All Things Bookish Podcast

Show Notes:

This week we chat about our most recent reads, mainly A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas and our issues with it. We discuss our book of the month, The Push by Ashley Audrain which is from our book subscription WellRead, and chat about all things bookish with special guest....Sienna's mum!

To purchase the books discussed in our first segment click on the links below:

A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
When the Apricots Bloom by Gina Wilkinson
The Morning Flower by Amanda Harding
Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart

Welcome back to the All Things Bookish Podcast! Laurie Forest joins us today, and I am slightly awe struck! For those who aren’t familiar with Laurie Forest, she is the epic fantasy author of the The Black Witch Chronicles, the first book being The Black Witch which was published in 2017, and the fourth book The Demon Tide will be released in 2021.

Show Notes:

Today we chat with Laurie about how she started writing fantasy thanks to her kids, the epicness of a good love triangle and fantasy world building.

You can buy The Black Witch Chronicles here. 

You’re back with All Things Bookish where we are chatting to another fabulous Australian author, Julietta Henderson. Julietta released her debut novel The Funny Thing About Norman Foreman in early January, and I can assure you, it is worth the read with reviews like “Norman Foreman will capture your heart” and “One of those gorgeous books that completely lifts your spirits and restores faith in humanity.” 

Show Notes:

You can buy The Funny Thing About Norman Foreman here!

Julietta's Reads:
Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

Book Recommendation:
A Long Way Down by Nick Hornsby
The Flying Troutmans by Miriam Toews

Show Notes:

Welcome to this weeks episode of All Things Bookish! Today we discuss what we just finished reading, what we are currently reading and what we will read next, we also discuss books that got us into reading and chat with bookstagrammer, Lucie, from @whatluciesreading. We hope you enjoy the episode and don't forget to check out our Instagram @allthingsbookishpod and Facebook page All Things Bookish (AUS).

Shan's reads:

The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon
Legacy of Ash by Matthew Ward
The Morbids by Ewa Ramsey
Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Sienna's reads:

Ghosts by Dolly Alderton
Red Rising by Pierce Brown
The Morning Flower by Amanda Hocking 

Welcome to this week's episode of the All Things Bookish Podcast! Today we are super excited to be speaking with the wonderful Brigid Kemmerer. Brigid is a New York Times best selling author, writing books across fantasy and fiction for young adult readers. Her next book in The Cursebreakers series, A Vow So Bold & Deadly will be released in February 2021, which we know for a lot of people can’t come sooner! 

Show Notes:

You can buy A Curse So Dark and Lonely here.

You can buy A Heart So Fierce and Broken here.

You can pre-order A Vow So Bold and Deadly here.

Brigid's book recs:
An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
The Bridge Kingdom by Danielle L. Jensen
The Life and Medieval Times of Kit Sweetly 

Welcome back to All Things Bookish! Today we are joined by the wonderful Australian author, Molly Murn, who amongst many other inspiring things, wrote the contemporary fiction novel Heart of the Grass Tree, which hands down has one of the most stunning book covers I’ve ever seen. Molly is a poet and author from South Australia, is a current PhD candidate in Creative Writing, and most recently had her book shortlisted for the 2020 Australian Indie Book awards under the Debut Fiction section!

Show Notes:

In this episode we discuss Molly's creative journey, from poetry to writing her debut novel and the importance of local history.

You can purchase Heart of the Grass Tree here. 

Show Notes:

In our final episode of 2020 we discuss our favourite reads of 2020, our 5 least favourite books, our favourite books to screen, Christmas book recs and our favourite Christmas movies!!

Christmas Reading Recs:

Shan:
Maggie's Going Nowhere by Rose Hartley
The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart by Holly Ringland

Sienna:

One Day in December by Josie Silver
Heartstopper Series by Alice Oseman

** We apologise for the quality of the audio for this episode, due to technical difficulties we were unable to maintain the quality that we generally produce and will amend this for our next episode**

Welcome to this week's episode of the All Things Bookish Podcast! Today we are speaking with Australian fantasy author Sam Hawke, who literally exploded onto the fantasy scene with her multi award winning debut novel, City of Lies. We are going to discuss her recent release and sequel, The Hollow Empire, and basically all things fantasy! Welcome, Sam and thanks so much for joining us today. 

Show Notes:

In this episode we discuss Sams' love of fantasy growing up, her two books, world building and the importance of sibling relationships in adult fantasy books.

You can purchase City of Lies here.

You can purchase Hollow Empire here. 

Welcome to episode eleven of the All Things Bookish Podcast! Today we have the wonderfully creative Maria V.  Snyder with us to chat about her Sentinels of the Galaxy series. You might recognise Maria’s name from her hugely popular Poison Study series, or her recent fantasy series starting with The Eyes of Tamburah! Maria has won multiple awards for her fantasy and science fiction works, and we are absolutely delighted that she can join us on All Things Bookish - thanks for being with us today, Maria!

Show Notes:

In this episode we discuss Maria's recent science fiction series, The Sentinels of the Galaxy, writing at night time and The Terracotta Warriors of China.

You can purchase Defending the Galaxy here

Maria's reads:

Past read:
Sold on a Monday by Kristina McMorris
Current read:
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

Shan's reads:

Past read:
Navigating the Stars by Maria V. Snyder
Current read:
Chasing the Shadows  by Maria V. Snyder


Sienna's reads:

Past read:
Navigating the Stars by Maria V. Snyder
Current read:
All Our Shimmering Skies by Trent Dalton

Welcome back to the All Things Bookish Podcast! This week we are chatting to one of Australian’s most loved and best selling author, Monica McInerney. For those who aren’t familiar with Monica, she is a prolific fiction writer who has won too many awards to list here. Her most recent book, The Godmothers, was published in September this year, and has already received wide acclaim and praise for its depth, warmth, and tear jerking narrative.

Show Notes:

In this episode we talk about the research that goes into Monica's books, her writing process, inspiration for characters in The Godmothers and her love for Australian literature.

You can purchase The Godmothers here.

Monica's reads:

Past Read:
The Lost Love Song by Minnie Dark
Current Read:
Untwisted: The Story of My Life by Paul Jennings
Growing Up series

Shan's reads:

Past Read:
The Godmothers
Current Read:
The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton
Future Read:
Love After Love by Ingrid Persaud

Sienna's reads:

Past Read:
The Godmothers
Future Read:
The Evening and Morning by Ken Follett