The Booktopia Podcast

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This is The Booktopia Podcast, the original podcast of Booktopia, Australia's Local Bookstore.

Booktopia has been voted Australia's Favourite Bookshop and Australia's Best Online Bookshop. We love bo... more

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October 01, 2019 Welcome to Booktoberfest 2019!
Explore Booktoberfest to discover the most exciting new and upcoming books that Australians will be adding to their bookshelves this year!
We're celebrating with savings of 25% across Booktoberfest, so now's the time to get stuck into the books everyone will be talking about!
And the best part? Shop from our Booktoberfest showcase and you could win a year's supply of books!* Join the celebration!
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39min
September 27, 2019 Christian White: "I love it!"
Christian White is an Australian author and screenwriters whose projects include feature film Relic and his debut novel The Nowhere Child was an instant bestseller. Booktopia’s Ben and Shanu sat down with Christian to chat about his new novel The Wife and the Widow, his experience as an author, his debut success, how he got into writing and much more.
Books mentioned in this podcast:
The Wife and the Widow by Christian White —> http://bit.ly/2n2CDew
The Nowhere Child by Christian White —> http://bit.ly/2n7xK3A
Hosts: Ben Hunter and Shanu Prasad
Guest: Christian White
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26min
September 26, 2019 Heather Rose: "I poured myself into it every day."
Stella Prize winning author Heather Rose is back with a new novel called Bruny - both brilliant and explosive, you don’t want to miss this one! Booktopia’s Ben and Olivia sat down with Heather to chat about her book Bruny, the inspiration behind the book, writing full-time, the themes of her book, current affairs, her upbringing and more.
Books mentioned in this podcast:
Bruny by Heather Rose —> http://bit.ly/2mJv2kO
The Museum of Modern Love by Heather Rose —> http://bit.ly/2nmra9T
Hosts: Ben Hunter and Olivia Fricot
Guest: Heather Rose
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16min
September 25, 2019 Garth Nix: "It’s a swashbuckling adventure!"
Garth Nix is a bestselling Australian author known for his award-winning YA fantasy books Sabriel, Lirael and many more. This master of fantasy now returns with a brand new book called Angel Mage, an amazing adventure of angels, heroes, gunpowder and high magic. Booktopia’s Sarah and Shanu sat down to chat with Garth about Angel Mage, his writing and creating processes, quick fire questions and more!
Books mentioned in this podcast:
Angel Mage by Garth Nix —> http://bit.ly/2mxAaIQ
Host: Sarah McDuling and Shanu Prasad
Guest: Garth Nix
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45min
September 24, 2019 Favel Parrett: "I didn’t expect to write this book."
In 2011, Favel Parrett's career was launched with the critically-acclaimed debut Past the Shallows. A heart-breaking novel, it was sold internationally, shortlisted in the prestigious Miles Franklin Award and won the Dobbie Literary Award. Favel herself won the ABIA Newcomer of the Year Award in 2012. Booktopia’s Ben and Olivia sat down to talk with Favel about her new book There Was Still Love, how the story came to her, how she became a writer and more.
Books mentioned in this podcast:
There Was Still Love by Favel Parrett —> http://bit.ly/2lsLh5t
Hosts: Ben Hunter and Olivia Fricot
Guest: Favel Parrett
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17min
September 23, 2019 Matt Okine: "I wanted to capture the honesty."
The multi-talented comedian, actor and presenter Matt Okine is one of Australia's favourite award-winning comedians. Okine performs sell out national tours of his live shows year in, year out, and has gained much popularity on the festival circuit. Matt comes by to chat about his new book Being Black ’n Chicken, & Chips, the difficulty of writing, his process, his career and more.
Books mentioned in this podcast:
Being Black ’n Chicken, & Chips by Matt Okine —> http://bit.ly/2m8DGc5
Hosts: Olivia Fricot and Ben Hunter
Guest: Matt Okine
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22min
September 13, 2019 Kitty Flanagan: "It was my attempt to make the world a nicer place."
Kitty Flanagan is an Australian comedian, writer and actor who you may know from shows like The Project, The Weekly, Utopia and more. What started as a joke on Kitty’s popular segment on ABC TV's The Weekly, is now a quintessential reference book with the power to change society. (Or, at least, make it a bit less irritating.) Kitty came by to chat about her new book Kitty Flanagan’s 488 Rules for Life.
Books mentioned in this podcast:
Kitty Flangan’s 488 Rules for Life by Kitty Flanagan —> http://bit.ly/2m7rmJc
Hosts: Joel Naoum and Shanu Prasad
Guest: Kitty Flanagan
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17min
September 12, 2019 Chris Hammer: "I was having a bit of fun."
Chris Hammer was a journalist for more than thirty years before writing his first crime fiction book Scrublands. After the book’s huge success, Chris returns with the second in the series - Silver. Booktopia’s Ben and Shanu sat down with Chris to talk about Silver, his writing process and work load, his background and work as a journalist, the success of Scrublands, characterisation, film rights and more.
Books mentioned in this podcast:
Silver by Chris Hammer —> http://bit.ly/2kw2wm8
Scrublands by Chris Hammer —> http://bit.ly/2mdzFmY
Bodies of Men by Nigel Featherstone —> http://bit.ly/2m6ia7V
Hosts: Ben Hunter and Shanu Prasad
Guest: Chris Hammer
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23min
September 06, 2019 Val McDermid: "There’s no kind of novel you can’t write now."
Val McDermid is a number one bestselling crime author whose novels have been translated into more than thirty languages and have sold over fifteen million copies. Ben and Sarah were thrilled to sit down with Val to talk about her new novel How the Dead Speak (the latest in her Tony Hill and Carol Jordan series), how the book world has changed over the last few decades, how she got started in writing, her writing process, this series and its future, going from journalist to crime writer, her work as a Man Booker judge and more.
Books mentioned in this podcast:
How the Dead Speak by Val McDermid —> http://bit.ly/2kvMxEs
A Dark Matter by Doug Johnstone —> http://bit.ly/2kv4VNC
The Lying Room by Nicci French —> http://bit.ly/2lFsAes
Hosts: Ben Hunter and Sarah McDuling
Guest: Val McDermid
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22min
September 05, 2019 Emily Maguire: "We’re in a wonderful time to find other feminists."
Author Emily Maguire has written novels and non-fiction, plus essays and articles on sex, feminism, culture and literature that have been published widely. Booktopia’s Joel sat down with Emily to talk about her new book This is What A Feminist Looks Like, how this came came about, her research process, sexism, our progress and more.
Books mentioned in this podcast:
This is What A Feminist Looks Like by Emily Maguire —> http://bit.ly/2k0sLka
Host: Joel Naoum
Guest: Emily Maguire
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26min

FAQs about The Booktopia Podcast:

How many episodes does The Booktopia Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 1,307 episodes available.