Hey friends, we missed you! On this little surprise episode we fill you in on where we've been and what's been happening. Tori has read a bazillion great books over the last little while. Alex has read two. So it's business as usual!

Here are the books we mention on this episode.

Call me Evie by J.P. Pomare

The Force by Don Winslow

The Hanging Tree by Ben Aaronovitch

The Au Pair by Emma Rous

Fool's Errand by Robin Hobb

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

Golden Fool by Robin Hobb

The Passage by Justin Cronin

Behind the Throne by K. B. Wagers

Undying by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner

Red Sister by Mark Lawrence

Prepare yourselves. Try to remain calm. Take a deep breath because New York Times bestselling author JAY KRISTOFF is on the poddy!!!

There is swearing, there is drinking, it almost goes for two hours. You are welcome!

#KultKristoff 

Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

The Force by Don Winslow

Finders Keepers by Stephen King

The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay

The City and the City by China Mieville

Perdido Street Station by China Mieville

 

Light Years by Kass Morgan

Fool's Errand by Robin Hobb

On this episode we are joined by the lovely Kath who is a fellow Dymocks Adelaide staff member and one of the longest serving staff at the store. We exchange some fun customer stories, Tori reveals her special power, Kath tells us about her claim to Outlander fame and Alex still hasn't gotten his name in a book.

Here are the books we mention on this episode...

The Autumn Throne by Elizabeth Chadwick

Mila 18 by Leon Uris

Shell by Kristina Olsson

The Outsider by Stephen King

Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik

Sea Witch by Sarah Henning

LIFEL1K3 by Jay Kristoff

The Vampire Queen's Servant by Joey W. Hill

A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

Neumenon by Marina J. Lostetter

The Hanging Tree by Ben Aaronovitch

The Force by Don Winslow

Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton

Best Foot Forward by Adam Hills

We return with another juicy confession session about the books we should have read by now. Alex learns what Mills & Boon are, Tori's award winning excellence in bookselling is on show (as always) and we accidentally turn into excitable Michael Keaton fangirls. Enjoy!

Here are the books we mention on this episode...

Any Ordinary Day by Leigh Sales

No Spin by Shane Warne

The Outsider by Stephen King

LIFEL1K3 by Jay Kristoff

Seveneves by Neal Stephenson

Neuromancer by William Gibson

A Darker Shade of Magic by V. E. Schwab

The Mechanical by Ian Tregillis

Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones

Orphan X by Gregg Hurwitz

Origin by Dan Brown

Holy Blood, Holy Grail by Michael Baigent

Ghostman by Roger Hobbs

Nomad by James Swallow

The Diabolic by S. J. Kincaid

The Force by Don Winslow

The 100 by Kass Morgan

David Baldacci

Clive Cussler

American Assassin by Vince Flynn

Daniel Silva

Mark Lawrence

The Great Zoo of China by Matthew Reilly

La Belle Sauvage by Phillip Pullman

11.22.63 by Stephen King

JFK: The Smoking Gun by Colin McLaren

The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee

How Language Works by David Crystal

The Hanging Tree by Benn Aaronovitch

Fool's Errand by Robin Hobb

Forgive us Book Gods for we have sinned!

On this episode we let loose and confess to all the books we should have read by now.

One listen = 1 sin absolved.

Here are the books we mention on this episode…

The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

The Outsider by Stephen King

The Bands of Mourning by Brandon Sanderson

The Painted Man by Peter V. Brett

Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff

Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey

To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han

Salvation by Peter F. Hamilton

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

Sandman Slim by Richard Kadrey

Obernewtyn by Isobelle Carmody

Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan

Mr Mercedes by Stephen King

Blackwing by Ed Mcdonald

Brandon Sanderson

Robin Hobb

Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan

The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness

Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel

This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab

The Armored Saint by Myke Cole

The City Stained Red by Sam Sykes

Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare

The Waking Fire by Anthony Ryan

Mirage by Somaiya Daud

Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik

LIFEL1K3 by Jay Kristoff

We're back with another episode, this time with special guest author Sharon Kernot.

