So Novel Podcast

So Novel Podcast

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So Novel Podcast episodes

  • SUMMER SERIES// TOP 3 OF 2021- Bookstagrammers edition- Part 3

    For the last episode in this series, we will hear from some more of Bookstgram's favourites!

    @sarahsbookchat

    Still Life - Sarah Winman
    Love Stories - Trent Dalton
    The Death of Vivek Oji - Akwaeke Emezi

    @anopenbookshelf
    Born Into This - Adam Thompson
    Henry Hamlet’s Heart- Rhiannon Wilde
    Sorrow and Bliss- Meg Mason

    @becsbookshelf
    A Court of Silver Flames- Sarah J Maas
    Below Deck - Sophie Hardcastle
    Henry Hamlet’s Heart - Rhiannon Wilde

    @thereadingaffair
    A Million Things- Emily Spurr
    Paper Palace- Miranda Cowley Heller
    100 Days- Alice Pung

    @books_bymybed
    The Paper Palace- Amanda Crowley Heller
    The Last Woman in the World- Inga Simpson
    Happy Hour - Jacquie Byron

    @bedsidebookshelf
    A Little Life- Hanya Yanagihara
    The Love Hypothesis- Ali Hazelwood
    It’s Been A Pleasure Noni Blake- Claire Christian

    @checkyourshelf_
    It’s Been A Pleasure Noni Blake- Claire Christian
    Songs in Ursa Major- Emma Brodie
    Before You Knew My Name- Jacqueline Bublitz

    @mrlovesbookshelf
    What Do You Celebrate?- Ashleigh Barton & Martina Heiduezek
    The Deep- Kyle Perry
    Back After The Break- Osher Gunsberg

    @hide.and.go.read
    Love Stories- Trent Dalton
    Work. Love. Body. - Edited by Helen McCabe & Jamila Rizvi
    Life’s Too Short- Abby Jimenez
     Unwell Women- Elinor Cleghorn

    @aplaceinthesun
    The Inheritance- Gabriel Bergmoser
    Wild Place- Christian White
    With You Forever- Chloe Liese

    I would love to hear from you! Follow the podcast on IG

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    29 min
  • SUMMER SERIES// TOP 3 OF 2021- Authors/Publishers Edition- Part 2

    Here is Part 2 of the Summer Series!!!

    Listen to some of my fave Aussie authors and some of our Aussie publishers share their top reads of 2021.

    Jessie Stephens-

    Honeybee- Craig Silvey
    Malibu Rising- Taylor Jenkins Reid
    Ghosts- Dolly Alderton

    Jordanna Levine-
    The Last Thing He Told Me- Laura Dave
    Malibu Rising- Taylor Jenkins Reid
    Who Is Maud Dixion- Alexandra Andrews

    Anna- HarperCollins Australia-
    The Hush - Sarah Foster
    You Need To Know- Nicola Moriarty
    Here In The After- Marion Firth

    Kyle Perry-
    Piranesi- Susanna Clarke
    Acting Up- Lynne McGrainger
    Human Kind: A Hopeful History- Rutger Bregman

    Ewa Ramsey-
    Small Joys of Real Life- Allee Richards
    New Animal- Ella Baxter
    Happy Hour- Jacquie Byron

    Rachel- Text Publishing-
    Light from Uncommon Stars - Ryka Aoki
    Honeygirl- Morgan Rogers
    Plain Bad Heroines- Emily M Danforth

    Sophie Hardcastle-
    Exist Otherwise: The Life and Work of Claude Cahun- Jennifer L Shaw
    In The Dreamhouse- Carmen Maria Machado
    Can The Monster Speak- Paul Presseado

    Claire Christian-
    Cassandra Speaks - Elizabeth Lesser
    On Connection- Kae Tempest
    If I Never Met You- Mhairi McFarlene

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    21 min
  • SUMMER SERIES// TOP 3 OF 2021- Bookstagrammers edition- Part 1

    Welcome to the Summer Series!

    I have some of my fave people jumping on to share their top books of 2021!

    I would love to hear from you! Follow the podcast on IG

    https://www.instagram.com/sonovelpodcast

    Or follow my personal account for more bookish content

    https://www.instagram.com/what_jess_read

    @what_jess_read

    The Deal - Elle Kennedy
    Milk Fed - Melissa Broder
    The Coconut Children - Vivian Pham

    @thats.novel
    Raybearer - Jordan Ifueko
    Wild Place  - Christian White
    Project Hail Mary- Andy Weir

    @katie.reads.things
    Piranesi- Susanna Clarke
    The Royal We- Heather Cocks & Jessica Morgan
    Firekeepers Daughter- Angeline Boulley

    @shehasareaderssoul_
    Dead Simple- Peter James
    The Wife and the Widow- Christian White
    The Light between Oceans- M. L Steadman

    @chaptersofnorth
    Six of Crows- Leigh Bardugo
    Bath Hause - PJ Vernon
    The Guncle- Steven Rowley

