Our Featured Book segment this episode is brought to you by Fremantle Press and Kate is delighted to be speaking to debut novelist Chenée Marrapodi about her debut middle grade novel One Wrong Turn.
Chenée Marrapodi is a children’s author and journalist, based in Perth, Western Australia. Chenée has worked in the media industry for almost a decade and is currently a producer for Channel Nine News. She has also worked as a reporter for Channel Seven’s Today Tonight, as well as in online news and radio. Chenée is also an experienced MC, and the host of the Writers off the Page podcast.
Chenée’s advice: Figure out what your priorities are. Make the time for writing.
Chenée’s debut recommendation: Grace Notes by Karen Comer and Girl 11 by Amy Suiter-Clarke
Kate and Katherine mention:
- The much anticipated Kryal Castle visit including the torture museum
- A Knight’s Tale and jousting love
- In response to a listener question, past interviews focussed on poetry and short story including with Cate Kennedy, Anne Casey-Hardy, Tony Birch, Susie Anderson, Mel Cheng, Thuy On
- The upcoming publication of the short story collection Into Your Arms: Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined
- Starting new things
- Why Kate undertook a PhD
- A whole new bunch of #debutcrew2023 reels coming on our instagram this week!
Reading
- Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth
- Kick the Latch by Kathryn Scanlan
- Sidelines by Karen Viggers (released January 2024)
Listening
Two new writerly pods to get in your ears!
- That Rom Com Pod from writers Clare Fletcher and Karina May
- The Word Count from writers Fiona Taylor, Jo Dixon and Jacq Ellem
Coming Up
- Kate will be in conversation with Amy Lovat Mistakes and Other Lovers, Nice Stack of Books Meeniyan. Sat Oct 14, bookings here.
- Kate will be touring in lutrawita/Tasmania and appearing at Fullers Bookshop, Hobart on Thursday 19th October and Petrarch’s, Launceston on Friday 20 October.
- At the HNSA conference, Kate will appear on the Past, Present & Future: Bending Genres panel. In Sydney and online, Sunday 22nd October, 12.30pm, bookings here.
- Kate will host Holly Ringland for Readings talking her new book The House That Joy Built on Wed 25th October, 6pm, bookings here.
- And a Westside event in Yarraville, Tamara Oudyn interviews Kate on The Hummingbird Effect for the Sun Bookshop, Saturday 28th October 3pm, bookings here.
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