This is a 'pre new job' chat that has just been sitting waiting patiently to be edited and goodness I had forgotten what a great chat it had been! I loved the opportunity to talk with Saman Shad; so clever, so insightful, so fun and so funny!!I love me some romance and this just gave me all the feels, but also left me with so much to think about and through, I loved it! To join our ReadA Book community head on over to www.readabook.com.au. We are a wonderful collective of like minded book lovers where you can mix and mingle and be, and together we can all enjoy reading more

I only just spoke to Kell Woods this afternoon and I've edited and here is it!! I want to be able to get these out as soon as possible, I just need to let in a few more umms and arhhhs so I'm not sitting on the intelligence and talent that are these authors for too long! Kell is launching After The Forest in Sydney tomorrow so I very much wanted to get this chat out today. And goodness it was such a great chat, she is just the best! Hope you love the conversation, and the novel as much as I do! It's such a cracker of a story!! To join our ReadA Book community head on over to www.readabook.com.au. We are a wonderful collective of like minded book lovers where you can mix and mingle and be, and together we can all enjoy reading more

I just am flat out learning a new job, not Camille Booker; she is the ultimate in a busy person, I think, as a reader, it's so fascinating to see the work and talent that goes into being an author. I loved What If You Fly, I cannot wait to read whatever Camille Booker writes next and it's just so cool to see beyond the words to see the process! So much talent, drive and gratitude; I just love Camille Booker! I'm SO glad she is pursuing the writing dreamTo join our ReadA Book community head on over to www.readabook.com.au. We are a wonderful collective of like minded book lovers where you can mix and mingle and be, and together we can all enjoy reading more

Gosh this has been a LONG time coming, I've been so busy learning a new job and then so behind but I am BACK BABY!! And first edit off the rank is a great one! Put Your Feet In The Dirt, Girl is an incredibly easy memoir to read that I am still thinking about months later!!!! First Nations health and the state of rural health in our country should be of concern to all of us as Australians. This book talks about it so frankly and without any airs or graces. This is a memoir we should all be reading and talking about. I loved the chance to sit down and chat with Dr Sonia Henry and I hope you get something out of the conversation too! Let me know what you think, and ahh it's just so good to be back!!!!  To join our ReadA Book community head on over to www.readabook.com.au. We are a wonderful collective of like minded book lovers where you can mix and mingle and be, and together we can all enjoy reading more

This was such a great chat that I got to have with Fleur McDonald! Loved Into the Night, it was such a fun rural suspense! I was super cautious of spoilers, and I don't think any snuck in!  To join our ReadA Book community head on over to www.readabook.com.au. We are a wonderful collective of like minded book lovers where you can mix and mingle and be, and together we can all enjoy reading more

I had a ball chatting with Sue Williams, I loved this book and cannot believe I have only just met Mary Bligh! What a character!! That Bligh Girl was such an engrossing read that I'm still thinking about and smiling over, have you read it yet? There aren't any spoilers in this podcast, I just ask because it's a great one to chat about. I know we'll be discussing it as a Wondering Women novel later in the year; it's a perfect book for the Wonderers, as it would be for lots of bookclubs; lots to chat about and talk through! To join our ReadA Book community head on over to www.readabook.com.au. We are a wonderful collective of like minded book lovers where you can mix and mingle and be, and together we can all enjoy reading more

I completely inhaled this book. What a story! Minnie completely was remarkable it's true! And I think Marianne Van Velzen has done a wonderful job at bringing Minnie's adventures to us! Wait until you hear about what an incredible trailblazer Minnie was! As I mention in the intro, this is our Bee's Knees and Biographies June read, so it's not too late to join on in! We won't meet for our zoom chat until the 5th so there is plenty of time and I'm telling you there is so much to chat through and appreciate in this book! Minnie is a delight! I can't wait to get chatting!!!!To join our ReadA Book community head on over to www.readabook.com.au. We are a wonderful collective of like minded book lovers where you can mix and mingle and be, and together we can all enjoy reading more

I LOVED this conversation I got to have with Kylie Ladd, I could have kept her chatting for hours.. as it was the zoom completely ran out! Which really was always going to happen, she is so interesting and so lovely! There are some mild spoilers in this chat- I think you have to know going in it is about organ donation, and I couldn't help myself I had to get updates on how everyone is going to be going after the novel finishes, but it certainly will not ruin your reading experience at all knowing some things about the plot. It is such a great novel!For me, this has wondering women read all over it, I think they'll love the big themes, complex characters and real life insights. Let me know via my socials or email ([email protected]) once you have read it, I would love to know what you think, especially about such points as the matriarch of every family would always be the eldest...To join our ReadA Book community head on over to www.readabook.com.au. We are a wonderful collective of like minded book lovers where you can mix and mingle and be, and together we can all enjoy reading more

Crushing was such a fun read but with lots to think about! Genevieve called it a love letter to female friendships and the hospitality industry and it so is! It was fantastic to be able to sit down and chat about how fun waitressing is and gosh I love my sisters and friends. I haven't yet read No Hard Feelings but it's completely my bedside table now! Have you read it already? And...this is my first podcast episode with a giveaway attached!! Am I excited??? Couldn't be more so!!!! I'm running it through my insta feed, so just head on over to the post, like and tag to go into the draw for a FREE copy of Crushing!!! Fun!!!! And of course, if you like this chat wait til you see how much great bookish chat we have over on ReadA Chat..it's the new membership forum on ReadA Book and I am LOVING it!! To join our ReadA Book community head on over to www.readabook.com.au. We are a wonderful collective of like minded book lovers where you can mix and mingle and be, and together we can all enjoy reading more

I just loved this novel! An overlooked gang of tea ladies fighting crime and keeping the biscuits coming..what could be better!!! ***There are three main plot points in The Tea Ladies and unfortunately Amanda and I do talk about one without thinking, so if that is a deal breaker for you don't listen to this episode until you're past the quarter mark of the novel ***This is already slated as a wondering women read novel and I think it has Hissy Fic written all over it, it was a fantastic read, I'm so glad there is going to be more!!! To join our ReadA Book community head on over to www.readabook.com.au. We are a wonderful collective of like minded book lovers where you can mix and mingle and be, and together we can all enjoy reading more