    @whiskersandwords_
    The Butterfly Garden- Dot Hutchinson
    The Hunted - Gabriel Bergmoser
    The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo- Taylor Jenkins Reid
    Jar of Hearts- Jennifer Hillier

    @justabookishbabe @betterwordspod
    Freckles- Cecelia Ahearn
    Henry Hamlet’s Heart - Rhiannon Wilde
    Social Queue- Kay Kerr

    @_whatkatiereadnext_
    The Good Sister- Sally Hepworth
    The Riviera House- Natasha Lester
    With You Forever - Chloe Lise

    @hayleys.little.library
    The Simple Wild - K.A. Tucker
    Snowflake- Louise Nealon
    Insatiable- Daisy Buchanan

    28 min
  • BONUS EPISODE// Author Chat: Amy Suiter Clarke

    On today's BONUS EPISODE I chat to author, Amy Suiter Clarke about her debut release, Girl 11. 

    We chat about the podcast and podcasting format featured in Girl 11, why she chose the setting of Minnesota, and which authors she draws inspiration from.

    I would love to hear from you! Follow the podcast on IG

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    12 min
  • BONUS EPISODE// Author Chat: Amanda Hampson

    Welcome to this BONUS EPISODE with author, Amanda Hampson.

    In today's chat, I chat to Amanda about her latest release Lovebirds.


    We chat about what it's like to write from the perspective of a 15 year old boy, the reasoning for her to include a character who is in late adulthood and we chat about how she got into writing.


    I would love to hear from you! Follow the podcast on IG

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    21 min
  • Author Chat: Tabitha Bird // The Emporium of Imagination

    In today’s Author Chat episode, I chat to Tabitha Bird about her latest release, The Emporium of Imagination.

    We chat about the inspiration behind the book, how grief is explored throughout the book and chat about writing in the genre of magical realism.

    Books mentioned in this episode

    Miss Benson’s Beetle – Rachel Joyce

    https://www.instagram.com/birdtabitha

    Purchase the book: https://www.penguin.com.au/books/the-emporium-of-imagination-9781760895914

    I would love to hear from you! Follow the podcast on IG

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    Or follow my personal account for more bookish content

    https://www.instagram.com/what_jess_read

    32 min
  • Bookstagrammer Chat: Secret Book Stuff

    In this episode, I chat with Laura from Secret Book Stuff. We chat about the development of Secret Book Stuff, the amazing opportunities the business has experienced, the impact of Covid on their business and some of the interesting things Laura has experienced whilst working at book stores.


    Books mentioned in this episode

    Laura’s Last, Now, Next

    How We Fight for our Lives- Sadie Jones

    Vintage Cookbooks, Nigella Lawson

    Fave authors- Chloe Caldwell, Elisa Albert, Kae Tempest

    How to Endo- Bridget Hustwaithe 



    https://www.instagram.com/seceretbookstuff

    I would love to hear from you! Follow the podcast on IG
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    Or follow my personal account for more bookish content
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    37 min
  • BOOK CLUB// Below Deck. Sophie Hardcastle

    In today’s Author Chat episode, I chat to Sophie Hardcastle who is the author of our March Book Club pick, Below Deck.

    In today’s chat we talk about the writing and structure of Below Deck, we chat about the “big topics” in the book including sexual violence and consent and climate change and we also chat about that ambiguous ending.

    Also a big thank you to @she.reads.Adelaide for sending through her 5-star review which is featured at the end of the chat.

     

    https://www.instagram.com/sophie_hardcastle

    I would love to hear from you! Follow the podcast on IG

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    Or follow my personal account for more bookish content
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    56 min
  • Author Chat: Sally Hepworth

    On today episode of Author Chat I chat to the wonderful Sally Hepworth. Sally is an Australian author based in Melbourne. She is the author of 6 novels including her most recent release, The Good Sister.


    In today’s episode, we chat about the inspiration behind The Good Sister and a few of the themes she explores in the book. We also chat about the writing process of The Good Sister and she tells how this wasn’t the book she had planned to release in 2020. We also chat about her IG series and social media presence.

    Books mentioned in this episode

    The Midnight Library- Matt Haig

    https://www.instagram.com/sallyhepworth

    I would love to hear from you! Follow the podcast on IG

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    Or follow my personal account for more bookish content
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    34 min
  • BOOK CLUB// The Push. Ashley Audrain

    In today’s Author Chat episode, I chat to Ashley Audrain who is the author of our February Book Club pick, The Push.

    Books mentioned in this episode

    The End of Men- Christina Sweeney-Baird

    The Ophelia Girls – Jane Healey


    https://www.instagram.com/ashleyaudrain


    I would love to hear from you! Follow the podcast on IG

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    Or follow my personal account for more bookish content
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    26 min

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Welcome to the So Novel Podcast. In this fortnightly podcast, I will be chatting all things books- as well as, interviews with authors, publishers and bookstagrammers. So whether you’re looking for…