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Kate DiCamillo is one of America’s most beloved storytellers, author of The Tale of Despereaux and Flora and Ulysses, both of which have been awarded the prestigious Newbery Medal; Because of Winn-Dixie, which received a Newbery Honor; The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, which won a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award; and the bestselling Mercy Watson series. Born in Philadelphia, she grew up in Florida and now lives in Minneapolis, USA, where she faithfully writes two pages a day, five days a week.

With the release of 'The Beatrice Prophecy', Sarah sat down with Kate to discuss being a chipmunk, side characters who nearly steal the show, the power of reading and writing, and more.

*Producer's Note: Due to our team being in social isolation, the sound quality is more variable.

Books mentioned in this podcast:
Kate DiCamillo - 'The Beatrice Prophecy': https://bit.ly/3Aksee6

Host: Sarah McDuling
Guest: Kate DiCamillo
Producer: Nick Wasiliev

Kate DiCamillo - 'It's About Somebody Claiming Their Power.'

Clementine Ford is a writer, broadcaster and feminist community builder living in Naarm/Melbourne. She is the bestselling author of the feminist manifestos Fight Like A Girl and Boys Will Be Boys, which have also been published to great acclaim in the UK and the US. In 2017, she won the Matt Richell Award for Best New Writer of the Year at the ABIAs.

With the release of 'How We Love', Sarah sat down with Clementine to discuss subverting expectations, the world of grief and love, the healing power of water, memory and more.

*Producer's Note: Due to our team being in social isolation, the sound quality is more variable.

Books mentioned in this podcast:
Clementine Ford - 'How We Love': https://bit.ly/3yYz4FC

Hosts: Sarah McDuling
Guest: Clementine Ford
Producer: Nick Wasiliev

Clementine Ford - 'It's The Way We Live, And The Love We Have.'

Peter FitzSimons is one of Australia's most prominent and successful media and publishing identities. His busy professional life involves writing weekly columns for the Sydney Morning Herald and Sun Herald newspapers, appearing on Foxtel's The Back Page television show and, when time permits, authoring best-selling books. A correspondent for London's Daily Telegraph as well, he is also in high demand as a guest speaker and presenter.

Ahead of the release of 'The Incredible Life Of Hubert Wilkins', Stefania sat down with Fitzy to discuss the Forest Gump of Australian history, why Wilkins was lost to history, the pioneer of climate change advocation, and more.

Books mentioned in this podcast:
Peter FitzSimons - 'The Incredible Life Of Hubert Wilkins: https://bit.ly/3DO65ah

Host: Stefania Capogna
Guest: Peter FitzSimons
Producer: Nick Wasiliev

Peter FitzSimons - 'He Had An Amazing Ability To Gather New Skills.'

David Hunt is an unusually tall and handsome man who likes writing his own biographical notes. He is the author of the bestselling Girt and True Girt, as well as two books for children. David is also a television presenter and podcaster, and has a birthmark that looks like Tasmania, only smaller and not as far south.

With the release of 'Girt Nation', Stefania sat down with David to discuss recontextualising Aussie history, the birth of our identity, the parrallels between past and present, and more.

*Producer's Note: Due to our team being in social isolation, the sound quality is more variable.

Books mentioned in this podcast:
David Hunt - 'Girt Nation': https://bit.ly/3AXOydG

Hosts: Stefania Capogna
Guest: David Hunt
Producer: Nick Wasiliev

David Hunt - 'It Sums Up Much Of The Absurdity Of Australian History!'

Hannah Kent is an Australian writer, known for Burial Rites (2013) and The Good People(2016). She co-founded the Australian literary journal Kill Your Darlings with Rebecca Starford, and won the inaugural Writing Australia Unpublished Manuscript Award for her novel Burial Rites. Her screenwriting debut, Run Rabbit Run, is currently being developed with Carver Films.

With the release of 'Devotion', Ben sat down with Hannah to discuss the world of Prussia, confronting a fear of covering colonial history, her love of Enid Blyton, and more.

*Producer's Note: Due to our team being in social isolation, the sound quality is more variable.

Books mentioned in this podcast:
Hannah Kent - 'Devotion': https://bit.ly/3aHGp2O

Host: Ben Hunter
Guest: Hannah Kent
Producer: Nick Wasiliev

Hannah Kent - 'I'll Be A Reader Until My Dying Day!'

We have a major announcement: Tell Me What To Read has new digs for our new season!

This show feed is now no longer being updated. However our new show 𝙏𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙈𝙚 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙏𝙤 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙, is now available on all major podcast platforms:

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Tell Me What To Read Has A Brand New Home!

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 books, especially Australian ones.

This show feed is now no longer being updated. Booktopia now runs a brand new show, 𝙏𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙈𝙚 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙏𝙤 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙, which is now available on all major podcast platforms:

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tell-me-what-to-read/id1625617572
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1d97mLxV5KGHvOi8hw0pV3
PodBean: https://tell-me-what-to-read-booktopia.podbean.com/page/1/
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PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3353701 
Listen Notes: https://lnns.co/b-khXRDLtOf
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Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=706483 
Podcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3969423
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/booktopiabooks