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Episode 45 - The Space Between the Stars May 31, 2022

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The era of Jayne and Paula on the pod has come to an end! They discuss a fittingly heart breaking but uplifting book for this episode in Indira Naidoo's The Space Between the Stars. Listen to a teary Paula and a heartfelt message from Jayne as they discuss books on the pod for a final time. Books they mention: The Space Between the Stars by Indira Naidoo The Edible Balcony by Indira Naidoo The Edible City by Indira Naidoo Phosphorescence by Julia Baird This One Wild and Precious Life by Sarah Wilson I Didn't Do the Thing Today by Madeleine Dore Meshi by Katherine Tamiko Arguile Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller The Ghosts of Paris by Tara Moss Horse by Geraldine Brooks Year of Wonder by Geraldine Brooks Someone Else's Child by Kylie Orr Half Moon Lake by Kirsten Alexander Our book for next month is Book Lovers by Emily Henry. Happy reading!

Episode 44 - Larrimah Apr 30, 2022

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If you are a true crime fan, this is the episode for you! Have you heard of the missing man in Larrimah? Jayne and Paula tackle this quirky book that's like nothing else they've read. Plus what's coming out this month and also a special announcement from Jayne. In the episode they talk about Lucinda Riley's new book coming out posthumously. Here is a link to an article about that: https://tinyurl.com/ypnn44pp Books they mention: Larrimah by Caroline Graham and Kylie Stevenson Writing Feature Stories by Caroline Graham and Matthew Ricketson The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Willliams This House of Grief by Helen Garner We Were Liars by E. Lockhart Family of Liars by E. Lockhart Losing Face by George Haddad Dirt Town by Hayley Scrivenor The Murders at Fleat House by Lucinda Riley The Seven Sisters series by Lucinda Riley Podcasts they mention: Lost in Larrimah S-Town TV series they mention: Bridgerton (Netflix) Find Pip Williams on our YouTube channel here: https://tinyurl.com/ywtue742 Our book for next month is The Space Between the Stars by Indira Naidoo. Happy reading!

Library Through the Lens - Anna Downes Apr 14, 2022

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Sydney-based author Ashley Kalagian Blunt chats with bestselling thriller UK author Anna Downes about Anna's much-anticipated second novel in this recorded webinar. The Shadow House is a gripping, twisty thriller full of accumulated tension, which follows single mum Alex, who flees a toxic relationship to an idyllic eco-village in rural NSW. Her arrival disturbs barely submerged secrets and she's shaken by a series of eerily familiar events that seem to be connected to the abandoned farmhouse on the hill. Alex realises that, in escaping her own shadowy past, she may have stumbled into someone else's. And this time, there may be nowhere to run.

Episode 43 - Black Cake Mar 31, 2022

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COVID iso hits the pod but it can't stop Jayne and Paula! The show must go on so thanks to technology and a clever staff member, they record with Paula at home in isolation. Books they mention: Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson See What You Made Me Do by Jess Hill Old Seems To Be Other People by Lily Brett The Coffin Confessor by William Edgar Dissolve by Nikki Gemmell After by Nikki Gemmell Bodies of Light by Jennifer Down Drop Bear by Evelyn Araluen My Friend Anna by Rachel DeLoache Williams Metronome by Tom Watson Little Nothings by Julie Mayhew Impossible Causes by Julie Mayhew The Cove by Alice Clark-Platts Article about the Black Cake series: https://deadline.com/2021/09/black-cake-series-marissa-jo-cerar-oprah-winfrey-aaron-kaplan-hulu-1234842071/ TV series/shows they mention: Pretend It's A City Insight Inventing Anna Podcasts they mention: Adelaide Writers' Week The book for next month is Larrimah by Caroline Graham and Kylie Stevenson. Happy reading!

Episode 42 - Again, Rachel Mar 01, 2022

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It's the sequel we've been waiting 25 years for and Jayne and Paula are here for it! Listen in as the ladies rejoice over Marian Keyes's follow up to fan favourite, Rachel's Holiday. Plus Adelaide Writers' Week at the library and as always, what's new for March! **Content warning for infant loss, addiction, depression** Books they mention: Again, Rachel by Marian Keyes Rachel's Holiday by Marian Keyes Watermelon by Marian Keyes Anybody Out There by Marian Keyes Sushi For Beginners by Marian Keyes The Push by Ashley Audrain Bodies of Light by Jennifer Down Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb Good Morning, Monster by Catherine Gildiner Burning Questions by Margaret Atwood The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake The Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen Netflix Series: The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window (starring Kristen BELL!) Illustrator/Cartoonist: Gemma Correll (@gemmacorrell) Our book for next month is Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson. Happy reading!

