Talking Aussie Books

Talking Aussie Books with Tim Ayliffe

04 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It's always a thrill for me to discover the work of authors I haven't read before. Especially crime writers. So, you can imagine how excited I was to...

Talking Aussie Books with Sandie Docker

30 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Sandie Docker is an author whose books are now highly anticipated amongst the band of loyal readers she has amassed over the last few years - characte...

Talking Aussie Books with RWR McDonald

27 Aug 2021

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Rob McDonald also known as RWR McDonald is the award-winning author of the 2019 novel "The Nancys". A murder-mystery featuring 11 year-old Nancy Drew ...

Talking Aussie Books with Tania Farrelly

25 Aug 2021

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Tania Farrelly's debut novel "The Eighth Wonder" (Penguin) is one of those books I found so brilliant it left me amazed and envious in equal measures!...

Talking Aussie Books with Kaneana May

17 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Two years ago I had the great fortune to chat with Kaneana May on the release of her debut novel, "The One" (Harlequin, 2019). A story that took us be...

Talking Aussie Books with Amy Suiter Clarke

12 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

"Girl, 11" is the explosive, incredible debut novel written by Melbourne-based author, Amy Suiter Clarke. For lovers of true crime and the podcasts th...

Talking Aussie Books with Rachel Givney

09 Aug 2021

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Rachel Givney is an international best-selling author and film-maker with a list of TV and film credits to her name. In 2020, Rachel added novel-writ...

Talking Aussie Books with Maya Linnell

02 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Maya Linnell and I connected via social media when her first book, 'Wildflower Ridge' was about to be published back in 2019. Almost two years to the...

Talking Aussie Books with Amanda Hampson

26 Jul 2021

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"Lovebirds" (Penguin) is the latest release from Sydney-based novelist, Amanda Hampson. A heart-warming story about the power of love and family that ...

Talking Aussie Books with Kelly Rimmer

20 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kelly Rimmer is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author of ten novels. Her titles include, "Before I let you Go", "The ...

Talking Aussie Books with LP McMahon

12 Jul 2021

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Lawrence McMahon is a Melbourne-based author whose writing career began as a medical student some thirty years ago. He has won multiple national and ...

Talking Aussie Books with Nicola Moriarty

06 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Nicola Moriarty is a Sydney-based novelist and copywriter whose works include bestselling novels, "The Fifth Letter", "Those Other Women" and "The Ex"...

Talking Aussie Books with Cassandra Austin

02 Jul 2021

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Cassandra Austin is the author of three novels and describes herself as a homesick Australian who lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two childr...

Talking Aussie Books with Sally Thorne

30 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Best-selling author of "The Hating Game" and "99 Per Cent Mine" Sally Thorne has recently released her third novel - "Second First Impressions" (Hache...

Talking Aussie Books with Josephine Taylor

21 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Josephine Taylor is a Perth-based writer and editor who worked as a psychotherapist and educator until a debilitating condition over took her life. In...

Talking Aussie Books with Susan Johnson

11 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

'From Where I Fell' (Allen & Unwin) is Susan Johnson's eighth novel. A book that explores an unlikely friendship formed between two women on opposit...

Talking Aussie Books with Tabitha Bird

04 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Two years on from the release of her best-selling debut novel, "A Lifetime of Impossible Days", Tabitha Bird is back with another heart-wrenching, but...

Talking Aussie Books with Susan Midalia

03 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Susan Midalia is an award-winning Perth-based novelists, freelance editor and former academic who has published three collections of short stories and...

Talking Aussie Books with Andrew Mackie

25 May 2021

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Andrew Mackie is an Australian film distributor and producer whose debut novel is based on one of the biggest events in Australian history: newly-crow...

Talking Aussie Books with Emma Young

19 May 2021

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Emma Young is an award-winning journalist and former bookseller whose debut novel, "The Last Bookshop, was recently released by Fremantle Press. I...

