ReadA Book Podcast

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 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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To join our ReadA Book community head on over to www.readabook.com.au. We are a wonderful collective of like minded book lovers where you can mix and mingle and be, and together we can all enjoy reading more

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 

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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 

And if you like this episode come on in and join us at www.readabook.com.au! There's a membership component, the first level is free and there's so much wonderful community there x 

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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! 

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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 

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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! 

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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! 

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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! 

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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.  

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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 

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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. 

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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   

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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!  

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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! 

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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!

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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 

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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! 

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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  

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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. 

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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  

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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... 

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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 

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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

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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! 

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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...

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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! 

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Such a red-letter episode for me! I got to chat with Dani Vee, lovely person and podcaster extraordinaire!! 

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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, 

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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! 

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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 

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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! 

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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     

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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.. 

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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! 

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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. 

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 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.

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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. 

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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. 

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