Meg Bignell is a Tasmanian-based author of three novels: 'The Sparkle Pages', 'Welcome to Nowhere River' and now 'The Angry Women's Choir' (Penguin). 

Released earlier this year, 'The Angry Women's Choir' is a triumphant novel; a tribute to female anger and the power we can harness when we band together and raise our voices. 

Hysterically funny and at times heartbreaking, I both laughed and cried my way through this gorgeous work. 

I had the best time chatting with the very talented Meg on the podcast recently. 

As an avid (somewhat amateurish skier), I am captivated by alpine landscapes. So when I learnt about a series of crime books set in the Australian Snowy Mountains, I was intrigued.  

Lee Christine has made her mark on the Australian literary scene with six romantic suspense novels along with her series of snow-bound crime thrillers.  The latest of these is 'Dead Horse Gap' published by Allen & Unwin earlier this year. 

Atmospheric, evocative and page-turning, I loved every minute of my time with Lee's characters.  And so it was with much delight that I welcomed Lee to the podcast a little while back. 

Kylie Orr is a Melbourne-based writer whose debut novel “Someone Else’s Child” was released by HQ Fiction at the end of May.

A gripping and at times confronting novel that explores the ethics of giving, toxic friendships and motherhood, this story of drew me in immediately and didn’t let go until the very last page.

Kylie is a wonderful new voice on the Australian literary scene and I was absolutely delighted to welcome her to the podcast a little while ago.

I love a good rom-com. And I've read my fair share of them.

So finding a new voice and refreshing take on the romcom genre is always a happy occurrence. 

Enter Kimberley Allsopp and her debut novel 'Love and Other Puzzles' (HarperCollins Australia).

A fantastically original story that had me fizzing with laughter. Warm, witty and clever, it had me hooked from start to finish.

I had a wonderful chat with Kimberley on the podcast a little while back. 

Toni Jordan is a bestselling, award-winning Melbourne-based author of six novels. 

Her debut, 'Addition', was an international bestselling novel which was also shortlisted for the highly prestigious Miles Franklin Award. 

Toni's new novel, 'Dinner with the Schnabels', was recently released by Hachette. And whilst it is the first of Toni's novels I've read - it won't be the last. 

This book takes a look at marriage, love and family and the pressures of modern life in a delightfully humorous manner that will keep you flipping pages in a race to the end. 

I was thrilled to welcome Toni to the podcast a little while ago. 

What it means to be Australian is a question that runs through the heart of Shankari Chandran's delightful novel, 'Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens' (published by Ultimo Press earlier this year). 

A complex and thought-provoking look at Australian society through the eyes of the compassionate community of Sri Lankan Tamils and others within a fictional western Sydney nursing home, this novel was utterly enchanting. 

Settle in for this highly entertaining, in-depth chat with Shankari recorded a little while ago. 

Dervla McTiernan is an international, bestselling, critically acclaimed author of four novels along with three Audible original titles. 

Her debut novel, 'The Ruin', was published in 2018 and became a top ten bestseller - also winning the Ned Kelly award for best debut crime novel (amongst other awards). 'The Ruin' was the first of Dervla's Detective Cormac Reilly series - which later included 'The Scholar' (2019) and 'The Good Turn' (2020). 

This year, Dervla has released a brand new book called 'The Murder Rule' (HarperCollins Australia). A stand alone novel that will have you utterly enthralled. 

And I was so excited to have the chance to speak with Dervla about 'The Murder Rule' on the podcast a little while back.