Our Featured Book segment is brought to you by Allen and Unwin and Kate chats to Amy Taylor about her debut novel Search History. Amy Taylor is based in Naarm/ Melbourne (Naarm). An adapted chapter of her debut novel was selected as one of the winners in the 2021 Ultimo Prize for best emerging writers in Australia under … Continue reading Awkward convo: Endorsements PLUS featured book SEARCH HISTORY by Amy Taylor
This episode our featured book is brought to you by Text Publishing and we’re so excited to talk to TARA CALABY about her debut novel HOUSE OF LONGING. Tara Calaby lives in Gippsland with her wife and far too many books. She is currently a PhD candidate at La Trobe University, researching the social worlds … Continue reading Kate and Katherine Catch up + Featured Book House of Longing by Tara Calaby
Katherine has NEWS!! Her MG book (and a SECOND!) will be published!!! Our Featured Book this week is The Rush by Michelle Prak and the segment is brought to you by Simon & Schuster. Michelle Prak (known to some of you on socials as Prakky) is a professional communicator with a thirty-year career in corporate … Continue reading Katherine has NEWS PLUS Featured Book THE RUSH by Michelle Prak
After last episode's recording fail, there's a lot to discuss! Kate's dipping her toe into TIKTOK, Katherine's reading a LOT of uplifting fiction/non-fiction, plus the hosts talk debut author experiences -- have things changed since their books came out? This episode the featured book is brought to you by BFredericksPR and Gregory Ladner. Gregory Ladner is … Continue reading Kate and Katherine Catch up + Featured Book A Boy and His Bear by Gregory Ladner
Look, we're all about vulnerability and awkward, so it's a delight to have shared our recording fail on insta this week and for Kate to publicly accept responsibility for her failure to press record. We promise that next week we'll re-record ALL of our recommendations and discussion on the industry and get it to you … Continue reading Kate apologises for a recording fail PLUS Featured Book Grey Nomad by Alison Ferguson
Kate and Katherine catch up in the aftermath of Kate's trip to Newcastle Writers Festival, in which she managed to lose (and ultimately find) both her laptop and her luggage. The discuss festival etiquette and recommends things to read, including: Everything Kevin Wilson has ever written but start with The Family Fang (Speaking of Kevin … Continue reading Kate and Katherine Catch up (Festivals) + Featured Book Thirst for Salt by Madelaine Lucas
The words 'author headshot' can strike fear into the hearts of the toughest writers. Kate and Katherine recently toughened up: Kate wanted new headshots ahead of the new book coming out and the podcast needed some updating from 2018. In this episode they talk through past photoshoot experiences, what they've learned over time and what … Continue reading Kate & Katherine Catch Up (Headshots) + Featured Book Things She Would Have Said Herself by Catherine Therese
Kate and Katherine catch up on what they've been reading and listening to including: The Publishing Rodeo podcast - specifically this episode 'Anatomy of a Best Seller (Part 2)' 'My mentor John Hughes taught me how to write. Then he plagiarised my work' by Joseph Earp Reasons Not to Worry by Brigid Delaney Catriona Menzies … Continue reading Kate & Katherine recommend PLUS Featured Book You’ll Be a Wonderful Parent by Jasper Peach
Kate (finally!) has some book news! Her new novel THE HUMMINGBIRD EFFECT will be out in Australia on Aug 2! Stay tuned for (lots!) more info over the coming months, but she just couldn't hold on to the news any longer. Kate and Katherine also respond to a listener question about defining the different stages … Continue reading Kate & Katherine have NEWS plus Featured Book The Bookbinder of Jericho by Pip Williams
This episode the hosts talk money. They discuss how it works for the pod -- our money story and how it's changed over time, paid and unpaid content and the difference between publicity and marketing, which FINALLY the two of them seem to understand. This episode the Featured Book is brought to you by Hachette … Continue reading Money, Money, Money plus Featured Book River Sing Me Home by Eleanor Shearer
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