Yellow Shelf Podcast

Natasha Perry is most comfortable camouflaged in ordinary. Raised by a violent, drunken father, her innocence was ripped from her when she was forced down a path of self-destruction. To survive a traumatic past of strip clubs and drug abuse, her mind splintered. Now she madly survives behind a mask of restrained nothing special. Natasha uses music to soothe the psychotic-storm her alter-egos unlea...

In The Town Like No Other, Robert McLean weaves memoir with social and economic history to tell the story of Broken Hill during its 'magic years', 1950–1970. This is the portrait of a town that punched above its weight: a world-class mining centre that delivered record incomes and productivity, but also a thriving community where unions, managers and miners forged pragmatic partnerships....

In January 2023, an Afghan man ... a long-term refugee living in Australia walks into the home of two older women in Adelaide.  What begins as a simple request for help evolves into a year-long journey of connection, resilience, and unexpected friendship. Through the story of Laila, a single mother with five daughters, and her growing relationship with the author, this work explores the power of h...

Sexonomic is a candid, eclectic podcast that tackles sex, relationships and culture from a curious, no-taboo point of view The show is hosted by Heidi Holland that explores topics related to sex, sexuality, relationships, culture and taboo-breaking conversations in an open and curious way. Described as a podcast that talks about “things all sex-related” aimed at people who are naturally curious an...

ANZAC Strike Wing: Operations in the North Sea with RAF Coastal Command. Is the untold story of Australians and New Zealanders who fought side by side in the air war over Europe, ordinary men achieving extraordinary feats in one of history’s most dangerous arenas. This is a story of courage, comradeship, and daring that captures the true spirit of the ANZACs in the air. From the freezing airfields...

In the historic country town of Haveshore, newly divorced Belinda Sturt hopes to build a better life for herself. Though welcomed by the community for her vivacity and quiet strength, she’s not sure if she’s ready for love again. That is, until she meets charming gym owner Kyle Wright. Strong and sensitive, Kyle too is gun-shy of relationships. As their mutual attraction becomes impossible to igno...

Two hungry boys set out from their squat by a slow river on a not quite mythic quest for revenge. At the same time, a local pastor drives from his beachside home to visit a dying parishioner. What each means to the other will be revealed as brothers, Gark and Pell, run for their lives over one desperate night, across a coastal town haunted by its past. The Cross Thieves is bold, mature and compass...

Before the Anthropocene, the air pulsed with birdsong. Now, a silence is falling. Ava spends her days at The Department, rebuilding lost species from the remaining fragments of art and scientific data. Her dying mother thinks she should quit. So does her lover, and the sex workers who loiter outside her apartment. But when a ghost from her past shows up, Ava is compelled to follow its broken song...

 All the girls talked of marriage one day. Of romance and fluttering hearts and the places they’d call home. Ruby believed that being a wife was an unlikely scenario for her. The face after all would be something of a deterrent. In Melbourne in 1910, Ruby Pearl Hart is born into a family that does not want her. Failing to appreciate her gifts, all they see is the raspberry birthmark on her face. C...

A crime novel following two best friends and private investigators. It blends sharp humour, intriguing twists, and the dynamic bond between its morally flexible heroines to deliver a compelling mystery set across Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula. Morally flexible best mates and private investigators Alice and Teddy pride themselves on fixing every kind of mess imaginable, no questions asked. So, wh...

Death by Birding is a humorous and informative nature-and-birdwatching podcast hosted by Dr Cesar Puechmarin, an Australian wildlife veterinarian, photographer and ecosystem communicator.  The show explores the world of birding  .... from quirky bird facts and birdwatching culture to deep chats with guests ranging from scientists and photographers to comedians and bird community personalities.  Ea...

Surviving the unimaginable isn’t the end of the story, it’s the beginning.  A gap year, a tragedy and a lucky escape. At just 18 years old, Karen Hamilton spent a year of her life sleeping at 25 Cromwell Street, the house of horrors where the infamous serial killers Fred and Rose West committed Their despicable crimes.  Whilst staying with a lodger and friend, Liz, she slept on the top floor whils...

In Good Work: Transforming Your Work from the Inside Out, organisational psychologist and leadership partner Dr Kat Page challenges one of the most pervasive myths of modern life ... that work is inherently bad for us. Good Work argues that real change won’t come from quick fixes, motivational quotes or coping strategies. It comes from reimagining the way we work together. Drawing on decades of ps...

 Do It Afraid by debut author Kent Chevalier is a forthcoming inspirational Christian self-help book that encourages readers to step boldly into God’s purpose for their lives even when they’re scared. Drawing from his own life experiences, Chevalier shares honest stories of stepping into uncertainty, taking risks in faith, and navigating both success and failure. He reframes fear not as a stop sig...

The Deflector from debut author Nicole Liang is a young adult fantasy novel that follows sixteen-year-old Akari, who has spent the last decade living a quiet life after escaping a brutal event known as the Great Harvest and discovering her rare ability to deflect wounds. When a mysterious Andelovian boy arrives in her home of Cheyvelenia, Akari’s past begins to surface, drawing her into a thrillin...

 Digital Facade: A Zoe Blaise Mystery, book 3 from the  Zoe Blaise Mystery Series In a world where beauty is manufactured and reality is optional, the truth is the most dangerous weapon of all. Still recovering from her harrowing experience at Sanctuary, Zoe retreats to her brother’s remote home on the west coast of Wales— only to be pulled back into the shadows of a new conspiracy. At the centre...

Full Stack Human: The Mindset Upgrade You Need to Stay Human in a World Ruled by Technology Full Stack Human will transform how you navigate chaos and complexity at work and in daily life. Authors Dara Simkin (Australia’s leading play-at-work specialist) and Tâne Hunter (data scientist and futurist) combine cutting-edge neuroscience, behavioural psychology and stories from the real world to show y...

Three friends. Two disappearances. Thirty-five years apart. To uncover the truth, Toby must unravel a time-bending mystery that leads back to Queensland's worst train crash. Labour Day 1982 – a ‘super-blue-blood-moon’ looms high in the sky, thirty-five years since it last appeared. Three boys set out on an adventure, exploring the trail of a ghost train long since forgotten. It is also the 35...

Don't Be Caught Dead is a podcast about the conversations most of us avoid .... until we’re forced to have them. Don’t Be Caught Dead is a weekly documentary-style podcast that tackles death, dying, grief, end-of-life planning and the experiences that go with it. It’s designed to encourage open, honest conversations about mortality and the loss of loved ones, topics many people shy away from....

Amanda Commander: The Great Orange Bake-Off by Coral Vass (with illustrations by Heidi Cooper Smith) is a fun and heart-warming children’s story in the popular Amanda Commander series. In this sixth instalment, Amanda and her friends are excited to take part in their school’s big bake-off ... but things get complicated when she’s split from her usual team and paired with Eve, someone she didn’t ex...

The Vanishing of Vivienne Cameron Forty Years Searching for the Phillip Island Murderer A murdered young woman; a missing wife; a forty-year mystery. In 1986 on Phillip Island, a young woman called Beth Barnard was savagely murdered and her boyfriend’s wife, Vivienne Cameron, went missing. The police immediately jumped to what they thought was the obvious conclusion: in a jealous rage, Vivienne ha...

Morgan Sage is a mother of two who has been divorced and remarried.  She is savvy, bright, successful and sensitive and she loves her kids more than anything on Earth. She thought that bringing a man and a father figure into the fold of her family was just what they needed to be whole again. She had no idea that the man she delivered to her children would be a monster. As Morgan faces her hardest...

The business of chemicals drives the business of the world. The lessons and insights these executive leaders share is valuable for business leaders everywhere.  Learn from highly respected executives in leading chemical companies: large (Fortune 50), medium (private and public) and small (niche business, startups and more). Host Victoria Meyer, chemical industry veteran and expert interviewer, app...

Other Lovers by Natalia Rachel is an intimate, emotionally astute novel about desire, secrecy, and the complicated stories we tell ourselves about love. Centring on characters who find themselves on the margins of conventional relationships, the book explores what it means to want more than you’re “supposed” to want  and the quiet ache of living as someone’s second, hidden, or conditional choice. ...

Full Throttle & Torque: My Alien Roadtrip is a thrivival guide for brilliant, sensitive, slightly quirky humans finding their voice and their way. At some point, we've all felt like we don't quite fit. But what if the very things that make us feel out of place are actually our greatest strengths - our superpowers? If you have ever felt like an outsider, a rebel, or a beautifully wire...