One for the Books

You know that feeling when you get immediately hooked by a book and can't put it down? That. That is one of our fave feelings ever! So in this ep, we’re chatting about the books you can power through in a day or less! You are welcome. 

BOOKS MENTIONED:

My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite: https://www.boomerangbooks.com.au/my-sister-the-serial-killer-the-sunday-times-bestseller/oyinkan-braithwaite/book_9781786495983.htm 

Heartstopper book series by Alice Oseman: https://www.boomerangbooks.com.au/heartstopper-volume-one/alice-oseman/book_9781444951387.htm 

Frank Sinatra has a Cold and Other Essays by Gay Talese: https://www.boomerangbooks.com.au/frank-sinatra-has-a-cold/gay-talese/book_9780141194158.htm 

Clap When you Land by Elizabeth Acevedo: https://www.boomerangbooks.com.au/clap-when-you-land/elizabeth-acevedo/book_9781471409127.htm 

The Guest List by Lucy Foley: https://www.boomerangbooks.com.au/the-guest-list/lucy-foley/book_9780008297176.htm 

RECOMMENDATIONS:

Call My Agent: https://www.netflix.com/au/title/80133335 

The Hook up Plan: https://www.netflix.com/au/title/80190086 

Everyone should go to therapy at least once!

First Nations charities and orgs to donate to:

Dhadjowa Foundation: A foundation set-up to support family members of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have been died in custody: https://dhadjowa.com.au/ 

Healing Foundation: A national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisation that partners with communities to address the ongoing trauma cause by actions like the forced removal of children from their families: https://healingfoundation.org.au/ 

Indigenous Literacy Foundation: A foundation that gifts Indigenous families with new, culturally appropriate books, as well as running programs to inspire the communities to tell and publish their own stories, in the languages they choose: https://www.indigenousliteracyfoundation.org.au/ 

North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency: This agency deliver high quality and culturally competent legal services to Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory: http://www.naaja.org.au/ 

The Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement (ALRM): an independent Aboriginal community-controlled organisation governed by an all Aboriginal Board. They provide legal services and promote legal, cultural, economic, political and social rights for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in South Australia: https://www.alrm.org.au/ 

ANTaR are a small organisation representing a grassroots movement of Australians in support of justice, rights and respect for Australia’s First Peoples: https://antar.org.au/ 

Yalari is a not-for-profit organisation that offers quality, secondary education scholarships at leading Australian boarding schools for Indigenous children from regional, rural and remote communities: https://www.yalari.org/ 

Wild idea for a book podcast ep - we chat about the books we’re currently reading! 

Emma’s favourite book of the year: Honeybee by Craig Silvey: https://www.booktopia.com.au/honeybee-craig-silvey/book/9781760877224.html

Jacinta: If I Never Met You by Mhairi McFarlane: https://www.booktopia.com.au/if-i-never-met-you-mhairi-mcfarlane/book/9780008169480.html

And Let Me Tell You What I Mean by Joan Didion: https://www.booktopia.com.au/let-me-tell-you-what-i-mean-joan-didion/book/9780008451752.html

BOOKS WE’VE BEEN LOVING LATELY:

Hamlet by Maggie O’Farrell: https://www.booktopia.com.au/hamnet-maggie-o-farrell/book/9781472223821.html

A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles: https://www.booktopia.com.au/a-gentleman-in-moscow-amor-towles/book/9780099558781.html

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig: https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-midnight-library-matt-haig/book/9781786892720.html

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi: https://www.booktopia.com.au/before-the-coffee-gets-cold-toshikazu-kawaguchi/book/9781529029581.html

OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS:

Jacinta recommends Formula 1: Drive to Survive: https://www.netflix.com/au/title/80204890

Emma recommends the film Minari: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10633456/

Alan S Kim’s Golden Globes acceptance speech: https://twitter.com/TheFilmUpdates/status/1368728732727320578

And also the French Film Festival: https://palacenova.com.au/special-events/alliance-francaise-french-film-festival-2021

Get ready for some of our most controversial opinions! This episode we’re discussing books we vehemently disagree on; lines are crosses and friendships are tested. But life’s is pretty boring if you always agree with those around you, so hear us dive into the books that have us most divided.

BOOKS MENTIONED:

My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante

https://www.bookdepository.com/My-Brilliant-Friend-Elena-Ferrante/9781787702226

The Curious Incident of the Dog In the Night-time by Mark Haddon

https://www.bookdepository.com/Curious-Incident-Dog-Night-time-Mark-Haddon/9781782953463

Heartburn by Nora Ephron

https://www.bookdepository.com/Heartburn-Nora-Ephron/9781844085170

Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden

https://www.bookdepository.com/Tomorrow-1-Tomorrow-When-War-Began-John-Marsden/9780439829106

RECOMMENDATIONS:

Spectacle: An Unscripted History of Reality T‪V with Mariah Smith

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/spectacle-an-unscripted-history-of-reality-tv/id1551181322

Small Acts of Disappearance by Fiona Wright

https://www.bookdepository.com/Small-Acts-Disappearance-Fiona-Wright/9781922146939

Happy Reading!

Do you love taking yourself on dates? Going to the movies, cafes or out for dinner? We love chilling at our local cafes, book in hand and just enjoying our own company. So, we sat down and debriefed about our fave books to read while eating out alone, and maybe some inspiration for your next solo outing...

Salt, Fat Acid heat book: https://www.booktopia.com.au/salt-fat-acid-heat-samin-nosrat/book/9781782112303.html

Happy Reading!

