QBD Book Club: The Podcast

Join host Victoria Carthew as she speaks with international bestselling author Tara Moss, about her latest Billie Walker historical mystery, “The Italian Secret”.  When recently returned wartime investigative journalist Billie Walker uncovers a dusty box in her father’s private inquiry office, the contents just might upend everything Billie thought she knew. Billie follows a trail of secrets to It...

Join host Victoria Carthew as she speaks with Australian author Jessica Mansour-Nahra, about her debut psychological thriller, “The Farm”.  When Leila suffers a health tragedy, her partner, James, suggests a year away from the city - they'll stay on his remote family farm, where the wide, open spaces and clean country air will help. Feeling claustrophobic in the oppressive house, Leila is pla...

Join host Victoria Carthew as she speaks with bestselling Australian author Garry Disher, about his latest Paul Hirsch mystery, “Mischance Creek”.  When all other services are fully stretched in their rural small town, Paul Hirsch is forced to abandon his administrative duties to offer emergency roadside assistance to a lost tourist. However, Annika Nordrum isn’t exactly a tourist – she’s searchin...

Join host Victoria Carthew as she speaks with bestselling author JD Kirk, about his latest DCI Jack Logan thriller, “A Rock and a Hard Place”.  When washed-up 80s rock legend Johnny Freestone is found dead in a cave, it appears to be another celebrity lost to a reckless lifestyle, but detective Jack Logan thinks otherwise. As Logan delves into Johnny's final days, he uncovers a trail of bitte...

Join host Victoria Carthew as she speaks with Australia’s multi-award-winning writer Sulari Gentill, about her latest mystery, “Five Found Dead”. When Meredith Penvale and her writer brother, Joe, step aboard the iconic Orient Express, they're embarking on a journey steeped in both luxury and mystery. After a virus infiltrates the train in Paris, passengers are trapped and are cut off from th...

Welcome to QBD Romance Club! Hosted by Amy Matthews, author and associate professor in Creative Writing at Flinders University, the podcast will dive deep into the world of romance, featuring insightful conversations with some of Australia’s biggest names in the genre. In this episode, we’re joined by debut author Tierney Page whose novel The Other Brother gives the “ex-boyfriend’s brother” trope...

Join host Victoria Carthew as she speaks with bestselling Australian author Gabriel Bergmoser about his latest thriller, “High Rise”. After a year of searching, ex-cop Jack Carlin has found his estranged daughter, Morgan, holed up in the top floor of a rundown high-rise building. However, not only does Morgan not want to be saved, but Jack’s enemies are out for blood and don't mind if Morgan...

This time on QBD Book Club: The Podcast , our special guest host Michael Robotham interviews Nick Croydon on his debut fiction title, "The Turing Protocol."  In the midst of World War II, Enigma codebreaker Alan Turing has created a machine named Nautilus that can send a message back into the recent past. After Turing uses it to help the Allied forces succeed on D-Day, he sees the power...

Join host Victoria Carthew as she chats with acclaimed true crime author and podcaster Emiy Webb about her brand-new book "Murder in the Suburbs".  Delving into a gripping collection of chilling cases from Australia and beyond, this volume covers both well-known and obscure crimes, revealing the dark underbelly lurking beneath seemingly peaceful neighbourhoods. Murder in the Suburbs is a...

Join host Victoria Carthew as she chats with internationally bestselling author Clemence Michallon about her brand-new book "Our Last Resort".  In this gripping, atmospheric thriller, we follow Frida and her brother Gabriel. Fifteen years after escaping a cult, they reunite at a luxury resort—only for a guest to turn up dead. As police lock down the hotel and Gabriel becomes the prime su...

Welcome to QBD Romance Club! Hosted by Amy Matthews, author and associate professor in Creative Writing at Flinders University, the podcast will dive deep into the world of romance, featuring insightful conversations with some of Australia’s biggest names in the genre. This episode, we’re joined by the delightful Rebecca Thorne (Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea), who whisks us into the charming wor...

Join host Victoria Carthew as she speaks with New York Times bestselling author Michael Robotham about his latest Philomena McCarthy thriller, “The White Crow”. On patrol one eventful night, Phil discovers a lone wandering child who leads her to the aftermath of a deadly home invasion, as three miles away a prominent jeweller is found strapped to an explosive in his ransacked store. The crimes are...

