The Shameless Book Club

The Shameless Book Club episodes:

• 05.13.2024

  The Idea of You author, Robinne Lee

  Hey, book clubbers! ‘The Idea of You’ starring Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine has been just about everywhere so this month, Sohani sat down with the author behind the book, Robinne Lee. In this wide-ranging interview, they discuss boy bands, ageism,...

  
• 05.06.2024

  Review: The Work

  Happy Tuesday, book clubbers! This month, we read The Work by Bri Lee. The Work follows Lally, who has invested everything into her gallery in Manhattan and she’s enjoying it because the sacrifices are finally paying off. We also follow Pat,...

  
• 05.02.2024

  The Idea of You, the movie

  Hey, book clubbers! You might be wondering why we’re popping into your feeds on a Friday… well, we had to review Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine’s buzzy new rom-com of course! The Idea of You is based on the bestselling book...

  
• 05.01.2024

  The Tastemakers: Zara McDonald

  Welcome to the final episode of The Tastemakers, in partnership with Baileys Irish Cream Liqueur. In this very special fortnightly book club series, our host Gemma Dimond sits down with your favourite tastemakers from a range of backgrounds. From beauty...

  
• 04.22.2024

  Emily Henry on romance

  Hey, book clubbers! Sohani sat down with Emily Henry to discuss all things romance. You might be familiar with Emily’s other work including 'Book Lovers', 'Beach Read', 'People We Meet on Vacation' and 'Happy Place'. And the day this episode drops...

  
• 04.17.2024

  The Tastemakers: Sage Mellet

  Welcome to The Tastemakers, in partnership with Baileys Irish Cream Liqueur. In this very special fortnightly book club series, our host Gemma Dimond sits down with your favourite tastemakers from a range of backgrounds. From beauty to lifestyle to food...

  
• 04.15.2024

  Apples Never Fall, the TV show

  Hey, book clubbers! This month, we're reviewing 'Apples Never Fall' on BINGE. The TV series is based on the 2021 novel of the same name by Aussie author Liane Moriarty. You may be familiar with Moriarty's other bestsellers which were also...

  
• 04.08.2024

  Did Taylor Swift actually write a spy novel?

  Did Taylor Swift secretly write and publish a spy novel? Well… Today on Stranger Than Fiction, Eilish Gilligan and Ruby Hall investigate Argylle, the spy thriller written by debut author “Elly Conway”. WHO is Elly Conway? And why do the Swifties...

  
• 04.03.2024

  The Tastemakers: Zara Wong

  Welcome to The Tastemakers, in partnership with Baileys Irish Cream Liqueur. In this very special fortnightly book club series, our host Gemma Dimond sits down with your favourite tastemakers from a range of backgrounds. From beauty to lifestyle to food...

  
• 04.01.2024

  Review: RuPaul’s new memoir

  Happy Tuesday, book worms! For Memoir March, we read The House of Hidden Meaning by RuPaul. His memoir painted an intricate portrait of what it was like growing up Black and queer in a broken home, as well as detailing his...

  
• 03.25.2024

  Bri Lee on sad girl novels

  Hey book clubbers! Today Bri Lee and Sohani are discussing the 'sad girl novels' literary trend and how Bri’s latest book deviates from this trend.  Very excitingly, Bri’s book ‘The Work’ will be coming out on April 3rd and she will be...

  
• 03.20.2024

  The Tastemakers: Julia Busuttil Nishimura

  Welcome to The Tastemakers, in partnership with Baileys Irish Cream Liqueur. In this very special fortnightly book club series, our host Gemma Dimond sits down with your favourite tastemakers from a range of backgrounds. From beauty to lifestyle to food...

  
• 03.18.2024

  One Day, the TV show

  Hello, hello! This month on The Adaptation we're reviewing the Netflix romantic drama everyone’s been raving about: One Day. The series follows Emma and Dexter who meet after spending an interesting graduation night together. They go their separate ways the...

  
• 03.11.2024

  The most viral short story of all time

  Hi hi hi! Calling all Cat People! Is it ever okay to use someone else's real-life experiences as inspiration for your writing? We're asking the big questions today on Stranger Than Fiction! Join Eilish Gilligan and Rhiannon Joyce as they discuss...

  
• 03.06.2024

  The Tastemakers: Maggie Zhou

  Welcome to The Tastemakers, in partnership with Baileys Irish Cream Liqueur. In this very special fortnightly book club series, our host Gemma Dimond sits down with your favourite tastemakers from a range of backgrounds. From beauty to lifestyle to food...

  
• 03.04.2024

  Review: Maame

  Happy Tuesday, book clubbers! Our second pick of the year was Maame by Jessica George; this coming-of-age debut received a glowing review in the New York Times in January and was shortlisted twice in the 2023 Goodreads Choice Awards. This book...