Episode 41 - The Bell Jar Jan 31, 2022

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Jayne and Paula tackle their first classic read this month with Sylvia Plath's iconic, The Bell Jar. Plus they answer a listener question! As usual, Jayne gives us a rundown of what new books we can look forward to this month. **Trigger warning for talk of mental illness and suicide.** Books they mention: The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath (originally published under the pseudonym, Victoria Lucas) The Colossus and other Poems by Sylvia Plath The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides Normal People by Sally Rooney We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver The Road by Cormac McCarthy Good Morning, Monster by Catherine Gildiner The Keepers by Al Campbell The Maid by Nita Prose Love and Other Puzzles by Kimberley Allsopp To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara Sushi for Beginners by Marian Keyes Rachel's Holiday by Marian Keyes Short stories they mention: The Jaunt by Stephen King Movies they mention: Edward Scissorhands The Stepford Wives 10 Things I Hate About You Heathers TV shows they mention: The Gilmore Girls The Simpsons Our book for March is Again, Rachel by Marian Keyes. Happy reading!

Episode 40 - Lemon Dec 31, 2021

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Happy New Year! Our first book of 2022 is a challenge. Jayne and Paula struggle to discuss Lemon by Kwon Yeo-Sun. Have you read it? If so, you should definitely tune in to the pod as the ladies parse out this book and make some revelations. Books they mention: Lemon by Kwon Yeo-Sun Niche of Green by Kwon Yeo-Sun Maiden's Skirt by Kwon Yeo-Sun Well Hello by Annabel Crabb and Leigh Sales Good Morning Monster by Catherine Gildiner In Order to Live by Yeonmi Park Bodies of Light by Jennifer Down The Maidens by Alex Michaeledes The Silent Patient by Alex Michaeledes Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown She and I by Hannah King Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zavner The Things She Owned by Katherine Tamiko Arguile Short story they mention: You Do Not Know by Kwon Yeo-Sun Our book for next month is The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath. Happy reading!

Episode 39 - 2021 End of Year Wrap Up Dec 14, 2021

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That's a wrap! 2021 is almost over and that means it's time for Jayne and Paula's favourite episode: when they discuss what they've loved in literature for the year. Ever wonder what other people are reading? Paula counts down Marion Libraries most borrowed books of 2021. Can Jayne guess what they are? As always, find out the goss plus what to look out for in 2022. Lots of laughs in this episode! Books they mention: Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason Phosphorescence by Julia Baird Le Consentement by Vanessa Springora The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell After Story by Larissa Behrendt Apples Never Fall by Lianne Moriarty Smart Ovens for Lonely People by Elizabeth Tan The Barefoot Investor by Scott Pape Think Like a Monk by Jay Shetty So You Think You Know What's Good for You by Norman Swan Ottolenghi Flavour by Yotam Ottolenghi The Tap-Dancing Knife Thrower by Paul Hogan A Promised Land by Barack Obama 7 Ways by Jamie Oliver Untamed by Glennon Doyle The Fast 800 Easy by Michael Mosley The Happiest Man on Earth by Eddie Jaku Becoming by Michelle Obama My Friend Anna by Rachel DeLoache Williams Stranger Country by Monica Tan Blue Moon by Lee Child The Champagne War by Fiona McIntosh The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman The Midnight Library by Matt Haig The Law of Innocence by Michael Connelly A Time for Mercy by John Grisham Fair Warning by Michael Connelly The Godmothers by Monica McInerney The Survivors by Jane Harper The Sentinel by Lee Child Rachel, Again by Marian Keyes Meshi by Katherine Tamiko Arguile The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley Movies: Persuasion (Netflix) Where the Crawdads Sing (Hello Sunshine) TV series: Inventing Anna (Netflix) Only Murders in the Building (Hulu / Disney+) Remember our book for January is Lemon by Kwon Yeo-Sun. Happy reading!

Library Through the Lens - Charlotte Wood Dec 14, 2021

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Charlotte Wood discusses her new book, The Luminous Solution, with Ailsa Piper. In this essential, illuminating book, Charlotte shares the insights she has gained over a career paying close attention to her own creativity, to the world around her, and to the way she and others work, drawing on research, decades of observant conversation and immersive reading. She shares what artists can teach the rest of us about inspiration and hard work, how to pursue truth in art and life, and how to find courage during the difficult times: facing down what we fear and persevering when things seem hopeless.

Episode 38 - Devotion Nov 30, 2021

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Jayne and Paula discuss the book they've been anticipating for most of the latter half of this year, Hannah Kent's latest! It was full of surprises which they parse out in detail so definitely don't listen yet if you haven't read the book and plan to. Then Paula has a huge reaction to what else Jayne has read this month, one of her favourites. Books they mention: Devotion by Hannah Kent Burial Rites by Hannah Kent The Good People by Hannah Kent Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold Books by Isabel Allende Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel Dark Tides by Phillipa Gregory Tidelands by Phillipa Gregory A Carnival of Snackery by David Sedaris Any Ordinary Day by Leigh Sales Rebel Homemaker by Drew Barrymore The Hidden Case of Ewan Forbes by Zoe Playden Link to the online magazine, Kill Your Darlings: https://www.killyourdarlings.com.au/ Movies: Ghost Highlander TV series: Inventing Anna (Netflix) Our book for next month is Lemon by Kwon Yeo-Sun. Happy reading!

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