Book Who's Talking

Have you ever felt like an outsider? This month we're chatting about "How to Get Into the Twin Palms" by Karolina Waclawiak, a story of lust, fire and the yearning to belong. Spoilers ahead, you little babushkas!

When one of your favourite people gives you a book recommendation it can be a blessing and a curse. In this mini episode we talk about reading your favourites' favourites, when friend of the podcast, and our FIRST SPECIAL GUEST, Liz challenges us to give Jodi Picoult another go...

This month we're talking about YA space-thriller Illuminae. Maybe it's because the writers are Melburnians just like us, or the fact that B-Pitt has signed on to produce the film adaptation, but we have a massive soft spot for this book and we wish it had been around when we were teenagers. Join us as we discuss the word "chum", black box messages, and Jayden Smith's eyebrows.

In this mini episode the gang gab about British author Philip Pullman, after the announcement he's adding more books to the critically acclaimed His Dark Materials series. Luckily Pullman's number one fan is our very own Josie - producer, editor and all around dead-set legend. Under full effect of Pullmania Josie makes her long awaited BWT debut on the other side of the microphone.

In this mini episode, Laura and Fiona have a little talk about A Little Life by American novelist Hanya Yanagihara. And everyone can enjoy it, because our mini episodes are always SPOILER FREE. A Little Life is a 720 page, Man Booker Prize shortlisted novel released in 2015. About four friends, over thirty years, a lot of stuff goes down. It's literally and figuratively a heavy book, and Fiona and Laura are bursting to talk about it.

Hippies, teenage crushes, and questionable Catholic sex-ed. This month we're talking Hope Farm by Peggy Frew, a book that's as Australian as Skippy the Bush Kangaroo eating vegemite. WARNING: Spoilers ahead.

There's no easy way to say this... Laura has read all the 50 Shades of Grey books twice. Twice. And seen the first movie. We were like what? Why? When? Where? and why again? In this special Valentine's Day mini episode, Laura answers all the questions you were too afraid or embarrassed to ask. Then the gang tries their hand at subpar literature.

Our first mini episode! Mini episodes are shorter (hopefully), punchier (maybe) episodes that are not about the main monthly books, so there's no required pre-reading. This episode was supposed to be about how the gang choose which books they read, but somewhere between Liane Moriarty and Middle Earth things took a serious turn.

Imagine if you could join a book club, but you never have to leave your house. Welcome to the first episode of Book Who's Talking! In this episode Laura, Ben and Fiona review Ready Player One by Ernest Cline, a pop-culture stuffed, action packed, space opera that's due to be made into a Steven Spielberg movie in early 2018. Meet Laura, Ben and Fiona. Join their book club. Be a part of the Book Who's Talking Gang. You are very welcome.

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