Stop thinking, start doing. That is the central message of Emma Isaacs' Winging It! She’s the founder and CEO of Business Chicks, Australia’s largest and most influential community for women. Emma is all about encouraging people to stop doubting themselves and just give things a go. We chat with Emma about the message behind her book, tips to follow the Winging It way, why a lack of confidence can so often stand in our way and why she doesn’t want to be called Superwoman.

Some of the books mentioned in this podcast:

Winging It by Emma Isaacs — https://bit.ly/2IYZNaH

Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office by Lois P. Frankel — https://bit.ly/2KMTL25

Host: Sarah McDuling

Guest: Emma Isaacs

Stop thinking, start doing. That is the central message of Emma Isaacs' Winging It! She’s the founder and CEO of Business Chicks, Australia’s largest and most influential community for women. Emma is all about encouraging people to stop doubting themselves and just give things a go. We chat with Emma about the message behind her book, tips to follow the Winging It way, why a lack of confidence can so often stand in our way and why she doesn’t want to be called Superwoman.

Some of the books mentioned in this podcast:

Winging It by Emma Isaacs — https://bit.ly/2IYZNaH

Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office by Lois P. Frankel — https://bit.ly/2KMTL25

Host: Sarah McDuling

Guest: Emma Isaacs

What happens to a book when it wins an award? What influence does the win have on readers, publishers and authors? We discuss different kinds of awards, whether there should be more and the few instances where awards have been rejected. Not to mention less-known awards like the Bad Sex Award and the Diagram Prize for Oddest Title of the Year. What.

Books mentioned in this podcast:

The Golden Man Booker Shortlist 2018 - https://bit.ly/2IQUbzm

Main Street by Sinclair Lewis - https://bit.ly/2MKJNvf

Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel - https://bit.ly/2lTCUfX

Miles Franklin Literary Award Longlist 2018 - https://bit.ly/2lPDcUS

CBCA Awards Shortlist 2018 - https://bit.ly/2z9vn63

Host: Bronwyn Eley

Guests: Sarah McDuling and John Purcell

What happens to a book when it wins an award? What influence does the win have on readers, publishers and authors? We discuss different kinds of awards, whether there should be more and the few instances where awards have been rejected. Not to mention less-known awards like the Bad Sex Award and the Diagram Prize for Oddest Title of the Year. What.

Books mentioned in this podcast:

The Golden Man Booker Shortlist 2018 - https://bit.ly/2IQUbzm

Main Street by Sinclair Lewis - https://bit.ly/2MKJNvf

Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel - https://bit.ly/2lTCUfX

Miles Franklin Literary Award Longlist 2018 - https://bit.ly/2lPDcUS

CBCA Awards Shortlist 2018 - https://bit.ly/2z9vn63

Host: Bronwyn Eley

Guests: Sarah McDuling and John Purcell

Does size really matter? From hefty backbreakers that take months to finish, to slim novellas you can read on a train ride, we delve into what makes a story powerful and... does size matter?

As Sarah promised, we looked into the shortest and longest books in the world. Some of them are baffling!

Here is an article on mental floss.com called 10 of the Longest Novels Ever Published: http://mentalfloss.com/article/18661/quick-10-10-longest-novels-ever

You might have heard that the shortest story in the world is one from Ernest Hemingway… and it goes like this:

“For sale: baby shoes, never worn.”

And that’s it - six words. Here’s an article about some of the other shortest stories ever written: https://lithub.com/the-shortest-novels-written-by-20-authors-you-shouldve-read-by-now/

Host: Bronwyn Eley

Guests: Sarah McDuling and John Purcell

Some of the books mentioned in this podcast:

Clarissa by Samuel Richardson: https://bit.ly/2MqRhnj

Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak: https://bit.ly/2Knus6t

Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett: https://bit.ly/2lCNvvs

King of Ashes by Raymond E. Feist: https://bit.ly/2MlHA9m

Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik: https://bit.ly/2yHjCUa

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens: https://bit.ly/2N1nrGQ

Short stories from Anton Chekhov: https://bit.ly/2Ko09ww

Le Morte D’Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory: https://bit.ly/2lA2uX5

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury: https://bit.ly/2KmiSVL

Jane Austen: https://bit.ly/2Iv3On6

Silas Marner by George Eliot: https://bit.ly/2lDjMCQ

War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy: https://bit.ly/2Knu73H

Death in Venice by Thomas Mann: https://bit.ly/2Iuss7o

Les Miserables by Victor Hugo: https://bit.ly/2N4bsbB

Bonjour Tristesse by Francoise Sagan: https://bit.ly/2yMSy5T

Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray: https://bit.ly/2K9zzYw

Game of Thrones by George RR Martin: https://bit.ly/2KpqbMH

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott: https://bit.ly/2MtYcMv

Polly and Buster by Sally Rippin by https://bit.ly/2tEvcKb

Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling: https://bit.ly/2tA4nY8

The Kingdom of the Lost series by Isobelle Carmody: https://bit.ly/2lBpLIj

The Host by Stephanie Meyer: https://bit.ly/2tFYVlW

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon: https://bit.ly/2IyFfpC

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas: https://bit.ly/2tH8d14

To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han: https://bit.ly/2yKeezD

A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness: https://bit.ly/2txwiYS

Does size really matter? From hefty backbreakers that take months to finish, to slim novellas you can read on a train ride, we delve into what makes a story powerful and... does size matter?

