S6 Ep238: Kate and Katherine Catch up + Featured Book THE DISORGANISATION OF CELIA STONE by Emma Young

Kate and Katherine discuss how The Hummingbird Book tour came together and give tips for what to do/think about if you're an author wanting to do the same. They talk about the books they've reading and the podcast Kate's obsessed with (hint: it involves someone shitting* on the floor of a wedding)

*Their word, not ours

This episode the Featured Book is brought to you be Fremantle Press and we’re very, very excited to be talking to Emma Young about her novel, The Disorganisation of Celia Stone.

After five years in bookselling, Emma retrained as a journalist and has been reporting since 2011: first for community papers, then as a state wide digital journalist for WAtoday. Her work also regularly appears in sister publications the Age and the Sydney Morning Herald. Her debut novel, The Last Bookshop was shortlisted for the inaugural Fogarty Literary Award in 2019.

Emma's writing advice: Don't edit as you go, your aim is to finish. Also -- don't give up. 

Emma's debut book recommendation is The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers

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Perth events: 

September 21 Emma in conversation at Bull Creek Library. Bookings and details

September 28 Emma in conversation at Open Book, Mosman Park. Bookings and details

Kate and Katherine mention:

The logistics of book tours. Kate mentions this post by US writer, Alicia Kennedy and this post on getting invited to writers festivals by Australian writer Anna Featherstone.

Reading

Love Match by Clare Fletcher

Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

Happy Millionth Birthday by RWR McDonald 

The Big Year, A Tale of Man Nature and Fowl Obsession by Mark Obmascik 

Listening

Kate LOVED the podcast Who S*** On The Floor at My Wedding and the story behind it

Secrets From the Green Room, this episode with Chris Flynn 

Watching

Real Housewives of New York 

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