Talking Aussie Books with Esther Campion

07 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Esther Campion is an Irish-Australian author of three novels - 'Leaving Ocean Road', 'The House of Second Chances' and most recently 'A Week to Rememb...

Talking Aussie Books with Jessica Dettmann

26 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jessica Dettmann is a Sydney-based writer, a blogger and former editor turned novelist. Earlier this year her second novel "This Has Been Absolutel...

Talking Aussie Books with Julietta Henderson

17 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

'The Funny Thing About Norman Foreman' is Julietta Henderson's debut novel. It's an exquisite, tenderly written novel which slowly draws you in befor...

Talking Aussie Books with Kelli Hawkins

13 Apr 2021

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Kelli Hawkins is a Newcastle-based author who landed with an almighty splash onto the Australian literary scene when she signed a rare four-book deal ...

Talking Aussie Books with Steve Matthews

05 Apr 2021

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Steve Matthews lives on the outskirts of Sydney and is the author of a number of children's books as well as adult fiction. His latest novel for ad...

Talking Aussie Books with Greg Woodland

27 Mar 2021

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Greg Woodland is another fabulous Australian author who comes from a screenwriting and film-making background. His debut novel, "The Night Whistler" ...

Talking Aussie Books/Words&Nerds Podcast Mash-Up: Special Episode

24 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this fabulous special episode, podcaster extraordinaire Dani Vee, from the Words & Nerds Podcast, and I talk all things podcasting. What we are ab...

Talking Aussie Books with Alli Sinclair

22 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Alli Sinclair is a multi-award winning Geelong-based author of six novels, a film-writer, documentary producer, writing teacher and passionate world t...

Talking Aussie Books with Pamela Hart

11 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Pamela Hart is an award-winning author and writing teacher. She has published a number of historical fiction titles - including "The Black Dress" (as...

Talking Aussie Books with Gina Wilkinson

06 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Gina Wilkinson is an award-winning former journalist, foreign correspondent and documentary-maker turned novelist who spent over a year living in Bagh...

Talking Aussie Books with Katrina Nannestad

03 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Katrina Nannestad is an award-winning children's author based in regional Victoria whose works include "The Girl Who Brought Mischief", "The Girl, The...

Talking Aussie Books with Rae Cairns

01 Mar 2021

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Rae Cairns is a Sydney-based author who describes her writing as "crime with heart". Her debut novel "The Good Mother" was released in December 2020 ...

Talking Aussie Books with Jackie French

23 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jackie French is one of Australia's best loved story-tellers. She has written over 200 books across a variety of genres from children's picture books,...

Talking Aussie Books with Fiona McIntosh

23 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Fiona McIntosh is an Australian world-class, international best-selling author whose work spans number of different genres: from fantasy to sweeping h...

Talking Aussie Books with Sophie Masson

21 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Sophie Masson is a much celebrated French-Australian author with over seventy books for children, young adults and adults to her name. Growing up in F...

Talking Aussie Books with Poppy Gee

20 Dec 2020

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Poppy Gee is a Brisbane-based author whose brand new novel "Vanishing Falls" was recently released here in Australia by Booktopia Editions - the publi...

Talking Aussie Books with Chris Hammer

18 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hot on the heels of his success with 'Scrublands' and 'Silver', Chris Hammer is back with a third novel entitled 'Trust' - which sees the return of Ma...

Talking Aussie Books with Ellie Marney

15 Dec 2020

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Ellie Marney is an award-winning, internationally successful YA crime writer and passionate Australian YA advocate who has multiple titles to her name...

Talking Aussie Books with Joanna Nell

08 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Joanna Nell is the best-selling Sydney-based author of "The Single Ladies of Jacaranda Retirement Village" (2018) and "The Last Voyage of Mrs Henry Pa...

Talking Aussie Books with Petronella McGovern

03 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Petronella McGovern is a Sydney-based author whose debut novel 'Six Minutes' was published to critical acclaim in 2019. Variously described as 'addict...