Join host Victoria Carthew as she chats with Sarah Di Lorenzo - resident nutritionist for Channel 7's "Sunrise" and "Weekend Sunrise" - about her brand-new book "The Liver Repair Plan".  The liver's ability to heal and regenerate can greatly improve your wellbeing. Clinical nutritionist and bestselling author Sarah Di Lorenzo's four-week plan has helped...

Join host Victoria Carthew as she speaks with Australian author Sam Guthrie about his debut thriller, “The Peak”. Political hatchet man Charlie will do anything to protect his longtime Sebastian, government minister and his longtime best friend. When Sebastian does the unthinkable, things in the outside world start to fall apart too and Charlie can’t help but wonder, what the hell did Sebastian do...

In this exciting interview, our Children's Category Manager Dion, sits down with Jeff to discuss his 20th book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series coming this October! Jeff and Dion dive into the awkward and comedic hardships of life as a middle school kid, the antics that unfold with Greg and Rowley, and what growing up with the Heffley family would be like. Order your copy of "Diary Of...

Join host Victoria Carthew as she speaks with multi-million-copy international bestseller Lisa Jewell about her newest title, "Don't Let Him In".  He's the perfect man. He says he loves you. You think he might even be made for you. Before long he's moved into your house - and into your heart. And then he leaves for days at a time. You don't know where he's gone o...

Welcome to QBD Romance Club! Hosted by Amy Matthews, author and associate professor in Creative Writing at Flinders University, the podcast will dive deep into the world of romance, featuring insightful conversations with some of Australia’s biggest names in the genre. This episode, we’re joined by the vibrant Ash London ( Love On The Air ), who brings all her signature energy and warmth as we cha...

Join host Victoria Carthew as she speaks with bestselling author Riley Sager about his latest novel, “With a Vengence”. In 1942, six people destroyed Anna Matheson’s family. Twelve years later, she’s ready for retribution. Under false pretences, Anna has lured those responsible for her family’s downfall onto a luxury train from Philadelphia to Chicago, an overnight journey of fourteen hours. Her g...

Join host Dion McLeod as he chats with bestselling author Jen Calonita about "Disney Twisted Tales 21: Cruel Truth".  ABOUT THE BOOK:  What if Anita and Cruella were best friends? It’s 1953, and teenage Anita Weatherby and her family have just moved to a booming postwar London. While her older sister settles right in, to the delight of their parents, Anita finds their new school—and her...

Join Victoria Carthew as she speaks with internationally bestselling author Kayte Nunn about her latest novel, “The Palazzo”. Newly widowed beauty entrepreneur Vivi Savidge's fortieth birthday is fast approaching, and she plans to celebrate it at the Palazzo Stellina, a historic former convent in the foothills of the Italian Alps run by disgraced chef, Marco Bianchi, and his elderly grandmoth...

Welcome to QBD Romance Club! Hosted by Amy Matthews, author and associate professor in Creative Writing at Flinders University, the podcast will dive deep into the world of romance, featuring insightful conversations with some of Australia’s biggest names in the genre. This time, we welcome the effervescent Lynette Noni ("Wandering Wild") to explore the tension and chemistry that can be...

Join host Victoria Carthew as she chats with New Zealand-based author Jennifer Trevelyan about her debut novel, “A Beautiful Family”. At ten years old, she catches more than her parents and older sister suspect. Over their summer break, her mother plans to finish her novel, her father wants to grill and watch cricket, and her fifteen-year-old sister hopes to catch the eye of a local lifeguard. Wit...

Join host Victoria Carthew as she speaks with author Chloe Elisabeth Wilson about her debut novel, “Rytual”. Marnie Sellick is adrift when she lands a job at the coveted, mysterious beauty brand ‘rytual cosmetica’. The enigmatic founder and CEO, Luna Peters, takes a liking to Marnie, and as the two grow closer Marnie becomes intoxicated by the life that Luna, and rytual, can offer her. But all is...

Welcome to QBD Romance Club! Hosted by Amy Matthews, author and associate professor in Creative Writing at Flinders University, the podcast will dive deep into the world of romance, featuring insightful conversations with some of Australia’s biggest names in the genre. This time, we welcome the charming Ashley Poston (“The Seven Year Slip”) to explore the magnetism behind the age-old right person,...

Join host Victoria Carthew as she speaks with actor and author Darcy Tindale about her latest novel, “Burning Mountain”. In April 2006, fifteen-year-old Oliver went hiking to the lookout on Burning Mountain - and vanished without trace. His four schoolmates were the last ones to see him on the trek, yet the teenagers were never able to explain his disappearance. Almost twenty years later, Detectiv...