'The One Remaining' (Fearless Press) is Paula McLean's debut novel. A stunningly written story about a novelist coming to terms with the grief and trauma she experienced as a child as she works through the writing of her memoir. As the first book published by new publishing imprint Fearless Books, it heralds the start of a new and exciting chapter in the lives of novelist Paula McLean and her publisher daughter Ginny Grant. I thoroughly enjoyed my chat with Paula recently for the podcast. With thanks to Fearless Press for the opportunity to interview Paula.
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Talking Aussie Books with Rhonda McCoy
Rhonda McCoy is a Tasmanian-based author whose debut novel 'Crow' was released by Ventura Press recently. A gripping family drama combined with medical intrigue, 'Crow' explores the tragic death of Harold Crow following routine surgery and the dark secrets his death exposes that threaten to tear two families apart. Cassie Hamer enjoyed a wide-ranging, insightful and deeply touching chat with Rhonda about her inspiration for 'Crow' along with her journey to publishing success.
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Talking Aussie Books with Amy Hutton
Amy Hutton is a Sydney-based author who grew up on the northern beaches and became an award-winning television producer. But about 7 years ago now, Amy gave up her job in network television to pursue her love of writing. ‘Sit Stay Love’ - Amy’s first novel - was published by Simon & Schuster in 2023 and Amy followed that up with her second novel ‘Love from Scratch’ only a year later. Amy describes herself as the writer of swoony love stories. And having read all three of her books now, I can definitely attest to the veracity of that description. I was thrilled to welcome Amy to Talking Aussie Books recently to talk about the publication of her third novel ‘Ghosted’ - a delightfully dark and sexy paranormal romance publised by Atria Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster.
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Talking Aussie Books with Holly Cardamone
I recently had the pleasure of chatting to author Holly Cardamone about her sparkling debut novel 'Summer, In Between' (Hawkeye Publishing).When not writing Holly runs a boutique communications and writing consultancy from Melbourne where she helps people tell their story and grow their brand.‘Summer, In Between’ won the 2024 Hawkeye Publishing Manuscript Development Prize and has now been officially released into the world. An evocative coming of age novel, Holly has captured the essence of a beachside Australian summer along with the teenage angst of being no longer a child, but not yet an adult. Its about teenage romance and future dreams. About family, cultural identity and about belonging. A gorgeously uplifting novel and thoroughly enjoyable read and a chat well worth listening to.
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Talking Aussie Books with Katharine Pollock
Katharine Pollock holds a PhD in creative writing from Western Sydney University and is the Program Manager at Writing NSW. Katharine contributes regularly to 'The Guardian' online and has been published by Fremantle Press, Vitagraph Publishing and 'Folly Journal' amongst many others. Katharine’s debut novel ‘Her Fidelity’ was published by Penguin Random House in 2022 - a book I loved and for which Katharine and I had a fabulous conversation for the podcast a couple of years ago. But this year, Katharine has a new novel out. ‘Starry Eyed’ recently published by Wakefield Press is a delightfully clever, humorous - sometimes laugh-out-loud novel about one woman’s quest to figure out who she is and more importantly who she wants to be. I thoroughly enjoyed my recent chat with Katharine about this book and how she came to be writing it. For information on the upcoming Writing NSW Course mentioned during the interview, see:https://writingnsw.org.au/whats-on/courses/seminar-setting-up-for-success-build-your-community-and-brand/
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