Relaxing Reads
Episodes
Relaxing Reads Podcast - Author Q&A with Roz Nay "The Offing"
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest episode, hosts Simone, Tanya and Deb discuss The Offing by Roz Nay. Two best friends, a yacht off the coast of Australia, and a getaway ...
Relaxing Reads - Roz Nay "The Offing"
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest episode, hosts Simone, Tanya and Deb discuss The Offing by Roz Nay. Two best friends, a yacht off the coast of Australia, and a getaway ...
Relaxing Reads - Author Q&A with Morgan Dick "Favourite Daughter"
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest episode, hosts, Simone, Tanya and Deb chat with Morgan Dick, author of Favourite Daughter. We talk about addiction, therapy and our favo...
Relaxing Reads - Morgan Dick "Favourite Daughter"
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest episode, we dive into Favourite Daughter by debut author Morgan Dick.What if your therapist was actually your sister—and neither of yo...
Relaxing Reads - Author Q&A with Marissa Stapley "The Lightning Bottles"
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest episode, hosts Simone, Tanya and Deb talk to the author of “The Lightning Bottles” Marissa Stapley. We chat about the 90's grunge er...
Relaxing Reads - Marissa Stapley "The Lightning Bottles"
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest episode, hosts Simone, Tanya and Deb discuss “The Lightning Bottles” from Marissa Stapley. It’s all about love, drugs and rock &am...
Relaxing Reads - Liane Moriarty “Here One Moment”
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our latest podcast, hosts Simone, Tany and Deb discuss “Here One Moment” from Liane Moriarty. This novel takes us on a short flight from Hobart to...
Brooklyn Thomas Isn't Here - Author Q&A featuring Alli Vail
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest podcast, hosts Simone, Tanya and Deb chat with the author of “Brooklyn Thomas Isn't Here” Alli Vail. Brooklyn's best friend is missi...
Alli Vail - Brooklyn Thomas Isn't Here
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our latest podcast, hosts Simone, Tany and Deb discuss “Brooklyn Thomas Isn’t Here” a novel by Alli Vail. Her best friend is missing, her career...
Coming To Find You - Author Q&A featuring Jane Corry
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest podcast, hosts Simone, Tanya and Deb interview Jane Corry the author of the gripping and emotional thriller, “Coming To Find You”.Se...
Jane Corry - Coming To Find You
07 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest podcast, hosts Simone, Tanya and Deb discuss, “Coming To Find You” by Jane Corry. This is certainly a gripping and emotional thrille...
The Holiday Honeymoon Switch - Author Q&A featuring Julia McKay
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest podcast, hosts Simone, Tanya and Deb chat with the author of The Holiday Honeymoon Switch Julia McKay / Marissa Stapley. We ask her our ...
Julia McKay - The Holiday Honeymoon Switch
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest podcast, hosts Simone, Tanya and Deb discuss The Holiday Honeymoon Switch from Julia McKay / Marissa Stapley. Trading places and vacatio...
Death by a Thousand Cuts - Author Q&A featuring Shashi Bhat
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest podcast, hosts Simone, Tanya and Deb talk to the author of “Death by a Thousand Cuts” Shashi Bhat. She shares what inspired these st...
Shashi Bhat - Death by a Thousand Cuts
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest podcast, hosts Simone, Tanya and Deb discuss “Death by a Thousand Cuts” a collection of short stories, that comes from author Shashi...
Carley Fortune - This Summer Will Be Different
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest podcast, hosts Simone, Tanya and Deb discuss our latest read This Summer Will Be Different which comes from New York Times Best Selling ...
Colleen Hoover - It Ends with Us
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest episode, hosts Simone, Tanya and Deb discuss "It Ends with Us" by Colleen Hoover. The novels takes us through Lily Bloom's emotional jou...
What Wild Women Do - Author Q & A featuring Karma Brown
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest episode, hosts Simone, Tanya and Deb chat with the author of What Wild Women Do - Karma Brown. She shares some great insight into the bo...
Karma Brown - What Wild Women Do
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest podcast, hosts Simone, Tanya and Deb discuss What Wild Women Do from Karma Brown. The story about 1970s feminist, Eddie facing the costs...
Author Interview with Sarah Bernstein - Study for Obedience
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Simone, Deb and Tanya chat with Sarah Bernstein about her book "Study For Obedience".See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sarah Bernstein - Study for Obedience
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest episode, hosts Simone, Deb and Tanya discuss Study for Obedience from Sarah Bernstein. This book tells the story of a young woman who ...