  
• 02.26.2024

  Kiley Reid on money

  Hey, book clubbers! We’re so excited to bring you this interview with the author of 'Such A Fun Age' Kiley Reid. Sohani speaks to Kiley about her new novel, ‘Come and Get It’. Set on a college campus, you’ll hear why...

  
• 02.21.2024

  The Tastemakers: Michelle Andrews

  Welcome to The Tastemakers, in partnership with Baileys Irish Cream Liqueur. In this very special fortnightly book club series, our host Gemma Dimond sits down with your favourite tastemakers from a range of backgrounds. From beauty to lifestyle to food...

  
• 02.19.2024

  Normal People, the TV show

  Hello, friends! We put the power in your hands last month to pick which adaptation we’ll be reviewing and you guys OVERWHELMINGLY voted in favour of Normal People. Normal People follows Connell and Marianne - two young people who met in...

  
• 02.12.2024

  The bestselling author accused of plagiarism... twice

  Hello helloooo! Calling all Mortal Instruments readers - today on Stranger Than Fiction, Eilish Gilligan and Sohani Goonetillake cover all things Cassandra Clare, AKA Cassandra… Claire. There’s Harry Potter fandom drama from the early 2000s, fanfiction tomes that are longer than...

  
• 02.05.2024

  Review: Tom Lake

  Happy Tuesday, book club friends! Our first pick of the year was Tom Lake by Ann Patchett; a meditation on youthful love, married love, and the lives parents have led before their children were born. In the spring of 2020, Lara’s...

  
• 01.22.2024

  Gyan Yankovich on friendship

  Happy Tuesday, book clubbers! Today, we are so thrilled to bring you this interview with lifestyle editor and writer, Gyan Yankovich. Gyan is a lifestyle editor for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, and has just published her first novel....

  
• 01.15.2024

  Boy Swallows Universe, the TV show

  Welcome to the first-ever episode of The Adaptation - a monthly review series from The Shameless Book Club. On the 18th of June, 2018, Trent Dalton’s debut novel - Boy Swallows Universe - was released into the world. The book came...

  
• 01.08.2024

  Is Caroline Calloway a scammer?

  Hello helloooo! Today on Stranger Than Fiction, Eilish Gilligan and Michelle Andrews cover one of the most interesting literary scandals of recent years - influencer Caroline Calloway, writer Natalie Beach, and the tell-all essay that blew their long-standing rivalry wide open. Join us...

  
• 01.01.2024

  Review: Green Dot

  Helloooo, book clubbers! This month, we read Green Dot by Australian author Madeleine Grey. In this book, we meet Hera Stephen, a twenty-something who is working as an underpaid comment moderator in an overly air-conditioned newsroom by day and kicking around...

  
• 12.21.2023

  Madeleine Gray on affairs

  Hey, book clubbers! Today, we are so excited to bring you this interview with Australian writer and critic, Madeleine Gray. Madeleine was working at a bookstore when her debut novel Green Dot took off, and has already become an absolute crowd...

  
• 12.14.2023

  Cheating the New York Times Best Seller list

  Happy Stranger Than Fiction Day, book clubbers! Today, Eilish Gilligan and Zara McDonald are breaking down the surprising history of the New York Times Best Seller list, and the shady things some authors have done to land a spot on the...

  
• 11.30.2023

  Review: Good Material

  G’day, book clubbers! This month, we read Good Material by the one and only Dolly Alderton. Good Material tells the story of Andy who has recently split from his long-term partner, Jen. We follow Andy on his painful, self-indulgent journey of...

  
• 11.27.2023

  Jessie Stephens on depression

  Hey, book clubbers! Today, we’re bringing you an interview with the brilliant Jessie Stephens. You’ll likely know Jessie as a podcaster, writer, and author of the international bestseller, ‘Heartsick’. Annabelle was lucky enough to chat with Jessie about her new release,...

  
• 11.14.2023

  The Twilight to 50 Shades of Grey pipeline

  G’day, book clubbers! Today on Stranger Than Fiction, Eilish Gilligan and Annabelle Lee are talking about the Twilight Saga extended universe. How exactly was 50 Shades of Grey inspired by Stephenie Meyer's story about love and vampires? And how do we...

  
• 10.31.2023

  Review: None of This is True

  Hello, book clubbers! This month we read None of This is True by Lisa Jewell. Podcaster Alix Summer meets the meek and mysterious Josie Fair on the night of… both of their 45th birthdays. A few days later, they meet again,...

  
• 10.21.2023

  Trent Dalton on feeling seen

  Hey, book clubbers! Today, we are so thrilled to be bringing you this interview with Aussie journalist and award-winning author Trent Dalton. Trent is the author of so many novels you’ve probably read already, including Love Stories, All Our Shimmering Skies,...

  
• 10.14.2023

  Zoella and the ghostwriter

  Hello, book clubbers! Today on Stranger Than Fiction, Eilish Gilligan and Annabelle Lee are talking about YouTube influencer turned author, Zoe Sugg - also known as Zoella - and the ghostwriting drama that followed the release of her debut novel, Girl...

