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If you are a true crime fan, this is the episode for you! Have you heard of the missing man in Larrimah? Jayne and Paula tackle this quirky book that's like nothing else they've read. Plus what's coming out this month and also a special announcement from Jayne.
In the episode they talk about Lucinda Riley's new book coming out posthumously. Here is a link to an article about that: https://tinyurl.com/ypnn44pp
Books they mention:
Larrimah by Caroline Graham and Kylie Stevenson
Writing Feature Stories by Caroline Graham and Matthew Ricketson
The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Willliams
This House of Grief by Helen Garner
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
Family of Liars by E. Lockhart
Losing Face by George Haddad
Dirt Town by Hayley Scrivenor
The Murders at Fleat House by Lucinda Riley
The Seven Sisters series by Lucinda Riley
Podcasts they mention:
Lost in Larrimah
S-Town
TV series they mention:
Bridgerton (Netflix)
Find Pip Williams on our YouTube channel here:
https://tinyurl.com/ywtue742
Our book for next month is The Space Between the Stars by Indira Naidoo. Happy reading! -
Sydney-based author Ashley Kalagian Blunt chats with bestselling thriller UK author Anna Downes about Anna's much-anticipated second novel in this recorded webinar.
The Shadow House is a gripping, twisty thriller full of accumulated tension, which follows single mum Alex, who flees a toxic relationship to an idyllic eco-village in rural NSW. Her arrival disturbs barely submerged secrets and she's shaken by a series of eerily familiar events that seem to be connected to the abandoned farmhouse on the hill. Alex realises that, in escaping her own shadowy past, she may have stumbled into someone else's. And this time, there may be nowhere to run. -
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COVID iso hits the pod but it can't stop Jayne and Paula! The show must go on so thanks to technology and a clever staff member, they record with Paula at home in isolation.
Books they mention:
Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
See What You Made Me Do by Jess Hill
Old Seems To Be Other People by Lily Brett
The Coffin Confessor by William Edgar
Dissolve by Nikki Gemmell
After by Nikki Gemmell
Bodies of Light by Jennifer Down
Drop Bear by Evelyn Araluen
My Friend Anna by Rachel DeLoache Williams
Metronome by Tom Watson
Little Nothings by Julie Mayhew
Impossible Causes by Julie Mayhew
The Cove by Alice Clark-Platts
Article about the Black Cake series:
https://deadline.com/2021/09/black-cake-series-marissa-jo-cerar-oprah-winfrey-aaron-kaplan-hulu-1234842071/
TV series/shows they mention:
Pretend It's A City
Insight
Inventing Anna
Podcasts they mention:
Adelaide Writers' Week
The book for next month is Larrimah by Caroline Graham and Kylie Stevenson. Happy reading! -
It's the sequel we've been waiting 25 years for and Jayne and Paula are here for it! Listen in as the ladies rejoice over Marian Keyes's follow up to fan favourite, Rachel's Holiday. Plus Adelaide Writers' Week at the library and as always, what's new for March!
**Content warning for infant loss, addiction, depression**
Books they mention:
Again, Rachel by Marian Keyes
Rachel's Holiday by Marian Keyes
Watermelon by Marian Keyes
Anybody Out There by Marian Keyes
Sushi For Beginners by Marian Keyes
The Push by Ashley Audrain
Bodies of Light by Jennifer Down
Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb
Good Morning, Monster by Catherine Gildiner
Burning Questions by Margaret Atwood
The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake
The Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
Netflix Series:
The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window (starring Kristen BELL!)
Illustrator/Cartoonist:
Gemma Correll (@gemmacorrell)
Our book for next month is Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson. Happy reading! -
Jayne and Paula tackle their first classic read this month with Sylvia Plath's iconic, The Bell Jar. Plus they answer a listener question! As usual, Jayne gives us a rundown of what new books we can look forward to this month. **Trigger warning for talk of mental illness and suicide.**
Books they mention:
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath (originally published under the pseudonym, Victoria Lucas)
The Colossus and other Poems by Sylvia Plath
The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
Normal People by Sally Rooney
We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Good Morning, Monster by Catherine Gildiner
The Keepers by Al Campbell
The Maid by Nita Prose
Love and Other Puzzles by Kimberley Allsopp
To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara
Sushi for Beginners by Marian Keyes
Rachel's Holiday by Marian Keyes
Short stories they mention:
The Jaunt by Stephen King
Movies they mention:
Edward Scissorhands
The Stepford Wives
10 Things I Hate About You
Heathers
TV shows they mention:
The Gilmore Girls
The Simpsons
Our book for March is Again, Rachel by Marian Keyes. Happy reading! -
Happy New Year! Our first book of 2022 is a challenge. Jayne and Paula struggle to discuss Lemon by Kwon Yeo-Sun. Have you read it? If so, you should definitely tune in to the pod as the ladies parse out this book and make some revelations.
