The Booktopia Podcast

By Booktopia

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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The podcast currently has 1,307 episodes available.

The Booktopia Podcast episodes:

July 26, 2018 Peter Phelps: "I wanted to do it as a gift to my grandfather and father."
Peter Phelps is one of Australia’s most well-known and successful actors, but just like many of us, Peter was surprised and astounded by the history of his family. Specifically, his grandfather Tom's treacherous trek along the Bulldog Track during WW2, partially recorded on his pith helmet in indelible ink. Many years later, Peter has used his grandfather’s pith helmet and military documents to tell this incredible story.
Books mentioned in this podcast:
The Bulldog Track by Peter Phelps —> https://bit.ly/2K1i3kA
Hosts: John Purcell and Robert O’Hearn
Guest: Peter Phelps
...more
24min
July 26, 2018 Peter Phelps: "I wanted to do it as a gift to my grandfather and father."
Peter Phelps is one of Australia’s most well-known and successful actors, but just like many of us, Peter was surprised and astounded by the history of his family. Specifically, his grandfather Tom's treacherous trek along the Bulldog Track during WW2, partially recorded on his pith helmet in indelible ink. Many years later, Peter has used his grandfather’s pith helmet and military documents to tell this incredible story.
Books mentioned in this podcast:
The Bulldog Track by Peter Phelps —> https://bit.ly/2K1i3kA
Hosts: John Purcell and Robert O’Hearn
Guest: Peter Phelps
...more
24min
July 25, 2018 Chris Hammer: "The characters take on a life of their own."
Scrublands has sold into multiple countries, has been optioned for the screen and has hooked many of us in the office! Chris Hammer was a journalist for more than thirty years before his first book, The River, was published to critical acclaim in 2010.
We chat with Chris about the inspiration behind Scrublands, his writing process, the bidding war for his book and that intense hook at the beginning of the novel.
Books mentioned in this podcast:
Scrublands by Chris Hammer —> https://bit.ly/2LzhSSg
The Dry by Jane Harper —> https://bit.ly/2OcisUi
The Dark Lake Sarah Bailey —> https://bit.ly/2uYC05K
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty —> https://bit.ly/2OcAru5
The Ruin by Dervla McTiernan —> https://bit.ly/2LLL5Gs
The Broken Shore by Peter Temple —> https://bit.ly/2mGg4IY
Truth by Peter Temple —> https://bit.ly/2LvnE7x
The High Window by Raymond Chandler —> https://bit.ly/2uTHdgj
Two Kinds of Truth by Michael Connelly —> https://bit.ly/2OdBaLe
The Other Wife by Michael Robotham —> https://bit.ly/2JSpxpK
The River by Chris Hammer —> https://bit.ly/2LG9Jv8
Hosts: Sarah McDuling and John Purcell
Guest: Chris Hammer
...more
26min
July 25, 2018 Chris Hammer: "The characters take on a life of their own."
Scrublands has sold into multiple countries, has been optioned for the screen and has hooked many of us in the office! Chris Hammer was a journalist for more than thirty years before his first book, The River, was published to critical acclaim in 2010.
We chat with Chris about the inspiration behind Scrublands, his writing process, the bidding war for his book and that intense hook at the beginning of the novel.
Books mentioned in this podcast:
Scrublands by Chris Hammer —> https://bit.ly/2LzhSSg
The Dry by Jane Harper —> https://bit.ly/2OcisUi
The Dark Lake Sarah Bailey —> https://bit.ly/2uYC05K
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty —> https://bit.ly/2OcAru5
The Ruin by Dervla McTiernan —> https://bit.ly/2LLL5Gs
The Broken Shore by Peter Temple —> https://bit.ly/2mGg4IY
Truth by Peter Temple —> https://bit.ly/2LvnE7x
The High Window by Raymond Chandler —> https://bit.ly/2uTHdgj
Two Kinds of Truth by Michael Connelly —> https://bit.ly/2OdBaLe
The Other Wife by Michael Robotham —> https://bit.ly/2JSpxpK
The River by Chris Hammer —> https://bit.ly/2LG9Jv8
Hosts: Sarah McDuling and John Purcell
Guest: Chris Hammer
...more
26min
July 25, 2018 Booktopia On... Do Spoilers Matter?
If you're anything like Sarah, you'll believe that spoilers do NOT exist. How can knowing the end ruin a good book? It's Sarah vs John and Bron in this debate of... do spoilers matter? Will knowing how a book ends stop you from reading it? Do you avoid spoilers like the plague? Don't forget to tune in every Wednesday at 11am for bookish fun!
