The Shameless Book Club

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The Tastemakers: Maggie Zhou Mar 06, 2024

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Welcome to The Tastemakers, in partnership with Baileys Irish Cream Liqueur. In this very special fortnightly book club series, our host Gemma Dimond sits down with your favourite tastemakers from a range of backgrounds. From beauty to lifestyle to food creators, over the next few months, we will be getting to know The Tastemakers we reckon lead the charge in their respective areas of expertise. Today, we are joined by the effervescent Maggie Zhou.

Big thanks to Baileys for making this episode possible. If you are over 18 and looking for a treat, head online or instore to your liquor retailer and shop Baileys. To explore a selection of delicious Baileys recipes, head here. (Remember to Drink Responsibly.)

This episode was audio produced by Chelsea Srinivasan.

In your ears today were host Gemma Dimond (@gemdimond) and guest Maggie Zhou (@yemagz).

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If you want to make a Vietnamese Latte, follow along below!

Ingredients:

250ml brewed coffee, chilled

50ml Baileys Original Irish Cream Liqueur

25ml condensed milk

Method:

Pour condensed milk into a glass.
Add ice and use a coffee drip to layer the coffee over the ice and condensed milk.
Pour Baileys to marble and garnish with a dusting of cocoa, dark chocolate curls or cocoa-dusted almonds.
Take a sip and indulge. You're now officially living your most delicious life.
#drinkresponsibly

Review: Maame Mar 04, 2024

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Happy Tuesday, book clubbers!

Our second pick of the year was Maame by Jessica George; this coming-of-age debut received a glowing review in the New York Times in January and was shortlisted twice in the 2023 Goodreads Choice Awards. This book follows Maddie who's living a far from rewarding life in London. Maddie is the primary caretaker for her father, who suffers from advanced-stage Parkinson’s. At work, Maddie is tired of always being the only Black person in every meeting and her mum is mostly away in Ghana. When her mum returns from her latest trip to Ghana, Maddie leaps at the chance to get out of the family home and finally start living.

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Big thanks to Baileys Irish Cream Liquer for making this episode possible. If you are over 18 and looking for an indulgent treat, head online or instore to your liquor retailer and shop Baileys. To explore a selection of delicious Baileys recipes, head here. (Remember to Drink Responsibly.)

This episode was audio produced by Sohani Goonetillake.

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Kiley Reid on money Feb 26, 2024

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Hey, book clubbers!

We’re so excited to bring you this interview with the author of 'Such A Fun Age' Kiley Reid. Sohani speaks to Kiley about her new novel, ‘Come and Get It’. Set on a college campus, you’ll hear why Kiley was inspired to look at the influence consumption and money have on us as a society.

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Thank you so much to Baileys for making this episode of The Shameless Book Club possible. If you are over 18 and interested in an indulgent treat, head online or in-store to shop the Baileys range. To explore a selection of delicious Bailey’s recipes, head here. And as always, Remember to Drink Responsibly.

Your host today was Sohani Goonetillake and this episode was audio produced by Ruby Hall.

The Shameless Book Club has a room on Apple Books! Check it out here. See you next time!

The Tastemakers: Michelle Andrews Feb 21, 2024

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Big thanks to Baileys Irish Cream Liqueur for making this episode possible. If you are over 18 and looking for a treat, head online or instore to your liquor retailer and shop Baileys. To explore a selection of delicious Baileys recipes, head here. (Remember to Drink Responsibly.)

This episode was audio produced by Chelsea Srinivasan.

In your ears today were host Gemma Dimond (@gemdimond) and guest Michelle Andrews (@michelleandrews1).

Join us in the all the book chat over on our Insta, @theshamelessbookclub, and our TikTok,

@theshamelessbookclub. Or, if you’re after some variety, here’s a link to record a voice message via our website, too.

If you want to make Mich’s favourite drink - Baileys on Ice - grab a short glass, add a few ice cubes and 50ml of Baileys Irish Cream. Enjoy!

Normal People, the TV show Feb 19, 2024

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Hello, friends!

We put the power in your hands last month to pick which adaptation we’ll be reviewing and you guys OVERWHELMINGLY voted in favour of Normal People. Normal People follows Connell and Marianne - two young people who met in high school and… simply cannot stay away from each other.

This novel was a runaway best seller, so, naturally, it was turned into a TV series, which launched the careers of both Daisy Edgar Jones and Paul Mescal. We’ll be reviewing the mini-series today!