Books they mention:
Lemon by Kwon Yeo-Sun
Niche of Green by Kwon Yeo-Sun
Maiden's Skirt by Kwon Yeo-Sun
Well Hello by Annabel Crabb and Leigh Sales
Good Morning Monster by Catherine Gildiner
In Order to Live by Yeonmi Park
Bodies of Light by Jennifer Down
The Maidens by Alex Michaeledes
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaeledes
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb
How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
She and I by Hannah King
Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney
The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zavner
The Things She Owned by Katherine Tamiko Arguile
Short story they mention:
You Do Not Know by Kwon Yeo-Sun
Our book for next month is The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath. Happy reading! -
That's a wrap! 2021 is almost over and that means it's time for Jayne and Paula's favourite episode: when they discuss what they've loved in literature for the year. Ever wonder what other people are reading? Paula counts down Marion Libraries most borrowed books of 2021. Can Jayne guess what they are?
As always, find out the goss plus what to look out for in 2022. Lots of laughs in this episode!
Books they mention:
Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason
Phosphorescence by Julia Baird
Le Consentement by Vanessa Springora
The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
After Story by Larissa Behrendt
Apples Never Fall by Lianne Moriarty
Smart Ovens for Lonely People by Elizabeth Tan
The Barefoot Investor by Scott Pape
Think Like a Monk by Jay Shetty
So You Think You Know What's Good for You by Norman Swan
Ottolenghi Flavour by Yotam Ottolenghi
The Tap-Dancing Knife Thrower by Paul Hogan
A Promised Land by Barack Obama
7 Ways by Jamie Oliver
Untamed by Glennon Doyle
The Fast 800 Easy by Michael Mosley
The Happiest Man on Earth by Eddie Jaku
Becoming by Michelle Obama
My Friend Anna by Rachel DeLoache Williams
Stranger Country by Monica Tan
Blue Moon by Lee Child
The Champagne War by Fiona McIntosh
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
The Law of Innocence by Michael Connelly
A Time for Mercy by John Grisham
Fair Warning by Michael Connelly
The Godmothers by Monica McInerney
The Survivors by Jane Harper
The Sentinel by Lee Child
Rachel, Again by Marian Keyes
Meshi by Katherine Tamiko Arguile
The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James
Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart
House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas
The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley
Movies:
Persuasion (Netflix)
Where the Crawdads Sing (Hello Sunshine)
TV series:
Inventing Anna (Netflix)
Only Murders in the Building (Hulu / Disney+)
Remember our book for January is Lemon by Kwon Yeo-Sun. Happy reading! -
Charlotte Wood discusses her new book, The Luminous Solution, with Ailsa Piper.
In this essential, illuminating book, Charlotte shares the insights she has gained over a career paying close attention to her own creativity, to the world around her, and to the way she and others work, drawing on research, decades of observant conversation and immersive reading. She shares what artists can teach the rest of us about inspiration and hard work, how to pursue truth in art and life, and how to find courage during the difficult times: facing down what we fear and persevering when things seem hopeless. -
Jayne and Paula discuss the book they've been anticipating for most of the latter half of this year, Hannah Kent's latest! It was full of surprises which they parse out in detail so definitely don't listen yet if you haven't read the book and plan to. Then Paula has a huge reaction to what else Jayne has read this month, one of her favourites.
Books they mention:
Devotion by Hannah Kent
Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
The Good People by Hannah Kent
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Books by Isabel Allende
Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel
Dark Tides by Phillipa Gregory
Tidelands by Phillipa Gregory
A Carnival of Snackery by David Sedaris
Any Ordinary Day by Leigh Sales
Rebel Homemaker by Drew Barrymore
The Hidden Case of Ewan Forbes by Zoe Playden
Link to the online magazine, Kill Your Darlings:
https://www.killyourdarlings.com.au/
Movies:
Ghost
Highlander
TV series:
Inventing Anna (Netflix)
Our book for next month is Lemon by Kwon Yeo-Sun. Happy reading! -
On 4 November Hannah Kent delighted the crowd gathered at the Marion Cultural Centre Domain Theatre to listen as she and Jo Case chatted about her brand new novel, Devotion, her first novel set partially in South Australia in the Adelaide Hills.
Apologies for some slight interference with the sound in the first minutes of the talk from Hannah's earrings! It does get sorted so stick with it. -
Goodreads reviews are proclaiming Liane Moriarty is back! Do Jayne and Paula agree? Listen in as they discuss her latest, Apples Never Fall. Then there's the lit goss and what's new and hot, coming at you for November!
