Better Words

Better Words

By Michelle Gately & Caitlin TooheyArtsBooks
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Better Words episodes

  • Bookish life with Lucy from The Literary Edit
    Named London Book Fair's Book Blogger of the Year, Lucy is pretty accomplished. She chats to us about moving internationally, her love for Sydney and rebranding her blog as The Literary Edit! Michelle and Caitlin also give a quick wrap up of their weekend at Brisbane Writers Festival.
    1 hr 16 min
  • Forces of nature with Sally Piper

    This week Sally Piper joins us to talk about how her love of nature and the Australian bush influenced her latest novel, The Geography of Friendship. We're also discussing how Sally's previous career as a nurse helps her writing in the most unlikely ways, and the pressure of winning literary awards.

    51 min
  • A quick update
    Hi everyone, we just have a quick update for you this week. From now on, we'll be doing fortnightly episodes. Thanks! - Caitlin & Michelle
    8 min
  • How to change your life with Lisa Stephenson
    This week we are joined by Lisa Stephenson whose debut book Read Me First will help you find a new path to success, however you define it. In what is probably our most inspirational interview to date, Lisa walks us through how she wrote Read Me First after building a successful life coaching career and shares with us the simple ways we can all start to make changes in our daily lives to take us where we want to be.
    56 min
  • Words spilling out with Nikki McWatters

    This week's guest is aĀ writer, mother and former rock groupie. She’s done every job from TV acting to legal counselling to check-out chick and cleaner. We're chatting to Nikki all about her ideas, writing and the difference between writing fiction and non-fiction. There's something for everybody in this episode!

    47 min
  • Happy 1st Birthday Better Words
    We have been doing this for a whole year! Thank you so much for listening and for supporting us over the past year. For our first birthday, we're throwing it back to our first episode and having a Harry Potter party! We're chatting Fantastic Beasts, ships, 20th anniversaries and playing a game of would you rather.
    40 min
  • Bookshop antics with Mischa from Better Read Than Dead
    Dream of working in a bookshop? Us too! This week we're joined by Mischa from Better Read Than Dead, an iconic store in Sydney's Newtown. We're discussing the weird things customers say, how much of a difference awards and adaptations actually make and how booksellers balance their budgets when they're surrounded by the things they love.
    47 min
  • Becoming an Instagram guru with Sarah Taviani
    Want to build a bookstagram feed which will stop people scrolling and get them double tapping? Insta guru Sarah Taviani is joining us for a special workshop covering all elements of improving your feed including photography, content, and account management. Get some pen and paper - you'll want to take notes!
    1 hr 24 min
  • When ideologies clash with Randa Abdel-Fattah

    Michelle is back from her holiday! But that's not the most exciting thing! 'Does My Head Look Big In This?' and 'When Michael Met Mina' author Randa Abdel-Fattah joins us for an amazing discussion. Michelle and Caitlin say 'wow' a lot and just soakĀ up everything Randa says.

    55 min
  • Lush histories with Julian Leatherdale

    'Palace of Tears' and 'The Opal Dragonfly' author Julian Leatherdale is the first male guest of Better Words! We're discussing theatre, documentaries, historical fiction, writing and publishing. There's something for everybody in this episode.

    1 hr 1 min

About Better Words

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A podcast for readers who want to know the stories behind the pages šŸ“– Join Caitlin and Michelle, two book nerds who bring you in-depth conversations about writing and publishing from those on the…

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