Big thanks to Baileys Irish Cream Liqueur for making this episode possible. If you are over 18 and looking for an indulgent treat, head online or instore to your liquor retailer and shop Baileys. To explore a selection of delicious Baileys recipes, head here. (Remember to Drink Responsibly.)

This episode was audio produced by Sohani Goonetillake.

Join us in the all the book chat over on our Insta, @theshamelessbookclub, and our TikTok, @theshamelessbookclub. Or, if you’re after some variety, here’s a link to record a voice message via our website, too.

You can browse the eBook and audiobook versions of past book club picks in our room on Apple Books! Have a look-see right here. (You might spot our little baby, The Space Between, in the mix there, too.)

Still not enough? Well! Our hearts! See below for everything else.

The bestselling author accused of plagiarism... twice Feb 12, 2024

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Hello helloooo!

Calling all Mortal Instruments readers - today on Stranger Than Fiction, Eilish Gilligan and Sohani Goonetillake cover all things Cassandra Clare, AKA Cassandra… Claire. There’s Harry Potter fandom drama from the early 2000s, fanfiction tomes that are longer than the bible, and two seperate plagiarism accusations… almost 20 years apart. Phew!

Big thanks to Baileys - Irish Cream Liqueur - for making this episode possible. If you are over 18 and interested in an indulgent treat then head online or in-store to shop Baileys. Remember to Drink Responsibly.

This episode was researched and audio produced by Eilish Gilligan.

Still not enough? Well! Our hearts! See below for everything else.

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Review: Tom Lake Feb 05, 2024

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Happy Tuesday, book club friends!

Our first pick of the year was Tom Lake by Ann Patchett; a meditation on youthful love, married love, and the lives parents have led before their children were born. In the spring of 2020, Lara’s three daughters return to the family's orchard in Northern Michigan. While picking cherries, they beg their mother to tell them the story of Peter Duke, a famous actor with whom she shared both a stage and a romance years before at a theater company called Tom Lake. As Lara recalls the past, her daughters examine their own lives and relationship with their mother, and are forced to reconsider the world and everything they thought they knew.

This episode was audio produced by Eilish Gilligan.

You can browse the eBook and audiobook versions of past book club picks in our room on Apple Books! Have a look-see right here.

Thanks for listening! We are very big fans of yours.

Gyan Yankovich on friendship Jan 22, 2024

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Happy Tuesday, book clubbers!

Today, we are so thrilled to bring you this interview with lifestyle editor and writer, Gyan Yankovich. Gyan is a lifestyle editor for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, and has just published her first novel. Just Friends explores modern friendship: what it means to be a friend, lose a friend, and everything in between.

Big thanks to Baileys for making this episode possible. If you are over 18 and looking for an indulgent treat, head online or instore to your liquor retailer and shop Baileys. To explore a selection of delicious Baileys recipes, head here. (Remember to Drink Responsibly.)

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Your host today was Sohani Goonetillake and this episode was audio produced by Chelsea Srinivasan.

Grab Gyan’s book, Just Friends, right here.

Join us for all the book chat over on our Insta, @theshamelessbookclub, and our TikTok, @theshamelessbookclub. Or, if you’re after some variety, here’s a link to record a voice message via our website, too.

You can browse the eBook and audiobook versions of past book club picks in our room on Apple Books! Have a look-see right here.

Thanks for listening! We are very big fans of yours.

Boy Swallows Universe, the TV show Jan 15, 2024

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Welcome to the first-ever episode of The Adaptation - a monthly review series from The Shameless Book Club.

On the 18th of June, 2018, Trent Dalton’s debut novel - Boy Swallows Universe - was released into the world. The book came with some serious hype - expectations were high. Almost six years on, there’s a seven-episode Netflix series that brings Darra - a south-western suburb in Brisbane, Queensland - to life. We’re here to determine if the adaptation does the book justice.

Big thanks to the Australian Open for making this episode possible. Head to Ticketmaster now to buy your tickets to the Australian Open.

This episode was audio produced by Annabelle Lee.

You can browse the eBook and audiobook versions of past book club picks in our room on Apple Books! Have a look-see right here.

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Is Caroline Calloway a scammer? Jan 08, 2024

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Hello helloooo!

Today on Stranger Than Fiction, Eilish Gilligan and Michelle Andrews cover one of the most interesting literary scandals of recent years - influencer Caroline Calloway, writer Natalie Beach, and the tell-all essay that blew their long-standing rivalry wide open.

This episode was researched and audio produced by Eilish Gilligan.

Still not enough? Well! Our hearts! See below for everything else.

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