Cool People Reading

Chantel Mila, also known as Mama Mila to her four million followers, joins Steph to chat about books, balance, and the mental load we don't talk about enough.
Known for her cleaning and home styling pro-tips, Chantel shares how she finds time to read in her day, why she can't say no to a suburban psychological thriller, and how we can hack our way to more reading time.
Plus, what happened when Chantel discovers Freida McFadden's new book is a choose-your-own-adventure?
And what's the book Chantel finished only to realise she'd read it somewhere before....
Plus, Chantel talks about her new book The Fair Share, and shares her advice on sharing the mental load and ways we can avoid shouldering it alone.
Chantel Mila is a best selling author of two lifestyle books, including The Dream Clean, a styling, cleaning and organising expert, and mum of two.
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Today's reading list:
The Fair Share by Chantel Mila
The Dream Clean by Chantel Mila
None of this is True by Lisa Jewell
Never Lie by Freida McFadden
The Boyfriend by Freida McFadden
The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
The Housemaid’s Secret by Freida McFadden
The Housemaid is Watching by Freida McFadden
Atomic Habits by James Clear
A Brain that Breaths by Jodi Wilson
Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
Paris: the Memoir by Paris Hilton
Like Follow Die by Ashley Kalagian Blunt

Breathwork facilitator, TV presenter and proud Warumungu/Yawuru woman Megan Waters joins Steph to talk about some of her favourite books and how she fits reading in within her busy life.
What are the huge (literally) books Megzy loves?
Has the Brick really changed her life?
And what happens when she applies the Let Them theory in real life?
Megzy also talks about why it's important the Stolen Generation is represented in contemporary literature and non-fiction, and why Archie Roach's book Tell Me Why means so much to her.
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Today's reading list:
Breath by James Nestor
LeBron by Jeff Benedict
Unmasked by Turia Pitt
Verity by Colleen Hoover
Tell Me Why by Archie Roach
Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela
The Housemaid By Freida McFadden
The Housemaid’s Secret by Freida McFadden
The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins

We're back! After a few months of down time, Steph is joined by the perfect guest - author of A Brain that Breathes, Jodi Wilson.
Jodi talks about how to find your way back after burnout, ways we can find breathing space in our every day lives (and YES, it includes reading!) and shares some of her favourite books (think nature nature nature).
Plus, what makes the ultimate nightly cocoon? How do you put yourself to bed?
And what happened when Jodi decided to take the plunge and go for a walk without her headphones or her phone??
Jodi Wilson is a bestselling author, yoga teacher and postpartum doula. Her work has been published in the Guardian and ABC, and The Brain that Breathes is her fourth book.
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Today's reading list:
A Brain that Breathes by Jodi Wilson
Lost Lambs by Madeline Cash
Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld
Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton
Consider Yourself Kissed by Jessica Stanley
Writers and Lovers by Lily King
Heart the Lover by Lily King
Sandwich by Catherine Newman
Wreck by Catherine Newman
The Octopus and I by Erin Hortle
A Catalogue of Love by Erin Hortle
Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
Are You There God? Its Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
Forever by Judy Blume

Acclaimed restaurant owner, chef and author Ben Shewry, best known for his innovative approach to modern Australian cuisine and commitment to sustainability at his Melbourne restaurant Attica, joins Steph to talk about his love of books.

How on earth does Ben find time to read? And what's his perfect snack to accompany a book?

What did he do when he came face-to-face with Anthony Bourdain’s former assistant, after he bagged Kitchen Confidential in his own memoir?

And will Ben ever dare to skateboard with his long time friend Tony Hawk?

Plus which rock and roll front man's memoir could Ben not get past page one of?

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Today’s reading list:
​Uses for Obsession by Ben Shewry
​Care and Feeding by Laurie Woolever
​Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
​The Darkest White by Eric Blehm
​The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
​The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
​Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe
​A Different Kind of Power by Jacinda Adern
​A Lick of Fireweed by Erik Jensen
​The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway

One of Australia’s most in demand media and digital personalities and host of Tell Me More, Olivia Molly Rogers, joins Steph from @Stephanie's House of Books for a chat.
Ever read your book in the shower? Perhaps while putting on makeup? Liv shares her clever reading hacks to get more in her day, the prolific author she has read 11 titles by this year, and how embracing her inner bookworm has helped her connect to her authentic self.
And will Liv finally convince Steph to move over to a Kindle...?
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Today’s reading list:
White Oleander by Janet Fitch
The Girls by Lisa Jewell
Figuring Out Thirty by Bridget Hustwaite
Don’t Let Him In by Lisa Jewell
Never Lie by Freida McFadden
None of this is True by Lisa Jewell
Unbreakable by Jelena Dokic
Fearless by Jelena Dokic
It’s on me by Sara Kuburic
Untamed by Glennon Doyle
Mothering on Our Own: 30 Stories of Love, Hope and Navigating Single Motherhood by Rachel Maksimovic
We Love You, Bunny by Mona Awad
Bunny by Mona Awad
The Dry by Jane Harper
Force of Nature by Jane Harper