Talking Aussie Books with Monica McInerney

26 Nov 2020

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Monica McInerney is an international, number-one Australian best-selling author of thirteen novels. With titles that include 'The Alphabet Sisters', '...

Talking Aussie Books with Trent Dalton

19 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

'All our Shimmering Skies' is the much-anticipated follow-up novel from one of Australia's newest literary stars, Trent Dalton. Released in September ...

Talking Aussie Books with Victoria Purman

13 Nov 2020

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Victoria Purman is a USA-Today best-selling Australian author whose latest novel "The Women's Pages" offers up a fascinating insight into life in Sydn...

Talking Aussie Books with Benjamin Stevenson

09 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Benjamin Stevenson is an award-winning stand up comedian and author whose first novel, Greenlight was shortlisted for the Ned Kelly Award in 2019. He...

Talking Aussie Books with Amelia Mellor

02 Nov 2020

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Amelia Mellor is a secondary high school English teacher who hails from regional Victoria. Her brilliant and magical debut novel "The Grandest Booksho...

Talking Aussie Books with Monique Mulligan

20 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Monique Mulligan is a Perth-based author, interviewer and founder of the Stories on Stage Program. She is a former journalist, news-editor and publis...

Talking Aussie Books with Amy Andrews

12 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

**Please be Advised this Episode Contains Discussion of Mature Themes and Content and May not be Suitable for Young People** Queensland-based Amy And...

Talking Aussie Books with Belinda Alexandra

06 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Belinda Alexandra is a much-loved international best-selling Australian author whose novels are steeped in history and intrigue, adventure and exotic ...

Talking Aussie Books with Megan Mayfair

01 Oct 2020

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Megan Mayfair is a Melbourne-based award-winning author whose books she describes as "stories with a dash of family intrigue, a sprinkling of humour a...

Talking Aussie Books with Jane Harper

22 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In an interview that has been in the making since October 2018, I chat to international best-selling, award-winning Australian author Jane Harper on t...

Talking Aussie Books with Tony Park

16 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tony Park is an Australian-born international best-selling author of 18 African thriller novels. His latest, 'Last Survivor' was released in July 2020...

Talking Aussie Books with Kerry McGinnis

07 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kerry McGinnis is a much-loved Australian author of nine best-selling outback suspense novels. Her latest book, "Croc Country" (Penguin) was a grippi...

Talking Aussie Books with Kyle Perry

26 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kyle Perry's debut novel, "The Bluffs" (Penguin), has all the ingredients of a truly unsettling, page-turning thriller. Astonishing in its emotional ...

Talking Aussie Books with Meredith Appleyard

18 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Meredith Appleyard is the author of five books and loves writing about the layers of complexities in small rural communities. Her latest book, 'When G...

Talking Aussie Books with Léonie Kelsall

11 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Léonie Kelsall is a South Australian author who divides her time between a professional counselling practice and her childhood farm - a place which p...

Talking Aussie Books with Michelle Dalton

03 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Michelle Dalton is an award-winning, best-selling author who dedicates her story-telling to shedding light on social issues as well as providing her r...

Talking Aussie Books with Anna Downes

21 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Anna Downes has landed on the Australian literary scene with an almighty bang! Her debut novel, psychological thriller, The Safe Place, released earli...

Talking Aussie Books with Kayte Nunn

09 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kayte Nunn is the author of five books which include the international best-selling titles "The Botanist's Daughter" and "The Forgotten Letters of Est...

Talking Aussie Books with Karen Turner

01 Jul 2020

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Karen Turner is an award-winning Melbourne-based writer who has authored many short stories along with an incredible trilogy of sweeping historical sa...

Talking Aussie Books with Lisa Ireland

22 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Lisa Ireland is a best-selling author of six-books. A former teacher, Lisa lives in a seaside town on Victoria's Bellarine peninsula where she writes ...

Talking Aussie Books with Imbi Neeme

15 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Imbi Neeme is Melbourne-based author whose debut novel, "The Spill" won the 2019 Penguin Literary Prize. She's an award-winning short-story writer and...

