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!! And to join our ReadA Book community head o…

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 f…

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 …

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 an…

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! And to join our ReadA Book community head on over to www.readabook.com.au. W…

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,…

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! And to join our ReadA Book community head on over to www.readabook.com.au. We are a wonderful collective of like minded book lo…

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 …

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 fa…

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? And to join our ReadA Book com…

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…

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 a…

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…

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 …

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 …

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! And 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 …

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…

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 l…

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…

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 n…

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 mar…

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 f…

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 l…

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!…

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…

*****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…

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…

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 neurodivergen…

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 …

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...…

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…

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 an…

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 …

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 wi…

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 book…

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 entitle…

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 t…

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 warni…

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!!! …

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…

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 abo…

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.. And to join our ReadA Book communi…

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 m…

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 …

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. And to join our Rea…

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 …

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 th…

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 th…

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…

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…