Book Chat with Ita and Amanda

"Black summer : stories of loss, courage and community by ABC jounalists on the ground during the 2019–2020 bushfires" edited by Michael Rowland, "Chasing the McCubbin" by Sandi Scaunich, "Circe" by Madeline Miller, "Crooked kingdom" by Leigh Bardugo, "The girl with the louding voice" by Abi Dare, "The henna artist" by Alka Joshi, "The kindness revolution : how we can restore hope, rebuild trust and inspire optimism" by Hugh Mackay, "Into the loneliness: The unholy alliance of Ernestine Hill and Daisy Bates" by Eleanor Hogan, "Love in Colour" by Bolu Babalola, "My year of living vulnerably" by Rick Morton, "Penny Wong : passion and principle : the biography" by Margaret Simons, "The poetry of cricket" by Leslie Frewin, "Second place" by Rachel Cusk, "Shuggie Bain" by Douglas Stuart, "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo, "Still life" by Sarah Winman, "Tell the truth, shame the devil" by Melina Marchetta, and "When we become strangers : how loneliness leaks into our lives, and what we can do about it" by Maggie Hamilton. Music by Scott Holmes from FreeMusicArchive.org

"Beyond Alice" by Tanya Heaslip, "The book of two ways" by Jodi Picoult, "Invisible girl" by Lisa Jewell, "Our chemical hearts" by Krystal Sutherland, "The Paris Library" by Janet Skeslien Charles, "Return to Uluru" by Mark McKenna, "Two steps onward" by Graeme Simsion and Anne Buist, and "Where the crawdads sing" by Delia Owens. Music by Scott Holmes from FreeMusicArchive.org

"The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath, "Benevolence " by Julie Janson, "The boy, the mole, the fox and the horse" by Charlie Mackesy, "Khaki Town" by Judy Nunn, "The last migration" by Charlotte McConaghy, "Loud" by Tana Douglas, "The lost flowers of Alice Hart" by Holly Ringland, "The other side of beautiful" by Kim Lock, "The Promised Land" by Barack Obama, "Second place" by Rachel Cusk, "The Stationary Shop of Tehran" by Marjan Kamali, "The Thursday Murder Club" by Richard Osman, "We need to talk about Kevin" by Lionel Shriver, "Where the dead go" by Sarah Bailey, and "You need to know" by Nicola Moriarty. Music by Scott Holmes from FreeMusicArchive.org

"Around the world in 80 days" by Jules Verne, "The dressmaker's secret" by Rosalie Ham, "The fine art of invisible detection" by Robert Goddard, "Ghost bird" by Lisa Fuller, "Identity crisis" by Ben Elton, "The imitator" by Rebecca Starford, "The Last Migration" by Charlotte McConaghy, "142 ostriches" by April Davila, "The Thursday Murder Club" by Richard Osman, and po"Weapons of choice : World War 2.1" by John Birmingham. Music by Scott Holmes from FreeMusicArchive.org

This month we discuss "The dressmaker" by Rosalie Ham, "Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine" by Gail Honeyman, "The funny thing about Norman Foreman" by Julietta Henderson, "Honeybee" by Craig Silvey, "The last migration" by Charlotte McConaghy, "A simpler time" by Peter FitzSimons, "Sons and lovers" by D.H. Lawrence, "The Last Train to Key West" by Chanel Cleeton, "Think like a monk: train your mind for peace and purpose every day" by Jay Shetty, "Year One" by Nora Roberts, and "Dracul" by Dacre Stoker and J.D. Barker. Music by Scott Holmes from FreeMusicArchive.org

This month bestselling author Tanya Heaslip joins our guests as we discuss "Only happiness here" by Gabrielle Carey and "The Thursday Murder Club" by Richard Osmen, "The Chicken Sister" by K J Dell' Antonia, "The Hunted" by Gabriel Bergmoser, "The funny thing about Norman Foreman" by Julietta Henderson, "The authenticity project" by Clare Pooley, "The silent patient" by Alex Michaelides, "Yellow Notebook" by Helen Garner, and we also discuss "Alice to Prague" by Tanya Heaslip, "An Alice girl" by Tanya Heaslip and - due out in May - "Beyond Alice" by Tanya Heaslip. Music by Scott Holmes from FreeMusicArchive.org

This month we discuss the NSW Reads book for 2021 "Lucky's" by Andrew Pippos #NSWreadsLuckys and "Honeybee" by Craig Silvey, "Anxious" by Frederik Backman, "I am present" by Melissa Reve, "The good sister" by Sally Hepworth, "Wild" by Kristin Hannah, "The boy the mole the fox and the horse" by Charlie Mackesy, "One day I'll remember this" by Helen Garner, "Australian women pilots" by Kathy Mexted,"Look at me" by Jennifer Egan, "The silent patient" by Alex Michaelides, "Sorrow and Bliss" by Meg Mason and "Mudlarking: lost and found on the River Thames" by Lara Maiklem. Music by Scott Holmes from FreeMusicArchive.org

This month we discuss "Belonging" by Michelle Obama, "Big magic: creative living beyond fear" by Elizabeth Gilbert, "The Fiery Cross" by Diana Gabaldon, "A gentleman in Moscow" by Amor Towles, "The godmothers" by Monica McInerney, "Hollowpox: the hunt for Morrigan Crow" by Jessica Townsend, "Honeybee" by Craig Silvey, "How to be Australian: an outsider's view on life & love Down Under" by Ashley Kalagian Blunt, "The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue" by V. E. Schwab, "Maus: a survivor’s tale" by Art Spiegelman, "The painted man" by Peter V. Brett, "Rivertime" by Trace Balla and "The Rural Diaries" by Hilarie Burton Morgan. Music by Scott Holmes from FreeMusicArchive.org

This month we discuss "All the light we cannot see" by Anthony Doerr, "American Dirt" by Jeanine Cummins, "Behind the beautiful forevers" by Katherine Boo, "Bridge of Clay" by Markus Zusak, "Death of a River Guide" by Richard Flanagan, "The fiery cross" by Diana Gabaldon, "The Glad Shout" by Alice Robinson, "Jacinda Ardern" by Michelle Duff, "Love is strong as death" by Paul Kelly, "The night circus" by Erin Morgenstern, "Phosphorescence" by Julia Baird, "Sam Bloom" by Bradley Trevor Greive, Cameron Bloom, and Samantha Bloom, "Such a fun age" by Kiley Reid, and "The Survivors" by Jane Harper. Music by Scott Holmes from FreeMusicArchive.org