Reading By Candlelight Book Club

𝗛𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿 Dec Book Box - 𝘎𝘪𝘳𝘭 𝘍𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 My final @readingby.candlelight interview for 2024 is with the super-talented Hayley Scrivenor, author of the December Book Box GIRL FALLING. I felt like I was listening to a masterclass on how to craft a spell-binding, best-selling novel as we delved into her writing process and why this story was the one she had to write.  Hayley talks about her resea...

✨ CHRISTINE GREGORY ✨ 𝑃𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑎 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒 Join our host Fiona Taylor as she interviews debut author Christine Gregory about her crime debut 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑦 for the @readingbycandlelight podcast (as always, 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲!)  We explore the importance of setting, how her story writing is always driven by character, how she wrote her debut during lockdown, and the importance of entering writing compet...

✨ CLAIRE SUTHERLAND ✨ 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘶𝘱 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘴? Join me as I interview debut author @clairesutherland about her crime thriller THE CRAG for the @readingbycandlelight podcast (as always, 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲!)  Claire and I chatted about rock climbing, whether it was wishful thinking having St Kilda win a grand final, how she incurred the wrath of North Korea & how amazing the editors ar...

✨ MARK MUPOTOSA-RUSSELL ✨ 𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒’𝑠 𝑛𝑜 𝑠𝑢𝑐ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑠 𝑎𝑛 𝑒𝑥-𝑘𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑟. Join me as I interview debut author @markwillrussell about his brilliantly dark thriller THE HITWOMAN’S GUIDE TO REDUCING HOUSEHOLD DEBT for the @readingbycandlelight podcast (as always, 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲!)  Mark and I had a fun half hour chatting about how he came up with such an original plot, how to make a contract killer seem empath...

✨LISA KENWAY ✨ That interest in people, which drove me to become a doctor in the first place, also makes me interested to write about them - Lisa Kenway Join me as I interview debut author and anaesthetist @lisakenway about her twisty thriller about memory loss & the secrets we keep for the @readingbycandlelight podcast (as always, spoiler-free!) Congratulations to Lisa, whose debut ALL YOU...

✨𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗔 𝗝𝗢𝗛𝗡𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗡✨ Join our host Fiona Taylor as she chats with Melbourne debut author Anna Johnston,  Reading By Candlelight's   Book Box author for JULY 2024, about her delightful and heartwarming novel 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙙 𝙇𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙁𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙠 𝙁𝙞𝙛𝙚 in this spoiler-free interview. 𝐼𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑙 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑚𝑦 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠 ' 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑔𝑜𝑡 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑘𝑒𝑦𝑏𝑜𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑎𝑔𝑒. We chat about Anna’s grandfather Fre...

✨𝙇𝙊𝙐𝙄𝙎𝙀 𝙒𝙊𝙇𝙃𝙐𝙏𝙀𝙍 ✨ Join our host Fiona Taylor as she chats with Western Australian author Louise Wolhuter,  Reading By Candlelight's   Book Box author for JUNE 2024, about her very twisty novel Shadows Of Winter Robins in this spoiler-free interview. 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗗𝗢𝗪𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗥𝗢𝗕𝗜𝗡𝗦 has so many twists that it is impossible to talk about the plot without giving away spoilers so if you love ordinary...

Join our host Fiona Taylor as she chats with Melbourne author A lexander Thorpe,  Reading By Candlelight's   Book Box author for MAY 2024, about his classic whodunit DEATH HOLDS THE KEY  in this spoiler-free interview. Alexander now holds the very special honour of being the 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕 male author to feature in the book boxes and he certainly brought his A-game to our little spoiler-free chat! 🙌...

Join our host Fiona Taylor as she chats with Melbourne author Holly Craig ,  Reading By Candlelight's   Book Box author for APRIL 2024, about her chilling thriller THE RIP  in this spoiler-free interview. We have a fabulous spoiler-free chat about her brilliant second novel and the story behind setting it on Rottnest Island. Holly shares what inspired her characters, the themes of motherhood...

Join our host Fiona Taylor as she chats with Melbourne author Kerryn Mayne ,  Reading By Candlelight's   Book Box author for MARCH 2024, about her delightfully bonkers crime thriller Joy Moody Is Out Of Time  in this spoiler-free interview. Kerryn is always a delight to interview - funny, self-deprecating, witty, and transparently honest about her writing and herself. We talk about her girl c...

Join our host Fiona Taylor as she chats with Melbourne author Kylie Orr ,  Reading By Candlelight's   Book Box author for FEBRUARY 2024, about her latest domestic suspense The Eleventh Floor in this spoiler-free interview. Kylie is refreshingly honest as we discuss motherhood, sleep deprivation, why she loves to put her characters through the wringer, and what she is up to next.  ~ Reading by...

Join our host, Fiona Taylor, as she chats with bestselling Tasmanian author Jo Dixon, Reading By Candlelight's Book Box author for JANUARY 2024, about her twisty suspense thriller A Shadow At The Door in this SPOILER-FREE interview. ~ Reading by Candlelight Book Boxes ~ To celebrate new Australian authors and their stories, every book box is lovingly created to compliment the book's sett...

