In Mum's good books

In Mum's good books

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In Mum's good books episodes

  • Meet Felicity - celebrity memoir addict, mother of teenage boys and creator of Summer Stories
    Meet Felicity - celebrity memoir addict, mother of teenage boys and creator of Summer Stories.
    Recommendations
    Summer Stories - don't forget to grab the code from the show for your discount!
    Head Ovary Heels podcast and associated TinyLetter
    Hashtag_books - Instagram account
    Books
    Inside Out - Demi Moore
    The Rules Do Not Apply - Ariel Levy
    Clive James
    Pied Piper - Nevil Shute
    A bit of Blur - Alex James
    Scar Tissue - Anthony Kiedas
    Girl in a band - Kim Gordon
    Hunger makes me a modern Girl - Carrie Brownstein
    Your Own Kind of Girl - Clare Bowditch
    Happy reading!
    33 min
  • Help! My teenage daughter wants to be a vegan.
    What would you do if your teenage daughter came to you and said 'Mum, I want to be a vegan'? Lynn Johnstone took this challenge on by writing a recipe book for teenage vegans - here's her story!
    Nourished Vegan by Lynn Johnstone (listen to the episode for a discount code!)
    Follow Lynn Johnstone on Facebook and Instagram
    Being Fourteen by Madonna King
    Dr Libby Weaver
    Nick Earls
    Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
    Pearlie and the Fairy Queen by Wendy Harmer
    Follow In Mum's Good Books on Facebook and Instagram for more recommendations.
    27 min
  • 2020 Intro with your host Nikki Sims-Chilton
    A quick recap of 2019 and preview to 2020 including a what to expect in my upcoming episodes in 2020.
    My recommendations
    Holiday in Tasmania or Iluka!
    Books to read (my favs from 2019)
    · Any Ordinary Day by Leigh Sales
    · The Mother In Law by Sally Hepworth
    · The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
    · The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary
    · How to be Second Best by Jessica Dettmann
    Thanks Tom Greenard - this one's for you. Thanks for your advice and support and teaching me what I know about radio/podcasting.
    13 min
  • Getting my gumboots on with Tabitha Bird
    Put on your gumboots, grab a cuppa and sit back and listen to my chat with Tabitha Bird - author from Boonah (Queensland) who talks about all things books including her debut novel 'A Lifetime of Impossible Days' (which you can buy in any good book shop).
    You can hear Tabitha in the flesh at the Brisbane writers festival 5-8 September 2019 at Writing Mothers and The Extraordinary in the Ordinary.
    Books mentioned by Tabitha
    · The Single Ladies of Jacaranda Retirement Village by Joanna Nell
    · The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
    · The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
    · The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
    · The Time Traveller's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
    · The Geography of Friendship by Sally Piper
    · The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart by Holly Ringland
    · Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton
    · The Pig Books (Pig the Pug etc) by Aaron Blabey
    · Where the Watermelons Grow by Cindy Baldwin
    My recommendations
    · The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary
    · How to be Second Best by Jessica Dettmann
    · Yesterday (the movie)
    Also check out Chapters Book Shop, Café and Wine Bar if you are in Karalee (Ipswich, Qld).
    Follow In Mum's Good Books on Facebook and Instagram for more recommendations.
    29 min
  • Chat with local Brisbane author S.G. Lovell
    Relaunch episode! First episode of 2019 with local Brisbane author S.G. Lovell aka Sandra who talks about her recently released book "The Mummy Trap" - buy the book from her website or Amazon.
    Books recommended by Sandra:
    •Blurred Lines Lauren Layne
    •Fix Her Up by Tessa Bailey
    •Passion on Park Ave by Lauren Layne
    •The Very Cranky Bear by Nick Bland
    •Lucinda and the Monsters by Kirsty McKenzie
    My Recommendations:
    •Lost Without You by Rachael Johns
    •Treetops Montville
    36 min
  • Live - On the couch (in a bookshop) with Kylie Kaden
    Live! On the couch with Kylie Kaden (Brisbane author) at the Annerley Community Bookshop in Brisbane. We were invited as part of a fundraiser (*insert wine and cheese*) for the Kingston East Neighbourhood Group (KENG). Both the bookshop and KENG are wonderful not-for-profits doing great things for our communities.
    If you love listening to this episode with Kylie be sure to check out my first episode (besides my intro) of In Mum's good books where I interviewed Kylie in a park.
    For more book recommendations follow me on Facebook or Instagram and check out the rest of my episodes and show notes here.
    Any thoughts about the show? Send me an email or rate the show on your favourite podcasting app.
    35 min
  • Jode Warke tells us how to get free* books!
    Jode Warke escaped the house, lapped up the sunshine by the boat ramp and talked about all things books including how she gets books for free each month!
    For all of the books Jode and I spoke about (and those discussed in previous episodes) see the detailed show notes at www.inmumsgoodbooks.com.au/podcast
    For even more recommendations follow me on social media @inmumsgoodbooks
    33 min
  • Living a rich life with books and Michelle House
    A virtual chat with Michelle House - who not only does a Facebook live at 5.55 each morning but has 3 kids, runs her own business (& husband) and manages to get some reading time in. 
    For all of the books recommended by Michelle (and all of my guests), see my shownotes www.inmumsgoodbooks.com.au/podcast
    You can get even more recommendations by following my Facebook and Instagram pages (@inmumsgoodbooks).
    If you're looking for Michelle find her online here: michellehouse.com.au
    33 min
  • All things startups, hustling and reading with Bec McIntosh
    Sitting by the lake at The University of Queensland I talk to Bec McIntosh about her life as a 'hustler', a Mum and  someone who wants to read more books!  
    For all of the books recommended by Bec (and all of my guests), see my shownotes www.inmumsgoodbooks.com.au/podcast
    You can get even more recommendations by following my Facebook and Instagram pages (@inmumsgoodbooks).
    32 min
  • Chat in the gardens with Maretta Mann
    Maretta Mann, CEO of Two Winged Fruit and I chat in the  (not so quiet) gardens about her recommended books for adults and kids as well as all those empty boxes which are always being used for arts and crafts.  As a mother of two, Maretta somehow found the time to combine her uni degree with some spare time to start her business . Check out Maretta's amazing palm oil free products: www.twowingedfruit.com.au  
    For detailed shownotes including all of the books Maretta speaks about  in episode 6 see: https://www.inmumsgoodbooks.com.au/podcast
    Happy reading x
    29 min

About In Mum's good books

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Welcome to In Mum’s good books – a podcast dedicated to recommending books for busy Mums (& kids) to enjoy. As a Mum I find it difficult to make time to read, but I enjoy it and know how good it…