Books they mention:
Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty
Three Wishes by Liane Moriarty
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty
Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty
Where'd You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple
What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
Women of a Certain Rage, editor Liz Byrski
Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney
The Shut Ins by Katherine Brabon
The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa
Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
My Friend Anna by Rachel DeLoache Williams
Today A Woman Went Mad in the Supermarket by Hilma Wolitzer
Homegrown by Paul West
Theroux the Keyhole by Louis Theroux
You're Doing It Wrong by Kaz Cooke
Up the Duff by Kaz Cooke
Women's Stuff by Kaz Cooke
Girl Stuff by Kaz Cooke
Spy's Wife by Fiona McIntosh
Lemon by Kwon Yeo-Sun (Named most-anticipated book of the year by Ms. Magazine and CrimeReads)
TV series they mention:
Big Little Lies (HBO)
Nine Perfect Strangers (Hulu)
Inventing Anna (Netflix)
Friends (NBC)
Our book for next month is Devotion by Hannah Kent. Happy reading! -
Bestselling and multiple award-winning author Tricia Stringer entertained the audience at the Marion Domain Theatre with insights into her writing process, a behind the scenes glimpse into the evolution of book cover art, as well as reading an excerpt from her latest novel, Birds of a Feather. Fans will delight in this recording of her talk.
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A Slow Fire Burning is the highly anticipated next book from The Girl On the Train author, Paula Hawkins. Tune in to hear what Jayne and Paula had to say about this thriller, plus what else they've read and there's heaps of new and exciting books coming out his month!
Books they mention:
A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins
The Money Goddess by Paula Hawkins
Confessions of a Reluctant Recessionista by Paula Hawkins, writing as Amy Silver
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
Into the Water by Paula Hawkins
The Push by Ashley Audrain
We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
One Italian Summer by Pip Williams
The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams
The Last Story of Mina Lee by Nancy Jooyoun Kim
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen
Freedom by Jonathan Franzen
The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen
Wild Place by Christian White
The Nowhere Child by Christian White
The Wife and the Window by Christian White
Act Like You Got Some Sense by Jamie Foxx
Carnival of Snackery by David Sedaris
Windswept & Interesting by Billy Connolly
Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci
Movies:
Gone Girl
Our book for next month is Apples Never Fall by Lianne Moriarty. Happy reading! -
The ladies read the highly anticipated new novel from Daisy Jones and the Six author, Taylor Jenkins Reid, and Paula is not holding back! This book's got her feeling some kinda way and it's not the way she's supposed to. Plus what else they've read, literary goss and what's new and hot.
Books they mention:
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix
The Truth About Her by Jacqueline Maley
This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
The Survivors by Jane Harper
Force of Nature by Jane Harper
The Lost Man by Jane Harper
The Dry by Jane Harper
The End of the World is Bigger Than Love by Davina Bell
No! Never! by Libby Hathorn and Lisa Hathorn-Jarman
Last Shot by Jock Zonfrillo
Well Hello by Leigh Sales and Annabel Crabb
The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman
Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney
Conversations With Friends by Sally Rooney
Normal People by Sally Rooney
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
Links:
The CBCA awards
https://cbca.org.au/winners-2021
The Sydney Morning Herald article about Jock Zonfrillo
https://www.smh.com.au/national/he-s-very-nice-the-only-problem-is-chef-marco-pierre-white-on-jock-zonfrillo-20210714-p589q3.html
A Malibu Rising review that reflected a lot of Paula's issues with the novel:
https://tenderiswarmth.com/2021/01/13/arc-review-malibu-rising/
What's Paula on about? Here's a blog article explaining the difference between third person omniscient narration and head hopping:
https://jamigold.com/2011/02/what-makes-omniscient-pov-different-from-head-hopping/
Podcasts:
Chat 10 Looks 3
The book for next month is A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins. Happy reading! -
After surviving Adelaide lockdown and with the libraries reopened, Jayne and Paula come together to discuss their latest pick, a unique merging of the classic English literature with traditional Aboriginal Australian storytelling.
As always, there's also literary news and more!
Books they mention:
After Story by Larissa Behrendt
Home by Larissa Behrendt
Legacy by Larissa Behrendt
A Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
Too Much Lip by Melissa Lucashenko
Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
The French Gift by Kirsty Manning
The Long Long Afternoon by Inga Vesper
Atomic Habits by James Clear
Now That I See You by Emma Batchelor
12 Bytes by Jeanette Winterson
CSI Told You Lies by Meshel Laurie
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
No One is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood
Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins-Reid
Our book for September is Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins-Reid. Happy reading! -
Sit back and listen to Jayne and Paula tell you about tales of women who decided they'd had enough of certain pesky family members they wanted out of their lives for good and decided to do something about it with the odourless and tasteless poison Thallium. Maybe grab your favourite mug and brew up a cup of Bonox to enjoy with the pod. Probably best to make it yourself, mind.