As Sarah promised, we looked into the shortest and longest books in the world. Some of them are baffling!

Here is an article on mental floss.com called 10 of the Longest Novels Ever Published: http://mentalfloss.com/article/18661/quick-10-10-longest-novels-ever

You might have heard that the shortest story in the world is one from Ernest Hemingway… and it goes like this:

“For sale: baby shoes, never worn.”

And that’s it - six words. Here’s an article about some of the other shortest stories ever written: https://lithub.com/the-shortest-novels-written-by-20-authors-you-shouldve-read-by-now/

Host: Bronwyn Eley

Guests: Sarah McDuling and John Purcell

Some of the books mentioned in this podcast:

Clarissa by Samuel Richardson: https://bit.ly/2MqRhnj

Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak: https://bit.ly/2Knus6t

Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett: https://bit.ly/2lCNvvs

King of Ashes by Raymond E. Feist: https://bit.ly/2MlHA9m

Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik: https://bit.ly/2yHjCUa

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens: https://bit.ly/2N1nrGQ

Short stories from Anton Chekhov: https://bit.ly/2Ko09ww

Le Morte D’Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory: https://bit.ly/2lA2uX5

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury: https://bit.ly/2KmiSVL

Jane Austen: https://bit.ly/2Iv3On6

Silas Marner by George Eliot: https://bit.ly/2lDjMCQ

War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy: https://bit.ly/2Knu73H

Death in Venice by Thomas Mann: https://bit.ly/2Iuss7o

Les Miserables by Victor Hugo: https://bit.ly/2N4bsbB

Bonjour Tristesse by Francoise Sagan: https://bit.ly/2yMSy5T

Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray: https://bit.ly/2K9zzYw

Game of Thrones by George RR Martin: https://bit.ly/2KpqbMH

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott: https://bit.ly/2MtYcMv

Polly and Buster by Sally Rippin by https://bit.ly/2tEvcKb

Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling: https://bit.ly/2tA4nY8

The Kingdom of the Lost series by Isobelle Carmody: https://bit.ly/2lBpLIj

The Host by Stephanie Meyer: https://bit.ly/2tFYVlW

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon: https://bit.ly/2IyFfpC

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas: https://bit.ly/2tH8d14

To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han: https://bit.ly/2yKeezD

A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness: https://bit.ly/2txwiYS

The journey to living a low tox life isn’t as hard as it sounds. Educator, author and CEO Alexx Stuart is going to show you that it’s possible with her handbook for a healthy you and a happy planet. Alexx chats with John and Sarah about her own journey from smoking a pack of cigarettes a day to living a low tox life.

Books mentioned in this podcast:

Low Tox Life by Alexx Stuart

Hosts: Sarah McDuling and John Purcell

Guest: Alexx Stuart

The journey to living a low tox life isn’t as hard as it sounds. Educator, author and CEO Alexx Stuart is going to show you that it’s possible with her handbook for a healthy you and a happy planet. Alexx chats with John and Sarah about her own journey from smoking a pack of cigarettes a day to living a low tox life.

Books mentioned in this podcast:

Low Tox Life by Alexx Stuart

Hosts: Sarah McDuling and John Purcell

Guest: Alexx Stuart

Sally Rippin’s bestselling Billie B Brown series stole the hearts of kids around Australia. Now she’s tackling various issues - including racism - in her new series Polly and Buster. We chat with Sally about the responsibility and joy of writing for children, how growing up in various countries and her reading habits informed the person she became, and how children’s literature offers so much more to children than entertainment.

Books mentioned in this podcast:

Billie B Brown series by Sally Rippin: https://bit.ly/2lvZz1C

Polly and Buster series by Sally Rippin: https://bit.ly/2Ml2e9O

Any Ordinary Day by Leigh Sales: https://bit.ly/2K9FwVp

The Magic Finger by Roald Dahl: https://bit.ly/2Kjes2b

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White: https://bit.ly/2lyRaKU

Aaron Blabey: https://bit.ly/2tASFfc

The Day My Bum Went Psycho by Andy Griffiths: https://bit.ly/2yGADxY

Hosts: John Purcell and Sarah McDuling

Guest: Sally Rippin

Sally Rippin’s bestselling Billie B Brown series stole the hearts of kids around Australia. Now she’s tackling various issues - including racism - in her new series Polly and Buster. We chat with Sally about the responsibility and joy of writing for children, how growing up in various countries and her reading habits informed the person she became, and how children’s literature offers so much more to children than entertainment.

Books mentioned in this podcast:

Billie B Brown series by Sally Rippin: https://bit.ly/2lvZz1C

Polly and Buster series by Sally Rippin: https://bit.ly/2Ml2e9O

Any Ordinary Day by Leigh Sales: https://bit.ly/2K9FwVp

The Magic Finger by Roald Dahl: https://bit.ly/2Kjes2b

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White: https://bit.ly/2lyRaKU

Aaron Blabey: https://bit.ly/2tASFfc

The Day My Bum Went Psycho by Andy Griffiths: https://bit.ly/2yGADxY

Hosts: John Purcell and Sarah McDuling

Guest: Sally Rippin