Ever read a book and you cannot stop thinking to yourself, ‘I cannot wait to see this as a TV show or movie’? Us too. So, we’ve spent a whole episode chatting about the books we’re absolutely busting to see as TV shows or movies.

BOOKS MENTIONED:

Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton - https://www.boomerangbooks.com.au/next-year-in-havana/chanel-cleeton/book_9780399586682.htm

The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams - https://www.boomerangbooks.com.au/the-dictionary-of-lost-words/pip-williams/book_9781922400277.htm

It’s been a pleasure, Noni Blake by Claire Christian - https://www.boomerangbooks.com.au/its-been-a-pleasure-noni-blake/claire-christian/book_9781922330215.htm

The Magic Faraway Tree Series by Enid Blyton - https://www.boomerangbooks.com.au/the-magic-faraway-tree-the-folk-of-the-faraway-tree-deluxe-edition-book-3/enid-blyton/book_9781444959895.htm

RECOMMENDATIONS:

Promising Young Women, Starring Carey Mulligan, Written and Directed by Emerald Fennell - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9620292/

Adelaide Writers' Week - https://www.adelaidefestival.com.au/writers-week/

- All Our Shimmering Skies with Trent Dalton

- Women and Leadership with Julia Gillard

- What Happens Next? with Emma Dawson, Richard Denniss and Gideon Haigh

- Know Her Place with Kate Manne

- Parwana: Becoming an Adelaide Icon with Durkhanai Ayubi

- Phosphorescence with Julia Baird

- Hamnet with Maggie O’Farrell

- The World of Words with Sue Butler and Pip Williams

- Seeing it, Being it with Briggs

- Honeybee with Craig Silvey

- The Porous Present with Nardi Simpson and Karen Wyld

Happy Reading!

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, we couldn’t wait to dive right in to our favourite romance and friendship books...

BOOKS MENTIONED:

Who's That Girl by Mhairi McFarlane - https://www.boomerangbooks.com.au/whos-that-girl/mhairi-mcfarlane/book_9780007525010.htm

The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons - https://www.boomerangbooks.com.au/bronze-horseman/paullina-simons/book_9780006513223.htm

If I Never Met You by by Mhairi McFarlane - https://www.boomerangbooks.com.au/if-i-never-met-you/mhairi-mcfarlane/book_9780008169480.htm

The Princess Bride by William Goldman - https://www.boomerangbooks.com.au/princess-bride/william-goldman/book_9780747590583.htm

Big Friendship by Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman - https://www.boomerangbooks.com.au/big-friendship-how-we-keep-each-other-close/aminatou-sow/book_9780349013039.htm

RECOMMENDATIONS:

Michaela Coel's I May Destroy You - https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/feb/03/emily-in-paris-writer-on-i-may-destroy-you-snub-golden-globes

Mundanara Bayles' Black Magic Woman - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/black-magic-woman/id1505283659

Looking for a guaranteed page-turner for your next beach read? We dive into our fave summer books in Episode 2!

BOOKS MENTIONED - 

The Flight by Julie Clark: https://avidreader.com.au/products/flight-11

Trick mirror by Jia Tolentino: https://avidreader.com.au/products/trick-mirror-2

Where’d You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple: https://avidreader.com.au/products/whered-you-go-bernadette-3

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeymoon: https://avidreader.com.au/products/eleanor-oliphant-is-completely-fine-2

RECOMMENDATIONS -

Hit Parade podcast: Hit Parade with Chris Molanphy. (slate.com)

This is a great article on the diversity and the historical accuracy of Bridgerton : https://gal-dem.com/bridgerton-racism-netflix-post-racial-britain/

It can be tricky to know where to start when it comes to reading, genres and the types of books and authors you’re likely to enjoy. So we’ve got you! To kick things off, we sat down and put together our ultimate book starter pack! This curated list of books are some of our absolute faves that we think (well, hope!) everyone will love like we do.

BOOKS MENTIONED - 

Our bucket list book – the one everyone should read:

1984 by George Orwell http://bit.ly/35xrXrp 

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr http://bit.ly/2XCNZok 

Books to read when you want to be transported to a new world:

Percy Jackson by Rick Riordan http://bit.ly/2LIxIf8 

Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman http://bit.ly/38GhxrM 

Circe by Madeline Miller http://bit.ly/2XAza5L 

Books to read to if you’re a true crime podcast fanatic or love historical mysteries:

The Nowhere Child by Christian White http://bit.ly/35xkR6o 

The Dry by Jane Harper http://bit.ly/39qpNv8 

The Lost Man by Jane Harper http://bit.ly/3nJboPv 

Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe http://bit.ly/3smWUIX 

Books to read when you want to be swept off your feet with romance:

The Course of Love by Alain de Botton http://bit.ly/38G3zWw 

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen http://bit.ly/2N1lnTV

Books to read when you need a good cry:

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne http://bit.ly/3bB5opU 

The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion http://bit.ly/2LIyf0C 

Wonder by R.J. Palacio http://bit.ly/38EIc85

Books that explore Australian stories:

The White Girl by Tony Birch http://bit.ly/3oEd9z2 

The Strays by Emily Bitto http://bit.ly/38Egzwb 

Holding the Man by Timothy Conigrave http://bit.ly/2KawOHP 

Books to read when you need a pep talk:

Your Own Kind of Girl by Clare Bowditch http://bit.ly/3smvSkI 

How To Be A Person in The World by Heather Havrilesky http://bit.ly/2XAzMZ7

RECOMMENDATIONS - 

Dolly Parton’s America podcast – https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/dolly-partons-america

Winds of Change podcast –https://crooked.com/podcast-series/wind-of-change/