Sharon is the author of the recently released novel The Art of Taxidermy, a #LoveOzYA story told in verse.

Check out her website here for more info.

Sit back, relax and settle in for a chat about taxidermy and writing.

No puppies were harmed in the making of this episode.

Here are the books we mention.

The Art of Taxidermy by Sharon Kernot

Ballad for a Mad Girl by Vikki Wakefield

The Trauma Cleaner by Sarah Krasnostein

The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

The Peacock Detective by Carly Nugent

The Hanging Tree by Ben Aaronovitch

Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie

This episode we are joined by the fabulous Gina Chadderton AKA George Rex Comics to chat... COMICS. As with every other Shelf Talkers episode we go on a slight tangent and debate about biscuits and get into deep percussion nerd talk (excluding Tori). You can also look forward to hearing about Gina's work, Tori's customer complaint and Alex will say the wrong name for the main character in the book he's currently reading (SHAME). Enjoy!

You can find George Rex Comics online at the links below.

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The books we mention on this episode.

Science Comics: Dogs by Andy Hirsch

Honor Girl by Maggie Thrash

Compass South by Hope Larson

The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson

Relish by Lucy Knisley

Tomboy by Liz Prince

Smile by Raina Telgemeier

Scott Pilgrim Vol.1 by Bryan Lee O'Malley

Fangirl by Raindbow Rowell

Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Join us in the cupboard under the stairs to talk about what we're reading, Tori's addiction with everyhing Korean, The Joker, douchebags, manbabies and Star Wars. Plus Alex finishes a book AND a novella AND buys his first bedside lamp #adultlife.

If you have a southern cross tattoo... we're sorry.

Books we mention in this episode

Captive Prince by C. S. Pacat

The Birth of Korean Cool by Euny Hong

The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson

Arcanum Unbounded by Brandon Sanderson

Injustice: Gods Among Us by Taylor & Raapack

The Initiation (Secret Circle 1) by L. J. Smith

Nevernight by Jay Kristoff

Untitled by Jay Kristoff & Amie Kaufman

Found by Fleur Ferris

Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik

Uprooted by Naomi Novik

His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire 1) by Naomi Novik

The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins

Scott Pilgrim Vol. 1 by Bryan Lee O'Malley

The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson

This episode we have another special guest staff member. Emma joins us to talk books (of course), her favourite part of the job (spoiler - it's not Tori & Alex) and we ask some hard hitting questions. So hard hitting that Tori may have spent a huge amount of time researching (10 mins) and used a bunch of questions off a webpage titled Deep Questions to Ask Your Crush.

Alex almost finishes a book, Tori is bullied with age jokes, Emma spills coffee on herself TWICE, makes a shock confession (fingers crossed her mum doesn't listen) and gives a hot tip for weepy pimples.

Here are the books we mentions on this epsiode.

The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson

Daring Greatly by Brene Brown

Starry Eyes by Jenn Bennett

Nevernight by Jay Kristoff

Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King

Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer

The Martian by Andy Weir

Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence

Injustice: Gods Among Us by Taylor & Raapack

This episode we are blessed with the presence of the Scotsman himself! Graham from the Special Orders counter joins us to chat about the fantasy genre along with special guest baby Anya.

We learn about Graham's secret desire to be a field mouse, there's a lot of fangirling over Robin Hobb and Anya chimes in with her thoughts occasionally.

Plus Graham puts that accent to good use and reads a super saucy scene from Too Scot To Handle and Tori and Alex giggle themselves silly.

Here are the books mentioned on this episode...

Imperium (Cicero) by Robert Harris

Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

LIFEL1K3 by Jay Kristoff

The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson

Bitter Seeds (The Milkweed Triptych) by Ian Tregillis

Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy) by Robin Hobb

The Passage by Justin Cronin

Batman Vol.1 The Court of Owls by Snyder, Capullo & Glapion

All-Star Superman Vol.1 by Morrison & Quitely

Preludes and Nocturnes (The Sandman) by Neil Gaiman

Too Scot To Handle by Grace Burrowes

Saga Land by Fidler & Gislason

Ghost Empire by Richard Fidler