 and it was the PERFECT antidote. It's the loveliest novel, full of hope and tenderness. I completely loved it and was beyond thrilled when Julietta Henderson let me interview her. Turns out, I still get super nervous...
This is the last of my interviews from last year. I'm obviously SO embarrassed over the delay, and have well and truly learnt my lesson. Procrastination does not pay. Failure does not still well, nor is it a good look... I don't think you could find a bigger Maya Linnell fan, I love her rural romance novels, as well as her social media and general amazingness. This chat concerns her 2020 release Bottlebrush Creek. I loved Angie and Robs story so much. The renovations, the cooking, the pokadots...so fun!
Such a red-letter episode for me! I got to chat with Dani Vee, lovely person and podcaster extraordinaire!!
I LOVE me a business book, and have followed Mel Browne's more money for shoes for years, so I was delighted to get the chance to speak with her last year in relation to Budgets Don't Work...its all about money stories and finding your unique finance type.
I got so much out of the book and the conversation,
SCHOOL RULES ARE OPTIONAL is a really funny, fun middle-grade story of Jesse as he enters his last year of primary school. I was so pleased I got to chat with Alison last year, it was such a hilarious read!
I adore Tricia Stringer novels, they're always so but interesting. I seem to always go in expecting not to have anything in common with the protagonist and end up really relating on so many levels to the story. I just loved spending time with her chatting about The Family Inheritance, cannot wait for birds of a feather x
Gosh I loved this novel. It is abut grief and grieving, so it sounds silly to say that you loved the novel, but it is also full of community, and friendship, a cafe and food! There is so much to love within these pages. I can't wait for the next Around The World Supper Club installment!
I could easily be president of the Joanna Nell fanclub; I love her novels. They are always so insightful, so caring, so heartwarming and so sweet. The Great Escape from Woodlands Nursing Home was certainly no exception. The story opens with our protagonist Hattie falling off a ladder attempting to protect a nest of rare owls.. she needs care and is installed at the monopoly themed Woodlands Nursing Home. It's here she meets fellow inmates Walter and Murray and the Great Escape is hatched. It is a gorgeous story and I am incredibly grateful I got to speak with Joanna Nell. I'm just sorry I took so long to produce it x
I absolutely had the best time talking with Lisa Ireland. I loved The Secret Life of Shirley Sullivan. I love the exploration of lives lived together. I love that increasingly I'm reading more with older characters as main characters. I am so sorry about the quality, I have sat for hours trying to fix that..
Just to keep momentum here is another episode I have been procrastinating over. I love Kerri Turner novels, historical fiction is my absolute jam. The Daughter of Victory Lights was a great read as was The Last Days of the Romanov Dancers. This is a chat I had with Kerri last year, it is dated, but it is still a good one. Cannot wait to see what she does next!
I'm back on the podcasting tools, and note to self; it is so much harder relearning! This was such a lovely conversation I had with Cassie Hamer. She writes wonderful breezy books full of big themes and characters. I absolutely loved After The Party and The End of Cuthbert Close.
This is a chat I had with Sandie Docker earlier this year. I love Sandie Docker books, and the Banskia Bay Beach Shack is my favourite yet. It's lovely Aussie uplit that doesnt shy away from heavy themes.
This is a chat I had with Susan Francis recently. The Love That Remains is a beautiful memoir that came out in Feb 2020, I read it, loved it, and have found it has stayed with me.
Sheerwater is a moving, beautiful, hauting novel from Australian writer Leah Swann. I feel completely lucky to have been able to talk with Leah earlier this year.