Join our host, Fiona Taylor, as she chats with author Alli Parker, Reading By Candlelight's Book Box author for DECEMBER, about her beautiful and deeply personal debut At The Foot Of The Cherry Tree in this SPOILER-FREE interview. ~ Reading by Candlelight Book Boxes ~ To celebrate new Australian authors and their stories, every book box is lovingly created to compliment the book's settin...

Join our host, Fiona Taylor, as she chats with author Karina May, Reading By Candlelight's Book Box author for NOVEMBER, about her delicious debut Duck À L'Orange for Breakfast  in this SPOILER-FREE interview. In this spoiler-free interview, Karina and I have a wonderful chat about love, Paris and food (recipes are in the back of the book!) We also touch on her personal & inspiration...

Join our host, Fiona Taylor, as she chats with author Molly Schmidt, Reading By Candlelight's Book Box author for OCTOBER, about her award-winning debut Salt River Road in this SPOILER-FREE interview. ~ Reading by Candlelight Book Boxes ~ To celebrate new Australian authors and their stories, every book box is lovingly created to compliment the book's setting and characters and is availa...

Join our host, Fiona Taylor, as she chats with author Holly Craig, Reading By Candlelight's Book Box author for SEPTEMBER, about her already bestselling debut The Shallows in this SPOILER-FREE interview. ~ Reading by Candlelight Book Boxes ~ To celebrate new Australian authors and their stories, every book box is lovingly created to compliment the book's setting and characters and is ava...

Join our host, Fiona Taylor, as she chats with author Claire Van Ryn, Reading By Candlelight's Book Box author for AUGUST, about her emotional and beautiful historical novel The Secrets of the Huon Wren in this SPOILER-FREE interview. ~ Reading by Candlelight Book Boxes ~ To celebrate new Australian authors and their stories, every book box is lovingly created to compliment the book's se...

Join our host, Fiona Taylor, as she chats with author Veronica Lando, Reading By Candlelight's Book Box author for JULY, about her evocative page-turning thriller The Drowning Girls in this SPOILER-FREE interview. ~ Reading by Candlelight Book Boxes ~ To celebrate new Australian authors and their stories, every book box is lovingly created to compliment the book's setting and characters...

Join our host, Fiona Taylor, as she chats with author Mercedes Mercier, Reading By Candlelight's Book Box author for JUNE, about her twisty psychological thriller Black Lies in this SPOILER-FREE interview. ~ Reading by Candlelight Book Boxes ~ A celebration of up-and-coming Australian authors, delicious beverages, and incredible creations available at Molly's Cottage Read by Candlelight...

Join our host, Fiona Taylor, as she chats with author Megan Rogers, Reading By Candlelight's Book Box author for MAY, about her beautiful and evocative debut The Heart Is A Star (SPOILER FREE). ~ Reading by Candlelight ~ A celebration of up-and-coming Australian authors, delicious beverages, and incredible creations. Read by Candlelight at Molly's Cottage and join a community where you c...

Join our host, Fiona Taylor, as she chats with author Rae Cairns about her adrenaline-charged suspense thriller Dying To Know   (SPOILER FREE). ~ Reading by Candlelight ~ A celebration of up-and-coming Australian authors, delicious beverages, and incredible creations. Read by Candlelight at Molly's Cottage and join a community where you can share your love of reading, candles, and supporting...

Join our host, Fiona Taylor, as she chats with author Ali Lowe, Reading By Candlelight's Book Box author for April, about her twisty and entertaining domestic suspense thriller The Running Club   (SPOILER FREE). ~ Reading by Candlelight ~ A celebration of up-and-coming Australian authors, delicious beverages, and incredible creations. Read by Candlelight at Molly's Cottage and join a com...

Join our host, Fiona Taylor, as she chats all things Lenny with debut author Kerryn Mayne, Reading By Candlelight's Book Box author for March, about her uplifting crime thriller, Lenny Marks Gets Away With Murder (or does she?) SPOILER FREE. ~ Reading by Candlelight ~ A celebration of up-and-coming Australian authors, delicious beverages, and incredible creations. Read by Candlelight at Molly...

Join RBC host Fiona Taylor and award-winning author Dinuka McKenzie as they discuss (spoiler free) the second book in her Detective Kate Miles series, "Taken". ~ Reading by Candlelight ~ A celebration of up-and-coming Australian authors, delicious beverages, and incredible creations. Read by Candlelight at Molly's Cottage and join a community where you can share your love of reading...

Join Fiona Taylor and Jo Dixon as they discuss (spoiler free) Jo's journey to publication and the origin story of her debut novel, The House of Now and Then.  ~ Reading by Candlelight ~ A celebration of up and coming Australian authors, delicious beverages and incredible creations. Read by Candlelight at Molly's Cottage and join a community where you can share your love of reading, candl...