Author Interview with Nita Prose - The Mystery Guest
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Simone, Deb and Tanya chat with the bestselling author of The Maid, Nita Prose about her latest book "The Mystery Guest". We chat about how she...
Nita Prose - The Mystery Guest
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest episode, hosts Simone, Deb and Tanya discuss a book from the bestselling author of The Maid, Nita Prose called The Mystery Guest. Molly...
Author Interview with Amy McCulloch - Midnight
15 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Simone, Deb and Tanya chat with the bestselling author of Breathless, Amy McCulloch about her latest book "Midnight”. In the previous Relaxing...
Amy McCulloch - Midnight
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest read, hosts Simone, Deb and Tanya discuss a book from the bestselling author of Breathless, Amy McCulloch "Midnight”. It's another pu...
Keziah Weir - The Mythmakers
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our latest read, The Mythmakers is Keziah Weir’s debut novel about a young journalist named Sal who discovers a short story by an older author she m...
Uzma Jalaluddin and Marissa Stapley - Three Holidays and a Wedding
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest read, hosts Simone, Tanya and Deb discuss “Three Holidays and a Wedding” a team effort from authors, Uzma Jalaluddin and Marissa St...
Britney Spears - The Woman in Me
28 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Josie, Ryan and (Britney Super-Fan) Simone discuss the book that has everyone talking, Britney Spears 'The Woman in Me'. Our three hosts go beyo...
Amy Jones - Pebble & Dove
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest read, hosts Simone, Tanya and Deb discuss Pebble & Dove from Amy Jones. A once-famous but now-abandoned aquarium-in-a-ship in Florid...
Viola Davis - Finding Me
02 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guest hosts, The B-Team!, Josie and Ryan are back! In this episode they discuss Viola Davis's powerful memoir 'Finding Me' and learning about the incr...
A History of Burning
17 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest read, hosts Simone, Tanya and Deb chat about A History of Burning by Janika Oza. This epic debut novel is about how one act of rebellio...
Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers
05 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest read, hosts Simone, Tanya and Deb chat about Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers, A lonely shopkeeper takes it upon herself ...
The Whispers
16 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest read, hosts Deb, Simone and Tanya discuss “The Whispers” from Ashley Audrain which takes us to a well-to-do neighborhood where c...
Jasmine and Jake Rock the Boat
17 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In Our latest read, Hosts Deb, Simone and Tanya discuss Jasmine and Jake Rock the Boat, by Sonya Lalli. This is about romance on the high seas!Jasmi...
The Creative Act: A Way of Being
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our latest read, guest hosts Josie and Ryan discuss, The Creative Act: A Way of Being from Rick Rubin. Rick Rubin is a nine-time GRAMMY-winning produc...
Your Driver Is Waiting
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest read, hosts Deb, Tanya and Simone discuss, Your Driver Is Waiting from Priya Guns. Damani is pretty tired…. Sher father has died, sh...
Sam
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest read, hosts Deb, Tanya and Simone discuss SAM by Allegra Goodman. A coming-of-age story about a girl from the ages of 7 to about 19. Sa...
The Circus Train
31 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This month hosts, Deb, Tanya and Simone discus the debut novel for Amita Parikh “The Circus Train”. This novel takes us through the World of Wonde...
Exes and O’s
09 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This month hosts Deb, Simone and Tanya discuss “Exes and O’s” about a romance novel–obsessed social media influencer, Tara Chen who revisits h...
Superfan: How Pop Culture Broke My Heart: A Memoir
02 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This month hosts Deb, Simone and Tanya discuss Superfan: How Pop Culture Broke My Heart: A Memoir. For most of Jen Sookfong Lee's life, pop culture wa...
The Sea Between Two Shores
10 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Deb, Simone and Tanya discuss our latest read (December 2022) - The Sea Between Two Shores. A powerful novel that follows two families brought...
Relaxing Reads November 2022 - Maggie Knox 'All I Want For Christmas'
01 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our latest read is a holiday romance, “All I Want For Christmas” by Maggie Knox. When Sadie and Max are selected as contestants on the famed reali...
Relaxing Reads October 2022 - Dolly Parton & James Patterson 'Run Rose Run'
28 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This month hosts Simone, Deb and Tanya Discuss “Run Rose Run” from America’s most beloved superstar Dolly Parton and its greatest storyteller - ...
