Talking Aussie Books
Episodes
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...
Episode 18: Talking Aussie Books With Cassie Hamer
25 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Cassie Hamer is yet another fabulous debut Australian author whose book "After the Party" was released by HQ Fiction in February 2019. A heart-warming...
Episode 17: Talking Aussie Books With Dianne Blacklock
12 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dianne Blacklock is the author of ten novels and one of Australia's best-loved story-tellers. A freelance editor and writing coach, Di was and still i...
Episode 16: Talking Aussie Books With Sarah Myles
28 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this Episode, I chat to Sarah Myles about her brand new book, "The Wolf Hour". A gripping, contemporary story about the lengths a family will go to...
Episode 15: Talking Aussie Books With Penelope Janu
14 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Although fairly new to the Australian publishing scene, Penelope Janu has well and truly made her mark with three novels in two years as well as winni...
Episode 14: Talking Aussie Books With Ber Carroll
05 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode of 2019, find out why everyone is talking about "The Missing Pieces of Sophie McCarthy", Ber Carroll's latest novel. Hear from mu...
Episode 13: Talking Aussie Books With Joanna Nell
18 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I chat to another fabulous debut Aussie novelist, Joanna Nell. Her novel, "The Single Ladies of Jacaranda Retirement Village" is a ch...
Episode 12: Talking Aussie Books With Vanessa Carnevale
07 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
If you had time again, would you live the same life twice? Would you make the same choices? This is the dilemma Gracie faces when a car accident leave...
Episode 11: Talking Aussie Books With Lucy Marrett
26 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Lucy Marrett is a young Australian author whose debut novel "The Way I See It" is sparking conversations around mental illness and what it's like to w...
Episode 10: Talking Aussie Books With Tricia Stringer
30 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Tricia Stringer is one of Australia's best selling authors. She has won multiple awards for her rural romance novels and has also published historical...
Episode 9: Talking Aussie Books With Holly Ringland
18 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
When a terrible tragedy changes Alice Hart's life forever, she goes to live on a flower farm with the grandmother she never knew and learns the langua...
Episode 8: Talking Aussie Books With Shirley Patton
12 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Shirley's debut novel, "The Secrets We Keep" is a quintessentially Australian story, that captures the essence and spirit of the the remote mining tow...
Episode 7: Talking Aussie Books With Adam Cece
04 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Cece is the author of a couple of new and whacky books for kids, called 'The Extremely Weird Thing That Happened in Huggabie Falls' (Book 1) and ...
Episode 6: Talking Aussie Books With Marita Smith
25 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Marita Smith is a mushroom-growing science graduate who writes young adult novels that pack a punch. Dynamic, strong, intelligent characters populate ...
Episode 5: Talking Aussie Books With Meredith Jaffé
16 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Meredith Jaffé is the author of two stunning novels, The Fence (2016)and The Making of Christina (2017) both published by Pan MacMillan Australia. In...
Episode 4: Talking Aussie Books With Annabelle McInnes
11 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Tune in to my lively chat with Annabelle McInnes, author of the Refuge Trilogy - a gritty, erotic, post-apocalyptic tale of danger, violence and. . .s...
Episode 3: Talking Aussie Books With Tania Blanchard
11 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Tania Blanchard's debut novel, The Girl from Munich (Simon & Schuster, 2017, is a beautifully-written glimpse into life for German civilians under Naz...
Episode 2: Talking Aussie Books With Sandie Docker
30 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Sandie Docker is the author of The Kookaburra Creek Cafe (Penguin Random House, 2018)a delicious and heart-breaking glimpse of life in a small Austral...
Episode 1: Talking Aussie Books With Lauren Chater
30 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Tune in as I chat to author Lauren Chater about her hauntingly beautiful debut novel, The Lace Weaver (Simon & Schuster, 2018)