Talking Aussie Books with Katherine Firkin

02 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Katherine Firkin is a Melbourne-based journalist who works with CBS New York and Ten News First. During her early career, she covered some of Victoria...

Talking Aussie Books with Leah Swann

26 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Leah Swann's debut adult fiction novel "Sheerwater" has got to be one of the most emotional, compelling, kick-in-the-guts novels I have read in a whil...

Talking Aussie Books with Danielle Binks

18 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Danielle Binks is a Melbourne-based writer, reviewer, agent, book blogger and youth literature advocate. In 2017, she edited and contributed to an ant...

Talking Aussie Books with Katherine Scholes

09 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Katherine Scholes in an Australian best-selling author based in Hobart. She has sold over two million novels globally which have been translated into ...

Talking Aussie Books with Jennifer McKenzie Dunbar

01 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jennifer McKenzie Dunbar is an Adelaide based author whose debut novel "Vivaldi's Lost Concerto" is a surprising and fascinating exploration of love, ...

Talking Aussie Books with Sarah Clutton

24 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Sarah Clutton is a lawyer turned author who writes novels best described as a mixture of mystery, family secrets and drama. Her first novel "Good Litt...

Talking Aussie Books with Cassie Hamer

15 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Cassie Hamer is a best-selling Australian author who has recently released her second book into the world. "The End of Cuthbert Close" is a fabulous, ...

Talking Aussie Books with Vanessa McCausland

07 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Vanessa McCausland's debut novel "The Lost Summers of Driftwood" is another shining example of the quality of Australian fiction on offer at the momen...

Talking Aussie Books with Candice Fox

27 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Candice Fox is the international best-selling crime writer with a swag of title and awards to her name. Her new book, "Gathering Dark" (Penguin) is a ...

Talking Aussie Books with Sandie Docker

20 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Sandie Docker is the best-selling author of "The Kookaburra Creek Café" and "The Cottage at Rosella Cove". A novelist whose star is definitely on a s...

Talking Aussie Books with Anna Romer

13 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Anna Romer is the author of four books published by Simon & Schuster and writes stories that evoke our unique Australian landscape. Stories that uncov...

Talking Aussie Books with Kerri Turner

04 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kerri Turner is a Sydney-based author of two historical fiction titles. Her latest, "The Daughter of Victory Lights" (HQ Fiction) is a meticulously re...

Talking Aussie Books with Kelly Rimmer

25 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In the very first episode of Talking Aussie Books for 2020, I chat to Kelly Rimmer - a USA Today best-selling author of seven contemporary fiction tit...

Talking Aussie Books with Chris Hammer

31 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 44: In 2018, former journalist Chris Hammer shot up the literary charts with his debut international best-selling, award-winning crime novel, ...

Talking Aussie Books with Nadia Worland

21 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 43: Nadia Worland is the co-author of the POWman book series. The first instalment, POWman: Unleash the Hero Within (Harbour Publishing House)...

Talking Aussie Books with Nathan Besser

13 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 42: Nathan Besser's latest book, "Wild" (Viking an imprint of Penguin, 2019) is based on the extraordinary story of how the lives of Daniel De...

Talking Aussie Books with Sara Foster

11 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 41: Sara Foster is the best-selling author of six psychological suspense thrillers. Her latest "You Don't Know Me" (Simon & Schuster) is a stu...

Talking Aussie Books with Rachael Johns

11 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 40: Rachael Johns is one of Australia's best-loved authors. Her novels are international best sellers that include the 2016 ABIA award-winnin...

Episode 39: Talking Aussie Books With Jenn J McLeod

17 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jenn J McLeod writes stories about small towns with big hearts, loveable characters and embracing second chances. A former city girl and corporate hig...

Episode 38: Talking Aussie Books With Kate Murdoch

07 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In addition to being an internationally-exhibited painter, Melbourne-based author Kate Murdoch has written two historical fiction titles and a host of...

