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Kelly Rimmer Makes Us Read HOW HIGH WE GO IN THE DARK by Sequoia Nagamatsu
How would you survive the apocalypse? Would you need a talking pig?
This episode's pick: Set in the near future after a devastating pandemic, How High We Go in the Dark follows a series of interconnected characters as humanity tries to rebuild. From a theme park for terminally ill kids to a talking pig and space travel, the stories explore grief, resilience, and what it means to be human when the world keeps changing. It’s unlike anything we’ve ever read before!
This week’s guest - Kelly Rimmer is a bestselling Australian novelist, goat wrangler, and owner of Collins Booksellers Orange in regional NSW. She’s the author of The Midnight Estate as well as international hits The Things We Cannot Say, The Warsaw Orphan, and The German Wife. Her books have appeared on the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Todaybestseller lists.
In this episode, we cover:
Kelly’s green thumb and Rach’s murder of cacti
Robodogs
Books about pandemics and dystopian fiction
Passion projects - writing a book just for you
Anthea’s brief liaison with sci-fi (aka Hans Solo)
And of life theme parks
Goat-dogs
Authors reading from their own books
📚 Books Mentioned on the Pod
Z For Zachariah by Robert C O’Brien
Children of the Dust by Louise Lawrence
Tomorrow When The War Began by John Marsden
Mad Mabel by
Sally Hepworth
Heidi by Johanna Spyri
A Mother’s Confession by Kelly Rimmer
The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer
The War Nurses by Anthea Hodgson
The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai.
💋 And, of course, we rate it: Kiss, Kill, or Marry?
Which way did the votes fall? You’ll have to listen in…
⏰ Timestamps
00:00 – The Lucky Sisters releases this week and we intro our guest KELLY RIMMER04:00 – Judging Kelly’s bio - her latest release is THE MIDNIGHT ESTATE (Anthea raves)07:00 – Intro HOW HIGH WE GO IN THE DARK and judging of Sequoia Nagamatsu’s bio10:00 – Kiss, Kill, or Marry verdict13:00 – Why Kelly loves this novel told in short stories16:00 – Anthea marries and chats her thoughts on sci-fi and the human experience18:00 – Rach is surprised by the interconnected stories23:00 – Do we like the world building?27:00 – Title chat - is it good?31:00 – Would we go to space?35:00 – Book recs40.00 - Where Kelly Reads/Book Clubs45 00 - What we’re reading next
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By Rachael Johns & Anthea HodgsonHow would you survive the apocalypse? Would you need a talking pig?
This episode's pick: Set in the near future after a devastating pandemic, How High We Go in the Dark follows a series of interconnected characters as humanity tries to rebuild. From a theme park for terminally ill kids to a talking pig and space travel, the stories explore grief, resilience, and what it means to be human when the world keeps changing. It’s unlike anything we’ve ever read before!
This week’s guest - Kelly Rimmer is a bestselling Australian novelist, goat wrangler, and owner of Collins Booksellers Orange in regional NSW. She’s the author of The Midnight Estate as well as international hits The Things We Cannot Say, The Warsaw Orphan, and The German Wife. Her books have appeared on the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Todaybestseller lists.
In this episode, we cover:
Kelly’s green thumb and Rach’s murder of cacti
Robodogs
Books about pandemics and dystopian fiction
Passion projects - writing a book just for you
Anthea’s brief liaison with sci-fi (aka Hans Solo)
And of life theme parks
Goat-dogs
Authors reading from their own books
📚 Books Mentioned on the Pod
Z For Zachariah by Robert C O’Brien
Children of the Dust by Louise Lawrence
Tomorrow When The War Began by John Marsden
Mad Mabel by
Sally Hepworth
Heidi by Johanna Spyri
A Mother’s Confession by Kelly Rimmer
The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer
The War Nurses by Anthea Hodgson
The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai.
💋 And, of course, we rate it: Kiss, Kill, or Marry?
Which way did the votes fall? You’ll have to listen in…
⏰ Timestamps
00:00 – The Lucky Sisters releases this week and we intro our guest KELLY RIMMER04:00 – Judging Kelly’s bio - her latest release is THE MIDNIGHT ESTATE (Anthea raves)07:00 – Intro HOW HIGH WE GO IN THE DARK and judging of Sequoia Nagamatsu’s bio10:00 – Kiss, Kill, or Marry verdict13:00 – Why Kelly loves this novel told in short stories16:00 – Anthea marries and chats her thoughts on sci-fi and the human experience18:00 – Rach is surprised by the interconnected stories23:00 – Do we like the world building?27:00 – Title chat - is it good?31:00 – Would we go to space?35:00 – Book recs40.00 - Where Kelly Reads/Book Clubs45 00 - What we’re reading next
Get full access to Reading Between Deadlines at readingbetweendeadlines.substack.com/subscribe