ReadA Book Podcast

What did you think? Lets chat! 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!  And to join  our ReadA Book community  h...

What did you think? Lets chat! 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 i...

What did you think? Lets chat! 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 read...

What did you think? Lets chat! 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...

What did you think? Lets chat! 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 to...

What did you think? Lets chat! 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!!!!  And to joi...

What did you think? Lets chat! 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...  And to join  our ReadA Book community  head...

What did you think? Lets chat! 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...

What did you think? Lets chat! 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 aw...

What did you think? Lets chat! 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...

What did you think? Lets chat! 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 l...

What did you think? Lets chat! 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.. And to join  o...

What did you think? Lets chat! 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!  And t...

What did you think? Lets chat! 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!!  And to join  our ReadA Book communi...

What did you think? Lets chat! 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...

What did you think? Lets chat! 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...

What did you think? Lets chat! 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...

What did you think? Lets chat! 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 thi...

What did you think? Lets chat! 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...

What did you think? Lets chat! 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...

What did you think? Lets chat! 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 did you think? Lets chat! 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) sta...

What did you think? Lets chat! 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 excitin...

What did you think? Lets chat! 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 Masterpiec...

What did you think? Lets chat! 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 intimid...