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Courtney speaks with Margaret Hickey who is an award-winning author and playwright from North East Victoria. Margaret won the Ned Kelly Award for Best Fiction in 2025 for The Creeper. They chat about her new novel Cold River - a thought-provoking crime mystery set in Victoria's High Country. Read Next Newsletter Connected Libraries Website Connected Libraries Facebook Page In a nook with a book…
Janine chats with Australian writer Anna Johnston about her new novel 'When Lemons give you Life' - An enchanting, heart-stirring novel about rediscovering joy when life has lost its flavour, from the author of the bestselling novel ' The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife'. We hope you enjoy. Read Next Newsletter Connected Libraries Website Connected Libraries Facebook Page In a nook with a book…
In this episode Janine speaks with Perth writer Holly Craig about her new thriller Find Me, a terrifying survivalist thriller as two sisters navigate the eerie Tasmanian wilderness, in search of their missing brother. An emotionally charged and vividly written novel that is an exploration of complex family dynamics. Utterly chilling (in both its terror and temperature definitions) and tense, this…
Tim speaks with writer and illustrator Rebecca Lim based in Melbourne, Australia. She worked as a commercial lawyer for several years before leaving to write full time. They chat about her new novel The Graduate - a tense and compelling legal thriller examining the lasting impact of historical wrongs and the courage required to confront them. We hope you enjoy. Read Next Newsletter Connected…
In this episode Janine speaks to Petronella McGovern about her new novel 'Every Time She Wakes', a taut, time-bending thriller about family, identity and defying fate. We last spoke to her back in 2022, and if you want to know more about Petronella you can find this in our episode library. Read Next Newsletter Connected Libraries Website Connected Libraries Facebook Page In a nook with a book…
In this episode Sam speaks with Georgia Harper about her new novel ' Dove' - a thought provoking, nuanced and utterly original psychological thriller exploring power and gender, set against the backdrop of 1990's small town Queensland. One day, after a row with her neighbour turns violent, Dove writes a provocative question on the wall of her property, ‘What would you do if you had a whole day on…
In this episode Tim speaks with Melbourne author Fiona Hardy about her writing and her new novel 'Old Games' a pacey, off-beat Aussie crime story about two best female friends and investigators unravelling the private lives of Melbourne's celebrity sportspeople. Read Next Newsletter Connected Libraries Website Connected Libraries Facebook Page In a nook with a book Facebook Group Connected…
Today we speak with two very different authors on the podcast. Rachel Fox McLeod chats with Courtney about her debut novel ' Disgraceful' - a hilarious and moving debut novel about a woman who writes a ‘f*ck-it’ list to reclaim herself after her marriage unexpectedly implodes. Then Sam speaks with Hannah Gould about her thought-provoking book 'How to Die in the 21st Century' - If you have ever…
Today we invite back Adelaide writer Victoria Purman onto Book Matters to chat about her new novel The Marriage Trap - A charming but pointed look at the tumultuous extraordinary decade of the 1960s, and the effects of the pill, rebellion and new ideas on ordinary Australian women as alongside shorter skirts and the Beatles. We hope you enjoy! Read Next Newsletter Connected Libraries Website…
In this episode we are bringing back one of our most popular writers to see what they have been up to since we last spoke with them. We spoke to Fiona Lowe in 2021 about her novel 'A Home Like Ours' so it was great to bring her back to chat about her latest novel 'The Drowning'. We hope you enjoy. Read Next Newsletter Connected Libraries Website Connected Libraries Facebook Page In a nook with a…
On Book Matters today we have two amazing Australian writers. Janine speaks with Mercedes Mercier about her newest novel The Couple's Retreat, then Kiara speaks with Kathy Lette about her new novel The Sisterhood Rules. We hope you enjoy! Read Next Newsletter Connected Libraries Website Connected Libraries Facebook Page In a nook with a book Facebook Group Connected Libraries Instagram Page…