Rob Kaldor

We sat down with Jay Kristoff prior to the Sydney launch of his latest novel Nevernight.

In a land where three suns almost never set, a fledgling killer joins a school of assassins, seeking vengeance against the powers who destroyed her family.

We asked Jay about what inspired the novel, and about how he thinks his predominantly YA-reading audience will respond to Nevernight, which is very much an adult novel.

Pick up your copy of Nevernight in store or online here: https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/9780008180003/.

Six responsible adults. Three cute kids. One playful dog. It's an ordinary weekend in the suburbs. What could possibly go wrong?

Marriage, sex, parenthood and friendship: Liane Moriarty takes these elements of our lives and shows us how guilt can expose the fault lines in any relationship, and it is not until we appreciate the fragility of life that we can truly value what we have.

Liane Moriarty's seventh novel Truly Madly Guilty has just been published and we chatted with her about the new book, along with the upcoming HBO adaptation of Big Little Lies.

Raw, confronting and honest, UFC champion Mark Hunt's inspiring biography shows it is possible to defy the odds and carve a better life. Born into a Mormon Samoan family, Hunt details his harrowing early life, his troubled teen years, and his angry youth with no apparent future.

Ben Mckelvey, a freelance writer and editor in Sydney, helped Mark and his family get their story into the world, and he chatted with us about that process. He also gave us a sneak peek into Mark's training regime, with UFC 200 just around the corner.

We chatted with Claire Garth, author of the Grover McBane: Rescue Dog series for young readers. Claire bought Grover along with her for the recording, which was an absolute treat! We spoke about the book series and also the Sydney Dogs and Cats Home, which receives proceeds from the sale of Claire's books.

Follow Grover's adventures on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/grovermcbane/.

Learn more about the Sydney Dogs and Cats Home here: http://sydneydogsandcatshome.org/.

In July 2015, as the debate over Adam Goodes being booed at AFL games raged and got ever more heated and ugly, Stan Grant wrote a short but powerful piece for The Guardian that went viral, not only in Australia but right around the world, shared over 100,000 times on social media.

This is his very personal meditation on what it means to be Australian, what it means to be indigenous, and what racism really means in this country.

Pick up your copy of Talking to my Country in stores or online here: https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/9781460751978/.

You are Enough explores why we have become so worried about what other people think of us, and what our infatuation with comparison can cause on physical, mental, emotional and spiritual levels.

We chatted with Cassie about her first book and what inspired her to write it. If you are sick of striving, or feeling like a perfectionist comparer, here are the practical tools for getting out of the comparison trap, so that you can learn to accept yourself as you are, and revel in the sense of peace and ease that this brings.

Pick up your copy of You Are Enough in store or online here: https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/9781401950668/

Anna Spargo-Ryan's debut novel The Paper House has hit our shelves this week, and Anna was kind enough to join us via Skype to talk about her novel.

Pick up your copy of The Paper House in stores today or online here: https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/9781743535202/

Back by popular demand with more than 270 all-new recipes from the hugely popular online community Slow Cooker Central, Paulene Christie and the passionate Slow Cooker Central community have returned with a book that is even bigger and even better than before!

Paulene stopped by our office for a chat about her Facebook group phenomenon and about the second Slow Cooker Central cookbook.

Pick up your copy of Slow Cooker Central 2 in stores now or online here: https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/9780733335112/

The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins has sold over a quarter of a million copies in Australia alone, and this figure jumps to over four million copies sold worldwide. When Paula was in town for the 2016 Writers' Festival, we sat down to talk to her about the film adaptation of The Girl on the Train, and what we can expect in her eagerly-anticipated next book.

Please note that due to the content of A Little Life, this podcast discusses adult themes. Listener discretion is advised.

In 2015, Hanya Yanagihara's magnificent novel A Little Life burst onto the literary scene and was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Now, in 2016, she's in Sydney for the Writers' Festival and we were able to squeeze into her schedule for a quick chat about what as been described as one of the most divisive novels in many years.

You can pick up a copy of A Little Life in store or online here: https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/9781447294832/