Book Matters

In this special Book Week episode of Book Matters, Tim interviews YA author, Amie Kaufman about her new book, The Other Side of the Sky co-written with Meagan Spooner, about the worlds she creates in her books, her love of fantasy and her fascinating writing process. We have staff reviews of some of the nominated books for the CBC Book of the Year Award: The Secrets of Magnolia Moon by Edwina Wyatt, The Thing About Oliver by Deborah Kelly, How It Feels to Float by Helena Fox and This is How We Change the Ending by Vikki Wakefield.

Bec Munro, Children’s Librarian at Pakenham Library shares the joy and importance of Storytime and Children’s Book Week.

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In this episode of Book Matters, Janine interviews romance and women’s fiction author, Karly Lane about her writing journey and her new novel Fool Me Once.  We have staff reviews of American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins, Grown Ups by Marian Keys and The Cake Maker’s Wish by Josephine Moon. And Tim speaks with local author, Jessica Sanders about her journey to publication, and the truth hunting behind her books: Love Your Body and Be Your Own Man, both aimed at helping kids to accept themselves and choose who they really are.

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In this special episode we catch up with two first time authors. Janine chats to New Zealand thriller writer Rose Carlyle about her runaway success The Girl in the Mirror and Sam talks to Tasmanian author Erin Hortle about her debut novel The Octopus and I

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In this episode Janine chats to Victorian author Lisa Ireland about writing thrillers and women’s fiction. Tim looks at Lilli Wilkinson’s After the Lights Go Out a topical thriller for teens in a world gone topsy turvey, Jen reviews Julian Fellow’s Belgravia a historical story from the creator of Downton Abbey, Sam explores Yangsze Choo’s thought provoking The Night Tiger and Kim and I look at two very different musical biographies – Not Your Kind Of Girl by Claire Bowditch and Elton John’s Me. Finally we have a chat with Malcolm from our Cardinia Mobile Library. Join us as he shares his experiences of taking the library on the road.

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In this episode of Book Matters, Janine interviews suspense author, Cassie Hamer about her writing life, her debut novel After the Party and her new novel, The End of Cuthbert Close. We have staff reviews of YA mystery novel The Deep Water by Sarah Epstein, The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart by Holly Ringland and The Land Beyond the Sea by Sharon Kay Penman. And Tim has a fascinating chat with Rebecca Herrmann from Bolinda Audio about the gradual innovation of recording and distributing audio books, the talented people that narrate them and the people who love and rely on them.

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In this episode Janine has the pleasure of chatting to author Ber Carroll about her latest thriller Who We Were - a story that will make you think twice about attending your school reunion! Sue shares a lovely review of the 2020 Miles Franklin award winning novel The Yield, by Tara June Winch. Our staff have been loving biographies this month - in case you are looking for two true stories to get you started - Lynda reviews Magda Szubanski's Reckoning and Carol enjoys Damian Barr's Maggie and Me. Finally our local Casey Cardinia Libraries Historian, Heather shares her passion for uncovering the past and where to get started when it comes to family history.

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In anticipation of the Miles Franklin award announcement due this week, we offer this special Miles Franklin edition of Book Matters. In this mini episode Sam interviews Peggy Frew, author of Islands, shortlisted for the 2020 award, about her beautiful nominated novel and her writing journey.

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In this episode of Book Matters, Janine interviews international bestselling American author Kimberly Belle about her writing process and her latest domestic suspense novel, Dear Wife.

We have staff reviews of Normal People by Sally Rooney, The Paris Library by Janet Charles and Our Life in a Day by Jamie Fewery. We also hear from Emily, our Book-a-Librarian Coordinator, who explains about our book a librarian program, the many ways in which we are able to help fill the knowledge gaps in our community and a few of our success stories.

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In our second episode of Book Matters, Janine interviews beloved Australian Author Rachael Johns about her writing life and discusses her latest book, Something to Talk About. We also include reviews of Chuck Palahniuk's Consider This: Moments in my Writing Life When Everything Was Different, the 2020 ABIA General Fiction Book of the Year Winner, Bruny, written by Heather Rose, and Jacinda Ardern: The Story Behind an Extraordinary Leader by Michelle Duff. We also check in with Donna, our Outreach Officer from the Home Library Service who explains what the service is all about and all the hard work our volunteers do.

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In our debut podcast of Book Matters, Janine interviews Australian Author, Kelly Rimmer and discusses her latest book, 'Truths I Never Told You'. Moira reviews the memoir, 'Back After the Break' by Osher Gunsberg. Jenny reviews 'After the Party' by Cassie Hamer. Courtney reviews 'Red, White and Royal Blue' by Casey McQuinston, and our Bunjil Place Youth Librarian, Tim, gives some handy tips on how parents can engage their reluctant readers.

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