  
• 09.30.2023

  Review: The List

  Hey, book clubbers! This month we read ‘The List’ by Yomi Adegoke. Ola is a high-profile journalist at a feminist website who is one month away from marrying Michael, the love of her life. One morning, they both wake up to...

  
• 09.25.2023

  Sally Hepworth on dysfunctional families

  G’day, book clubbers! Today, we are bringing you an interview with domestic thriller novelist, Sally Hepworth. Sally is a NYT bestselling author who has sold over one million books worldwide. She’s written eight novels including The Good Sister, The Younger Wife,...

  
• 09.14.2023

  The author who was fact-checked live on air

  Hello, everyone! Today on Stranger Than Fiction, Eilish Gilligan and Shameless Media co-founder Michelle Andrews are talking about Naomi Wolf, author of ‘The Beauty Myth’ and feminist icon turned… anti-vaxxer. Join us in the all the book chat over on our...

  
• 08.31.2023

  Review: The Rachel Incident

  Happy first of the month, book clubbers! This month, we read ‘The Rachel Incident’ by Caroline O’Donoghue. Rachel is a student working at a bookstore when she meets James, and it’s love at first sight. James soon invites Rachel to be...

  
• 08.21.2023

  R.F. Kuang on appropriation

  Hello, book clubbers! Today, we are bringing you an interview with New York Times bestselling author R.F. Kuang. At the very beginning of this month, we dropped a review episode of Rebecca’s latest and arguably buzziest book Yellowface, so this interview...

  
• 08.14.2023

  The writer who faked her own death

  Hello, everyone! Today on Stranger Than Fiction, we’re talking about Susan Meachen, a self-published romance author who has caused quite a stir within the romance community recently.  Join us in the all the book chat over on our Insta, @theshamelessbookclub, and our...

  
• 07.31.2023

  Review: Yellowface

  Hello, book clubbers! Welcome to our first book review episode in The Shameless Book Club’s cosy new nook. This month, we read ‘Yellowface’ by New York Times bestselling author, R.F Kuang. Yellowface is told through the lens of our unreliable narrator...

  
• 07.14.2023

  The man who fooled Oprah

  Hello! Welcome to the first episode of our new monthly series, Stranger Than Fiction. On the 15th of every month, host Eilish Gilligan will recap the most bizarre stories to rock the lit world. Today, we’re going to be talking about...

  
• 07.13.2023

  Gabrielle Zevin on success

  Welcome, book clubbers! To The Shameless Book Club’s very own nook. We are so excited to kick off our re-launch by bringing you a special chat between New York Times bestselling author Gabrielle Zevin and book clubber Sohani Goonetillake. We actually...

  
• 06.27.2023

  Review: Really Good, Actually

  Hello, book clubbers! This month, we read Monica Heisey’s debut novel: Really Good, Actually. The book is told through the eyes of Maggie - a 29-year-old whose marriage ended just 608 days after it started. Sure, she’s alone for the first...

  
• 06.27.2023

  Review: Pineapple Street

  G’day, book clubbers! This month, we read Jenny Jackson’s debut novel, Pineapple Street. Pineapple Street follows three women in an old money Brooklyn Heights family: one was born with money, one who married into it, and one who wants to give...

  
• 06.27.2023

  Review: Vladimir

  Happy Saturday, book clubbers! This month, we read ‘Vladimir’ by Julia May Jonas. This novel is told from the perspective of a deliciously incisive narrator: a popular English professor whose husband, a charismatic teacher at the same small liberal arts college,...

  
• 06.27.2023

  Review: Alone With You in the Ether

  Happy Saturday, book clubbers! This month, we read ‘Alone With You in the Ether’ by Olivie Blake. The book follows our two main characters, Regan and Aldo, who meet by chance at the Art Institute. Prior to the meeting, he is...

  
• 06.27.2023

  Review: The Thursday Murder Club

  Hello, book club friends! This month, we read ‘The Thursday Murder Club’ by Richard Osman. This number one best-seller takes place in a peaceful retirement village, where four unlikely friends meet up once a week to investigate unsolved murders. But when...

  
• 06.27.2023

  Review: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

  Happy Saturday, bookworms! This month, we read ‘Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow’ by best-selling author Gabrielle Zevin. The novel is, at its core, a love story between two brilliant gamers, but not a love story in the way you’d expect. Sadie...

  
• 06.27.2023

  Review: You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty

  Hiya, book clubbers! This month, we read You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi. This is a book that flips the romance genre utterly on its head. It’s been five years since protagonist Feyi lost her...

  
• 06.27.2023

  Review: Cleopatra and Frankenstein

  Happy Saturday, book club friends! This month, we read Coco Mellors’s best-selling debut novel, Cleopatra and Frankenstein. The book follows 24-year-old British artist Cleo, whose chance meeting with a man called Frank (who is some 20 years older than her), changes...