Episode 37: Talking Aussie Books With Rebecca Bowyer

01 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

'Maternal Instinct' by Rebecca Bowyers is a book that reconstructs our world, reimagines it as a place in which the welfare of children in a paramount...

Episode 36: Talking Aussie Books With Luke Devenish

22 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Luke Devenish is an internationally acclaimed Australian author with a long list of stage and screen credits to his name. He wrote scripts for long-ru...

Episode 35: Talking Aussie Books With Fiona Palmer

11 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Fiona Palmer is a best-selling rural fiction author, farmer and speedway racer who's brand new novel 'Matters of the Heart' (published by Hachette) re...

Episode 34: Talking Aussie Books With Pamela Cook

24 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Pamela Cook is the author of 4 rural fiction titles published by Hachette Australia between 2012 and 2016. Titles which Pamela herself describes as fi...

Episode 33:Talking Aussie Books With Barbara Hannay

13 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Barbara Hannay is the multi-award winning author of more than 50 novels. Barbara had always enjoyed writing and discovered romance novels whilst teach...

Episode 32: Talking Aussie Books With Kate Forsyth

27 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Kate Forsyth is one of Australia's most loved and prolific authors. Hailing from a long line of literary ancestry, Kate has published more than forty ...

Episode 31: Talking Aussie Books With Sophie Green

14 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Sophie Green is a Sydney-based author with a number of fiction and non-fiction titles to her credit. Her second novel, 'The Shelly Bay Ladies Swimming...

Episode 30: Talking Aussie Books With Fiona McArthur

02 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Fiona McArthur is one of Australia's best-selling novelists, drawing on her lifetime experiences as a nurse and midwife in rural and remote communitie...

Episode 29: Talking Aussie Books With Michael Robotham

23 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Robotham is one of Australia's leading and best-selling crime writers. With 14 novels under his belt now, a swag of awards and a host of TV an...

Episode 28: Talking Aussie Books With Suzanne Daniel

11 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I chat to Sydney-based author Suzanne Daniel. A journalist and communications consultant, Suzanne's debut novel, "Allegra in T...

Episode 27: Talking Aussie Books With Kaneana May

02 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A former script-writer for 'Home and Away', a long-running popular Australian TV drama, Kaneana May has now cracked the literary market with her intri...

Episode 26: Talking Aussie Books With Tess Woods

24 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It's been just over a week since Tess Woods' latest novel, "Love and Other Battles" (HarperCollins Australia) hit Australian bookshelves and it seems ...

Episode 25: Talking Aussie Books With Maya Linnell

14 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week I chat to Maya Linnell, another fabulous debut Aussie author. Her book "Wildflower Ridge" (Allen & Unwin) was a delightful read that had me ...

Episode 24: Talking Aussie Books With Tabitha Bird

04 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this Episode, I chat to Tabitha Bird about her remarkable debut novel, 'A Lifetime of Impossible Days' (Viking, Penguin Random House 2019). It's a ...

Episode 23: Talking Aussie Books With Ashley Kalagian Blunt

27 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Ashley Kalagian Blunt is a Sydney-based writer whose debut book "My Name is Revenge" is a fictional exploration of a significant historical event and ...

Episode 22: Talking Aussie Books With Christian White

14 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Christian White's debut novel "The Nowhere Child" has catapulted him to overnight international success. Winner of the 2017 Victorian Premier's Litera...

Episode 21: Talking Aussie Books With Josephine Moon

01 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Josephine Moon is one of Australia's favourite story-tellers. Famously describing her books as being "like chocolate brownies", more and more readers ...

Episode 20: Talking Aussie Books With Richard Beasley

17 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Richard Beasley is a Sydney barrister who exploded on the Australian literary scene with his first novel "Hell Has Harbour Views". A satirical look at...

Episode 19: Talking Aussie Books With Natasha Lester

05 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

With six novels already under her writing belt, Natasha Lester is one of Australia's fastest rising literary stars. Her novels are sweeping tales of l...