Of course there's also what else they're reading, what's new and hot, and what's all the fuss lately about Dark Emu, which was featured on the pod in episode 15.
This month's ep was recorded in Adelaide on 30 June 2021 and if the ladies sound a little off this month, stay tuned to the end of the podcast for an explanation.
Books they mention:
The Husband Poisoner by Tanya Bretherton
The Suitcase Baby by Tanya Bretherton
The Suicide Bride by Tanya Bretherton
The Killing Streets by Tanya Bretherton
A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing by Jessie Tu
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Rain Heron by Robbie Arnott
The Kingdoms by Natasha Pulley
The Air Ways by Jennifer Mills
Dissolve by Nikki Gemmell
The Last Guests by J. P. Pomare
Small Joys for Real Life by Allee Richards
Billy Summers by Stephen King
Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe
Farmers or Hunter-Gatherers? The Dark Emu Debate by Peter Sutton and Kerryn Walshe
Shows they mention:
EXPOSED: The Ghost Train Fire (ABC iView)
Our book for August is After Story by Larissa Behrendt. Happy reading! -
Jayne and Paula are loving all the nostalgia in this Heathers meets The Exorcist time capsule from the 80s!
Plus all the usuals: what else they've read, what's new and hot in the publishing industry and literary news.
Books they mention:
My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix
Dirt Candy: A Cookbook by Amanda Cohen, Grady Hendrix, and Ryan Dunlavey
Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix
Paperbacks from Hell by Grady Hendrix
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix
Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason
What Happened to You by Dr Bruce Perry and Oprah Winfrey
Mirror Man by Fiona McIntosh
The Missing Sister by Lucinda Riley
Rememberings by Sinead O'Connor
Rabbits by Terry Miles
The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
The Yield by Tara June Winch
Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty
Podcasts they mention:
Super Scary Haunted Homeschool
You're Wrong About
Rabbits
Website they mention:
http://www.gradyhendrix.com/
Our next book is The Husband Poisoner by Tanya Bretherton. Happy reading! -
Listen as author Alexander Thorpe discusses his cosy, historical murder mystery Death Leaves the Station.
Alexander's first novel brings the cosy country-house intrigue of crime fiction's golden age to the Australian wheatbelt, and was written for fans of classic mystery and crime fiction. -
Mums being woke!
This is the story of trans woman, Reese, who's lesbian trans partner, Amy, detransitions back to a man, Ames. Ames finds out he's going to become a father and offers Reese the chance to be the mother she's always wanted to be.
Jayne and Paula set out to navigate this complicated world and discuss Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters.
Plus, Paula's made up for her reading dry spell last month, Jayne's got the latest and greatest in books and they share some literary news!
Books they mention:
Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters
When the Apricots Bloom by Gina Wilkinson
Three Women by Lisa Taddeo
Consent by Vanessa Springora
Girl A by Abigail Dean
The Bass Rock by Evie Wyld
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
Unsettled Ground by Claire Fuller
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House by Cherie Jones
No One is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood
Yearbook by Seth Rogan
Whereabouts by Jhumpa Lahiri
Male Tears by Benjamin Myers
A Still Life by Josie George
Faking It by Kyle Mewburn
Links:
Here's a link to the Vulture article Jayne mentions:
https://www.vulture.com/2021/01/torrey-peters-detransition-baby.html
Here's a link to book into the Kayte Nunn talk on 4 May:
https://www.marion.sa.gov.au/things-to-do/events-calendar/library-through-the-lens-gina-wilkinson-in-conversation-with-kayte-nunn-when-the-apricots-bloom
Our book for next month is My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix. Happy reading! -
Get ready to fan your face and clutch your pearls! Jayne and Paula read Bridgerton: The Duke and I this month and they do not hold back!
**This episode contains frank and explicit discussions of sexual activity and also non consensual sex. If you would like to skip this, please go to the 35 minute mark.**
Books they mention:
Bridgerton: The Duke and I by Julia Quinn
On the Way to the Wedding by Julia Quinn
The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever by Julia Quinn
What Happens in London by Julia Quinn
To Sir Phillip, With Love by Julia Quinn
Untold Resilience by Future Women
The Last Reunion by Kayte Nunn
Greenwich Park by Katherine Faulkner
Old Seems to be Other People by Lily Brett
World Travel by Anthony Bourdain with Laurie Woolever
Phosphorescence by Julia Baird
The Things She Owned by Katherine Tamiko Arguile
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
TV shows they mention:
Bridgerton, Netflix series
Who Wants to be a Millionaire
The Weakest Link
Friends
Gossip Girl
Link to AWW2021 podcast:
https://www.adelaidefestival.com.au/news/podcasts/
Our book for next month is Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters - Vis mere