Relaxing Reads September 2022 - Kirstin Chen 'Counterfeit'
03 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This month hosts, Simone, Deb and Tanya discuss "Counterfeit" by Kirstin Chen. Ava Wong a strait-laced Chinese American lawyer and her former enigma...
Relaxing Reads August 2022 - Sarah Jackson 'A Bit Much'
07 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our latest read A Bit Much by Sarah Jackson takes us through the complicated journey that is a female relationship with young women who are fully dete...
Relaxing Reads July 2022 - Delia Owens 'Where The Crawdads Sing'
01 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Where The Crawdads Sing, by Delia Owens gives us mystery, romance, loneliness and beauty. For years, rumors of the “Marsh Girl” haunted Barkley Co...
Relaxing Reads June 2022 - Amy McCulloch 'Breathless'
01 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our latest read by Amy McCulloch is a high-altitude thriller that will truly take your breath away, it's called Breathless. Cecily Wong is in over her...
Relaxing Reads May 2022 - Sonya Singh 'Sari, Not Sari'
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This month's book, our latest read is a debut rom-com novel by Sonya Singh, where we are taken on a journey of letting go, self-discovery, a woman's j...
Relaxing Reads April 2022 - Marissa Stapley 'Lucky'
01 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This month's book is a thrilling rollercoaster ride about a heist gone terribly wrong, with a plucky protagonist who will win readers’ hearts - “L...
Relaxing Reads March 2022 - Nita Prose 'The Maid'
01 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Since her Gran died a few months ago, 20 something Molly Gray has been navigating life’s complexities all by herself. Her unique character, along wi...
Relaxing Reads February 2022 - Shashi Bhat 'The Most Precious Substance On Earth'
28 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This month on our Relaxing Reads podcast hosts Ann, Deb and Simone discuss The Most Precious Substance On Earth by Shashi Bhat. A humorous coming-of-a...
Relaxing Reads January 2022 - Jesse Q. Sutanto 'Dial A for Aunties'
01 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This month on our Relaxing Reads podcast hosts Ann, Deb and Simone discuss Dial A for Aunties by author Jesse Q. Sutanto - a super funny and quirky n...
Relaxing Reads December 2021 - Maggie Knox 'The Holiday Swap'
01 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Relaxing Reads podcast hosted by Ann, Deb and Simone. This month they read The Holiday Swap by Maggie Knox. A feel-good, holiday-themed romantic c...
Relaxing Reads May 2021 - The Bright Side - Cathrin Bradbury 'Twelve Months, Three Heartbreaks, and One (Maybe) Miracle'
26 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Cathrin Bradbury's life imploded in the space of a few months. Her beloved parents died, her marriage limped to an end after twenty-five years, her he...
Relaxing Reads September 2021 - Emily Henry 'People We Meet on Vacation'
25 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Two best friends. Ten summer trips. One last chance to fall in love. Poppy and Alex have nothing in common. She’s a wild child; he wears khakis. She...
Relaxing Reads June 2021 - Ashley Audrain 'The Push'
25 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A tense, page-turning psychological drama about the making and breaking of a family–and a woman whose experience of motherhood is nothing at all wha...
Relaxing Reads April 2021 - Jesse Thistle 'From The Ashes'
25 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this extraordinary and inspiring debut memoir, Jesse Thistle—once a high school dropout and now a rising Indigenous scholar—chronicles his life...
Relaxing Reads July 2021 - Beth Powning 'The Sister’s Tale'
25 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A novel of orphans and widows, terror and hope, and the relationships that hold us together when things fall apart. This took us a little time to get ...
Relaxing Reads November 2021 - Taylor Jenkins Reid 'Malibu Rising'
25 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Four famous siblings throw an epic party to celebrate the end of the summer. But over the course of twenty-four hours, the family drama that ensues wi...
Relaxing Reads August 2021 - Cedar Bowers 'Astra'
25 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What if you could see yourself as others see you? Astra is a beguiling debut novel that reveals the different faces of one woman, as seen through the ...
Relaxing Reads October 2021 - Lauren Weisberger 'Where the Grass is Green and the Girls Are Pretty'
25 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Deb, Ann & Simone discuss Lauren Weisberger's "Where the Grass Is Green and the Girls Are Pretty". From the bestselling author of The Devil ...