Books mentioned in this podcast:
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte: https://bit.ly/2A4sYKt
Candice Fox: https://bit.ly/2LlQOXq
Divergent by Veronica Roth: https://bit.ly/2LAOxXp
The Nowhere Child by Christian White: https://bit.ly/2LhwfLw
Caroline Overington: https://bit.ly/2mFVrg0
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas: https://bit.ly/2NIOlTC
Emma by Jane Austen: https://bit.ly/2A5cbHh
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare: https://bit.ly/2uNPwdn
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn: https://bit.ly/2JRCNv1
Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy: https://bit.ly/2OdQmIo
Host: Bronwyn Eley
Guests: Sarah McDuling and John Purcell
...more
29min
July 25, 2018 Booktopia On... Do Spoilers Matter?
If you're anything like Sarah, you'll believe that spoilers do NOT exist. How can knowing the end ruin a good book? It's Sarah vs John and Bron in this debate of... do spoilers matter? Will knowing how a book ends stop you from reading it? Do you avoid spoilers like the plague? Don't forget to tune in every Wednesday at 11am for bookish fun!
Books mentioned in this podcast:
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte: https://bit.ly/2A4sYKt
Candice Fox: https://bit.ly/2LlQOXq
Divergent by Veronica Roth: https://bit.ly/2LAOxXp
The Nowhere Child by Christian White: https://bit.ly/2LhwfLw
Caroline Overington: https://bit.ly/2mFVrg0
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas: https://bit.ly/2NIOlTC
Emma by Jane Austen: https://bit.ly/2A5cbHh
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare: https://bit.ly/2uNPwdn
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn: https://bit.ly/2JRCNv1
Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy: https://bit.ly/2OdQmIo
Host: Bronwyn Eley
Guests: Sarah McDuling and John Purcell
...more
29min
July 24, 2018 Angela Meyer: "It’s very fun to write a character that you hate at times."
How can we describe Angela Meyer’s debut genre-bending novel A Superior Spectre? Is it speculative fiction, or a timeslip novel, or a dystopian novel, or a feminist novel? It is all and none of these. We chat with Angela about the inspiration behind her the story, how she sometimes hated her own characters and living off the grid in Scotland for research.
Books mentioned in this podcast:
A Superior Spectre by Angela Meyer: https://bit.ly/2LGfqpW
Hosts: Sarah McDuling and John Purcell
Guest: Angela Meyer
...more
26min
July 24, 2018 Angela Meyer: "It’s very fun to write a character that you hate at times."
How can we describe Angela Meyer’s debut genre-bending novel A Superior Spectre? Is it speculative fiction, or a timeslip novel, or a dystopian novel, or a feminist novel? It is all and none of these. We chat with Angela about the inspiration behind her the story, how she sometimes hated her own characters and living off the grid in Scotland for research.
Books mentioned in this podcast:
A Superior Spectre by Angela Meyer: https://bit.ly/2LGfqpW
Hosts: Sarah McDuling and John Purcell
Guest: Angela Meyer
...more
26min
July 23, 2018 James Phelps: "It was the biggest robbery in the world at that point."
Bush rangers and bandits. Guns and gold. The story of Australia’s biggest steal! Australian journalist James Phelps brings us Australian Heist, the story of Australia’s greatest gold robbery of 77 kilograms of gold - worth about $10 million today. We chat with James about his meticulous research, his love of horror and the time he was had a hit put out on his life…
Books mentioned in this podcast:
Australian Heist by James Phelps - https://bit.ly/2JMOhzL
Hosts: John Purcell and Robert O’Hearn
Guest: James Phelps
...more
23min
July 23, 2018 James Phelps: "It was the biggest robbery in the world at that point."
Bush rangers and bandits. Guns and gold. The story of Australia’s biggest steal! Australian journalist James Phelps brings us Australian Heist, the story of Australia’s greatest gold robbery of 77 kilograms of gold - worth about $10 million today. We chat with James about his meticulous research, his love of horror and the time he was had a hit put out on his life…
Books mentioned in this podcast:
Australian Heist by James Phelps - https://bit.ly/2JMOhzL
Hosts: John Purcell and Robert O’Hearn
Guest: James Phelps
...more
23min

FAQs about The Booktopia Podcast:

How many episodes does The Booktopia Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 1,307 episodes available.