Words and Nerds: Authors, books and literature.

S2 E18 - Date with a Debut - Jade and Emerald by Michelle See-Tho.

We're doing NaNoWriMo. Four published authors writing 50,000 words in a month! Join us!

Claire (C. A.) Wright’s Sky Song is a retelling of Hans Christian Anderson The Nightingale. We chat about creating an appropriation, and how she wrote a character who transforms from woman to bird. They chat about faith and politics, loneliness and finding your people. CA Wright also shares her journey to publication.

TAKEOVER: Nick Wasiliev and Alicia Thompson on her book, Ex. Exclusively for W&N!

Christopher Cheng is an award-winning children’s fiction and non fiction author. His most recent picture book, Dragon Folding, is a tribute to his neighbours and godson. We chat about including personal element to stories, love and loss and why was this important to explore in a picture book. We also chat about resilience of the human spirit and a human need for community. Everything you wanted to...

Date With A Debut is a podcast hosted by writer Nick Wasiliev: shining a light on debut authors, their incredible books, and their journeys to publication. For the seventeenth episode of series two, Nick sits down with Mark Wales, author of Outrider. They discuss the book, transforming Australia into a war-torn landscape, the challenges of writing action on the page, working on the set of a major...

An assassin and a troubled young woman become unlikely allies when they land themselves in a deadly chase that could destroy their lives... even if they survive. The first book in a blockbuster thriller series from Matt Rogers, million copy bestseller and ‘a bright new talent shaking up the genre'

🎙️ TAKEOVER ALERT! 🎙️ Award-winning crime writing besties Katherine Kovacic and R.W.R. McDonald team up for a special Words and Nerds TAKEOVER! 🎧💥 Dive into a fascinating chat as they explore Rob’s latest audiobook, An Ambush of Widows—from the spark of an idea to collaborating with an audiobook publisher, and even the surprise of accidentally writing historical fiction! ✍️🔍 Perfect for fans of...

When human remains are discovered in a forest, police are baffled, the locals are shocked and one group of old friends starts to panic. Their long-held secret is about to be uncovered. It all began in 1999 when sixteen-year-old Aaron ran away from home, drawing his friends into an unforeseeable chain of events that no one escaped from unscathed. In The Ledge, past and present run breathlessly para...

Date With A Debut is a podcast hosted by writer Nick Wasiliev: shining a light on debut authors, their incredible books, and their journeys to publication. For the sixteenth episode of series two, Nick sits down with Melissa Goode, author of Ordinary Human Love. They discuss the book, how your values come into conflict with the needs of others, love and obligation, and more. TRIGGER WARNING: This...

Dani Vee and Valerie Khoo from Words and Nerds Podcast and So You Want to be a Writer, have a fireside chat about interviewing creatives. They have interviewed thousands of creatives and have seen it all! How do you nail an interview? What can do to prepare? What bugs an interviewer? A must listen for any creative preparing for their first interview or creatives wanting to refine their interview s...

Mark Mupotsa-Russell and Dani Vee: The Hitwoman's Guide to Reducing Household Debt chat about his new book, witty crime fiction, marriage and what he's learnt about writing.

Date With A Debut is a podcast hosted by writer Nick Wasiliev: shining a light on debut authors, their incredible books, and their journeys to publication. For the fifteenth episode of series two, Nick sits down with Susannah Begbie, author of The Deed. They discuss the book, winning the Richell Prize, chaotic family dynamics, how siblings view their parents in different ways, creating country Aus...

Dani Vee and Danielle Banks chat about her new book Six Summers of Tash and Leopold, navigating friendships, complex families and juggling being an author, agent and lecturer.

S2 E14 - Date With A Debut - Big Time by Jordan Prosser by Words and Nerds: Authors, books and literature.

697. Kylie Howarth and Dani Vee - Kev and Trev

Date With A Debut is a podcast hosted by writer Nick Wasiliev: shining a light on debut authors, their incredible books and their journeys to publication. For the thirteenth episode of series two, Nick sits down with Ernest Price, author of The Pyramid of Needs. They discuss the book, releasing it on the International Transgender Day of Visibility, family dynamics, different forms of truth, and mo...

696. Emily Tsokos Purtill and Dani Vee - Matia by Words and Nerds: Authors, books and literature.

Tips on becoming a creating a graphic novel. Dani Vee speaks to Li Chen, comic artist and creator of Detective Beans and the Case of the Missing Hat her first graphic novel. We chat about the development of a graphic novel, humour and her publishing journey.

S2 E12 - Date With A Debut - To and Fro by Anton Clifford-Motopi by Words and Nerds: Authors, books and literature.

Takeover:  It's a kidlit takeover! Writer and librarian Lara Cain Gray joins legendary author/illustrator Jules Faber to chat in a very grown-up way about children's books. Lara's new release helps adults dive deeper into the mechanics of picture books, while Jules is about to let his 50th book loose on an unsuspecting public. You've been warned.  Book blurb:  The Grown-Up's Guide to Picture Books...

S2 E11 - Date With A Debut - Sit, Stay, Love (+ Love From Scratch) by Amy Hutton by Words and Nerds: Authors, books and literature.

Lisa Kenway and Dani Vee - All You Took From Me - writing, new author, thriller.

We chat about the perils and heartbreak of publishing, and of course how much we love what we do. We also chat about Chenee's new release Breaking Pointe and Dani's new release Riley's FAILPROOF Guide to Breaking a School Record.

A breathtaking fantasy-adventure trilogy. Do you dare step into the Realm? A magical journey awaits . . .