Our latest podcast episode is out now! 🎧📚 This month Salma and Jasmine discuss 'Yesteryear' the viral debut novel from Caro Claire Burke that is EVERYWHERE at the moment. 🐄

Does it live up to the hype? Listen to find out!

Books they mention:

Famesick – Lena Dunham

The Correspondent – Viriginia Evans

Mad Mabel – Sally Hepworth

Nobody's Girl – Virginia Giuffre

Because I Love Him - Ashlee Donohue

All the Dumb Things – Daniel O'Neil

Girl's Girl - Sonia Feldman

Whistler – Ann Patchett

Our latest podcast episode with Tricia Stringer in conversation with Bronwyn Stuart is out now! 📚🚌

In this ep, they cover everything from Tricia's inspo for her latest book 'The Road Trip' and why she likes to feature older main characters, to typical caravanning stories and tips on how to travel with your partner! 👍

And for those following along, Tricia has recently announced that her next book out in October will be a continuation of Kathleen and Omar's story from 'The Road Trip' yay! 😍

It's here! Salma and Jasmine discuss 'Half His Age', the debut novel from bestselling author Jennette McCurdy on the April podcast! This was a highly anticipated book for 2026, with so many readers loving McCurdy's memoir 'I'm Glad My Mum Died'. What did Salma and Jasmine think? And also, what did you guys think?? Listen to find out!

Books they mentioned:

I'm Glad My Mum Died – Jennette McCurdy

Wuthering Heights - Emily Brontë

To All the Boys I've Loved Before - Jenny Han

Love Me Tomorrow – Emiko Jean

Some Bright Nowhere – Ann Parker

Last Shot – Jock Zonfrillo

Sunrise on the Reaping – Suzanne Collins

I'm Not Really Here - Gary Lonesborough

Fourth Wing – Rebecca Yarros

I'd Rather Not – Robert Skinner

Rental Person Who Does Nothing - Shoji Morimoto

Flesh – David Szalay

A Court of Thorns and Roses – Sarah J Maas

Throne of Glass – Sarah J Maas

Big Little Lies – Liane Moriarty

Big Little Truths – Liane Moriarty

The Night We Met – Abby Jimenez

For this month's Literary Anything podcast we're sharing Fleur McDonald in conversation with Nina Campbell. Fleur is such an amazing storyteller (obviously)! In this convo, she shares funny stories about her time in Kalgoorlie while researching her book 'The Prospect'. She also talks about farm life, her advocacy work, flying planes and the one time she wrote 60,000 words in one week!

Salma and Jasmine are in their visors and tennis whites to discuss romance novel 'Game Point' by Meg Jones. 🎾📚 This is the perfect summer read, especially if you're missing the Australian Open!

They also discuss what other books they've been reading over summer, and some anticipated reads for 2026!

And sorry, at about half way through Salma choked on water and sounds a bit croaky for the rest of the pod. 😂

Books they mention:

Clean Point – Meg Jones

Match Point- Meg Jones

Set Point – Meg Jones

The Elements – John Boyne

Last Shot – Jock Zonfrillo

Watching You – Helen Fields

A Well-Trained Wife – Tia Livings

Demon Copperhead – Barbara Kingsolver

My Dark Vanessa - Kate Elizabeth Russell

Half His Age – Jennette McCurdy

My Husband's Wife – Alice Feeney

The Prospect – Fleur McDonald

Bonus episode! We thought we'd give you some extra content to consume in January, for those still on holidays or for those long car rides.

We’re sharing our author talk with SA Storytellers Nicole Yates, Robert Horne and Satish Gupta. This is an interesting conversation covering a diverse range of topics across poetry, politics and South Australian history.

Learn something new and discover local SA voices.

For this month's Literary Anything episode, we're excited to share Alli Parker in conversation with Lyn Dickens at the Marion Cultural Centre Theatre!

Together they discuss Alli's latest book 'Until the Red Leaves Fall', how young historical fiction writers are changing the narrative and how fiction in general is important for building connections and encouraging empathy.

We hope you love this talk as much as we do!

Our favourite episode of the year is out now (a bit late because Salma had jury duty!) Listen to find out the top ten borrowed fiction and non-fiction books for 2025 (for the first time ever there's no James Patterson). Also, Paula and Salma offer some good book recs for summer reading and the books we're looking forward to next year!!

We also farewell Paula from the podcast for now (she'll have FOMO and will be back) and welcome Jasmine who will be joining Salma in 2026!

Books they mention:

House Of My Mother – Shari Franke

Cat Person - Kristen Roupenian

We Solve Murders – Richard Osman

Thursday Murder Club – Richard Osman

Beautiful Ugly – Alice Feeney

The Mushroom Tapes - Helen Garner, Chloe Hooper and Sarah Krasnostein

The Arsonist: A Mind on Fire – Chloe Hooper

The Trauma Cleaner - Sarah Krasnostein

This House of Grief – Helen Garner

Demon Copperhead - Barbara Kingsolver

Mongrel – Hanako Footman

I Want Everything - Dominic Amerena

Wellness - Nathan Hill

The Nix - Nathan Hill

The Let Them Theory – Mel Robbins

Here One Moment – Liane Moriarty

The Memoir Part 1 - Cher

The Whole Truth - Jackie O

A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing – Jessie Tu

Daisy Darker – Alice Feeney

Nemesis – Patricia Wolf

Salt Upon The Water – Lyn Dickens

Until the Red Leaves Fall – Alli Parker

At the Foot of the Cherry Tree – Alli Parker

Average at Best – Astrid Jorgensen

Bird Box - Josh Malerman

The Testaments - Margaret Atwood

For this month's podcast episode, we’re excited to share with you Walkley winning columnist, author, novelist and social commentator Jane Caro in conversation with the wonderful Ali Clarke, discussing Jane's latest novel 'Lyre Bird'. Jane talks about where her ideas come from, the writing process, how she responds to trolls online and the power of fiction. This is an amazing conversation and well worth a listen.

For this month's podcast, Paula and Salma read 'Cat Person' by Kristen Roupenian, because sometimes you just need a quick, impactful short story to get you out of a reading slump! 'Cat Person' gained significant attention when it was published in The New Yorker in 2017, for exploring the complexities of modern dating. If you haven't read it yet, head over to The New Yorker now and read it before listening to the pod.

Cat Person in The New Yorker >> https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/12/11/cat-person

Books they mention:

The Metamorphosis - Kafka

The House of my Mother – Shari Franke

I Want Everything - Dominic Amerena

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - Taylor Jenkins Reid

Yellowface – R F Kuang

Lyrebird – Jane Caro

The Mother – Jane Caro

What Happened to Nina? - Dervla McTiernan

The Scholar - Dervla McTiernan

The Murder Rule - Dervla McTiernan

The Housemaid's Secret – Freida McFadden

The Housemaid - Freida McFadden

Onyx Storm – Rebecca Yarros

The Help - Kathryn Stockett

Beautiful Ugly – Alice Feeney

Great Big Beautiful Life – Emily Henry

Here One Moment – Liane Moriarty

We Need To Talk About Kevin - Lionel Shriver