S6 Ep243: Kate and Katherine Catch Up PLUS Featured Book ONE WRONG TURN by Chenée Marropadi

Katherine shares the lowdown on torture museums and Kryal Castle fun and we respond to some great listener questions (as best we can!)

Recommended reading and listening including:

Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth

Kick the Latch by Kathryn Scanlan

Sidelines by Karen Viggers (released January 2024)

That Rom Com Pod from writers Clare Fletcher and Karina May

The Word Count from writers Fiona Taylor, Jo Dixon and Jacq Ellem

Our Featured Book segment this episode is brought to you by Fremantle Press and I’m delighted to be speaking to debut novelist Chenée Marrapodi about her debut middle grade novel One Wrong Turn.

Chenée Marrapodi is a children’s author and journalist, based in Perth, Western Australia. Chenée has worked in the media industry for almost a decade and is currently a producer for Channel Nine News. She has also worked as a reporter for Channel Seven's Today Tonight, as well as in online news and radio. Chenée is also an experienced MC, and the host of the Writers off the Page podcast.

Lots of events coming up including:

Kate will be in conversation with Amy Lovat Mistakes and Other Lovers, Nice Stack of Books Meeniyan. Sat Oct 14, bookings here.

Kate will be touring in lutrawita/Tasmania and appearing at Fullers Bookshop, Hobart on Thursday 19th October and Petrarch's, Launceston on Friday 20 October.

At the HNSA conference, Kate will appear on the Past, Present & Future: Bending Genres panel. In Sydney and online, Sunday 22nd October, 12.30pm, bookings here.

Kate will host Holly Ringland for Readings talking her new book The House That Joy Built on Wed 25th October, 6pm, bookings here.

And a Westside event in Yarraville, Tamara Oudyn interviews Kate on The Hummingbird Effect for the Sun Bookshop, Saturday 28th October 3pm, bookings here.

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