And we're back! Ep160 has Veronica and Laurie chatting author incomes, getting teens to read, Anna Featherstone's List of Australian Writers Festivals, and K.M. Allan's Writing Habits Checklist to get you into the New Year groove. So many lovely book spotlights, plus a wonderful chat with January Gilchrist about 'The Final Chapter' and a reading from The Serpent's Kiss from our very own Laurie Bell. And so much more...

Book spotlights:
1. The Serpent’s Kiss: Stones of Power Book 4 by Laurie Bell – YA Fantasy
2. Before She Killed Him by Naomi Shippen – mystery, thriller, domestic suspense
3. The Finch who lost her wing by Annie Kwan – picture book
4. The Wildflower of Asam by Gayatri Sarkar – historical
5. Moor to Sea: A journey along the Cleveland Way by Vicki Foote – memoir 
6. The Tyranny of Tomorrow by Magda Mizzi – dystopian scifi
7. Grayson’s Magical Mishaps by Kevin Klehr – fantasy

Intro - 00:57
Industry news - 8:10
Book spotlights - 18:06
Author interview - 38:00
Post interview chat - 1:26:53
Quotes - 1:29:11
Author reading - 1:32:17

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