I'm Steph from ⁠@Stephanieshouseofbooks⁠ and today I'm joined by Adelaide author, Queen of Matilda Bookshop and the person responsible for about 90% of my To Be Read pile, Rose Hartley.

Rose talks to us about what she did when COVID disrupted her debut novel's promo schedule, the book she told a customer was a 'nothing burger' and why she really loves a 'mean, selfish bitch.'

Fans of short books, make sure you check out today's reading list because you're not going to want to miss any of Rose's brilliant recommendations.

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Today’s reading list:

• Maggie’s Going Nowhere by Rose Hartley
• DisGraced by Rose Hartley
• Time of the Flies by Claudia Piñeiro
• The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
• All Fours by Miranda July
• Breakdown by Cathy Sweeney
• The Dry Heart by Natalia Ginzburg
• The Coin by Yasmin Zaher
• My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
• The Most by Jessica Anthony
• Glaciers by Alexis M. Smith
• The Details by Ia Genberg
• What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami
• Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner
• Random Acts of Senseless Violence by Jack Womack 
• The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
• Outline by Rachel Cusk
• The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
• Persuasion by Jane Austen
• Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
• Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
• Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy