Jackie Lunn, Lucy Rivers and Monique Bowley road test Michelle Bridges' book, Make It Happen

The book club takes on the very pervy Maestra, by LS Hilton.

What does Jane Austen have to do with crossfit and paleo diets? Nothing until now. Eligible is a modern-day re-telling of the Jane Austen classic Pride and Prejudice. While this contemporary, tongue-in-cheek retelling of Pride and Prejudice does follow the Bennet family, there are some updated differences from the classic. So, did it WORK? How does the modern day Elizabeth Bennet compare to the original? What’s going on with weirdo Mary? How believable is Darcy? And does the love story pack enough punch?

Your hosts are Monique Bowley and Jacqueline Lunn with Holly Wainwright

Eligible, by Curtis Sittenfeld, is published by Penguin Random House

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Imagine being doubled over from laughing, only to stand up and be punched straight in the guts. This debut novel from one of the most exciting writers in the Australian landscape, Rosie Waterland, will do that to you. Famous for her hilarious Bachelor Recaps, her memoir is a huge departure from the sequinned world of Bachie mansion. This is a skillful and raw depiction of life growing up in a dysfunctional family. And whilst the humor is black, the writing is like a lightning bolt. There is SO much to unpack. Crack the Jatz and pour a wine or two... you're gonna need it.

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Your hosts are Monique Bowley and Jacqueline Lunn with Jessie Stephens

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The Anti Cool Girl is published by Harper Collins

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It’s been dubbed 'The New Gone Girl'. A fast-paced female psychological thriller from an author who has twice won the Walkley award for investigative journalism. If you haven’t read this book, stop right there, thankyou very much. There is a big fat twist that we are busting to talk about it. Did it leave you throwing the book across the room, or throwing back a champers because you picked it a mile off? Does a book need to have likeable characters to be a good book? We’ll take a look at the plot devices and why this was quite a departure for Caroline Overington.

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Your hosts are Monique Bowley and Jacqueline Lunn with Katy Hall.

The One Who Got Away is published by Harper Collins 

Caroline Overington's facebook page is here

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The Mamamia Book Club discusses Big Little Lies

It's chick-lit, but not as you know it. Big Little Lies is a brilliant take on schoolyard scandals, kindergarten cliques, with a death thrown in for good measure. This New York Times best seller is being made into a TV series with HBO, and with good reason. It's a wolf in sheep's clothing: dark themes masked with a pace and lightness that belies it's depth. But did everyone love it? Or was it too far-fetched for some? 

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Your hosts are Monique Bowley and Jacqueline Lunn with Jo Abi.

Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty is published by Penguin

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Starting July 24. Book Club's back, baby.  Hosted by Monique Bowley and actual real-life author Jacqueline Lunn, it's the book club for when you don't want to go to book club. The full list of books is here: Week 1, The Cult Read: Big Little Lies - Liane Moriarty.  Week 2, Crime: The One Who Got Away - Caroline Overington. Week 3, Autobiography: The Anti Cool Girl - Rosie Waterland. Week 4, The Classic, re-imagined: Eligible - Curtis Sittenfeld. Week 5, The Sexy Thriller: Maestra - LS Hilton and Week 6, The Self Helpy one: Make It Happen - Michelle Bridges.

This tiny book has sold five million copies, spawned a music album, a TV show, and countless blogs, youtube channels and pinterest pages dedicated to the craft. 

It's about more than just tidying up.

Marie Kondo says her book will make you more successful, more confident, and more motivated to create the life you want. The ‘Konmari’ method has a cult following with devoted worshippers of tidy-home-mantras.  But what hidden messages are in this book? Is it really a tale of shame, of OCD tendencies, and of the moral highground that comes with minimalist living?

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Your hosts are Monique Bowley with Jo Lauder and Gabe Lauder

The book we were talking about was The Life Changing Magic Of Tidying by Marie Kondo.

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It outsold Dan Brown’s The DaVinci Code and has been sitting at the top of the charts since its release. A page turner for sure; a female psychological thriller that's easy, trashy, with a decent twist at the end.  But the question we ask is: if you hate the books characters, and detest the way it's written, does that neccessarily make it a bad book? 

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Your hosts are Monique Bowley with Jo Lauder and Gabe Lauder

The book is The Girl on The Train by Paula Hawkins

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