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Talking Aussie Books Claudine Tinellis

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    Talking Aussie Books - Special Booklovers Edition

    Talking Aussie Books - Special Booklovers Edition

    Listeners, as you can imagine I read a lot of books. Mostly Australian fiction - given that this is the genre on which the Talking Aussie Books podcast was founded.  



    I do try and read the international titles everyone is talking about (I think Yellowface was the latest) and then of course, I throw in a couple of non-fiction titles for good measure. 



    However, I am far from an authority on what the majority of Australians are reading. There are people out there reading hundreds of books each year…some of the titles I’ve heard of and others, sadly, I haven’t. 



    So, in an attempt to gain greater insight into the reading tastes of the Australian public, I decided to mix things up a tad and chat to a reader, author and bookseller.



    To that end, I was delighted to welcome Mishell Currie (reader), Sandie Docker (author) and Anna Loder (bookseller) to the podcast recently.  

    • 33 min
    Talking Aussie Books with Julie Janson

    Talking Aussie Books with Julie Janson

    The Black and Bright Festival is a literary festival dedicated to the diverse expressions of First Nations storytelling.



    Established in 2016 this four-day festival is based in Naarm (Melbourne) and covers all genres from oral stories, novels, to plays and poetry. 



    With over 60 first nations artists set to appear at the upcoming festival between 14 and 17 March 2024, it is sure to be a fabulous celebration of black stories. 



    And in honour of this premier cultural event, I spoke with Julie Janson.



    Julie is a Darug woman of the Burruberongal Clan.  



    A playwright, poet and novelist, Julie’s 2022 novel, 'Madukka the River Serpent', an Indigenous crime novel, was long listed for the Miles Franklin Award. 



    Julie was also a recipient of the Oodgeroo Noonuccal Poetry Prize 2016 and the Judith Wright Poetry Prize 2019. 



    Julie’s historical novel 'Benevolence' was published by Magabala Books in 2020  and published in the US and UK in 2022. 



    'Compassion' is the follow-up novel to 'Benevolence' and has just been released by Magabala. 



    I was thrilled to have the chance to speak with Julie about her work on the podcast recently. 

    • 34 min
    Talking Aussie Books with Jane Tara

    Talking Aussie Books with Jane Tara

    Jane Tara is an author and wanderer who is best known in Australia for her role as general manager of Better Reading - one of Australia's largest online book communities.

    Jane is the author of more than 100 books, several plays and five novels.

    Recently, Jane's new novel, 'Tilda is Visible' was released by Affirm Press.

    A wonderfully surprising, quirky, funny and spellbinding book that I absolutely adored.

    A must read for ALL women.

    I was thrilled to welcome Jane to the podcast to chat about Tilda is Visible.

    • 35 min
    Talking Aussie Books with Dervla McTiernan

    Talking Aussie Books with Dervla McTiernan

    Dervla McTiernan is an international best-selling critically acclaimed author of 4 novels (think of The Ruin, The Scholar and The Murder Rule) as well as several audio novellas.

    Since becoming published in 2018, Dervla's books have regularly graced Amazon bestseller lists. She has won a Ned Kelly Award, a Davitt Award and a Barry Award and has been shortlisted for numerous others. 

    Her work has been described as rivalling that of John Grisham.

    A couple of years ago now I was fortunate to chat with Dervla for the podcast when her book 'The Murder Rule' was released.

    Recently, I got to do it again in honour of the release of Dervla's breath-taking new novel ‘What Happened to Nina?’.

    A wonderful interview with one of Australia's best storytellers.

    • 42 min
    Talking Aussie Books with Siobhan O'Brien

    Talking Aussie Books with Siobhan O'Brien

    Today listeners I’m introducing you to another author whose gorgeous debut novel, called ‘All the Golden Light’ has just been published by HarperCollins.

    A richly detailed, sweeping historical novel, 'All the Golden Light' is a snapshot of life for one woman living on the south coast of NSW at the tail end of WWI.

    A time of darkness, deprivation and trauma - not only for the those who saw active service, but for those who were left behind. 

    Author Siobhan O’Brien is no stranger to the publishing industry and has written for the Sydney Morning Herald, Vogue, InDesign and Monument. 

    Siobhan’s other notable work was published back in 2004. A biography of Australian designer and socialite Florence Broadhurst, published by Allen & Unwin.

    I was delighted to chat with Siobhan recently.

    • 32 min
    Talking Aussie Books with Liz Foster

    Talking Aussie Books with Liz Foster

    Liz Foster is a Sydney-based author originally from Britain who began her writing journey some seven years ago. 



    'The Good Woman’s Guide to Making Better Choices', published by Affirm Press is her first novel. And listeners, it’s a cracker. 



    A thoroughly enjoyable read about marriage, parenting, fraud, infidelity and…of all things…goat’s cheese!



    I was delighted to have the chance to speak with Liz about her book and journey on the podcast recently.

    • 39 min

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