ReadA Book Podcast

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

What did you think? Lets chat! 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...

What did you think? Lets chat! 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...

What did you think? Lets chat! 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 on over to www.r...

What did you think? Lets chat! 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...

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

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

What did you think? Lets chat! 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. We are a wonderfu...

What did you think? Lets chat! 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...

What did you think? Lets chat! 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 lovers where you c...

What did you think? Lets chat! 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...

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

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

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

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

What did you think? Lets chat! 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...

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

What did you think? Lets chat! 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...

What did you think? Lets chat! 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 and be, a...

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

What did you think? Lets chat! 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...

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

What did you think? Lets chat! 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...

What did you think? Lets chat! 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...

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