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Kate and Katherine Catch Up Plus Featured Book Out of Breath by Anna Snoekstra

Today our featured book is Out of Breath by Anna Snoekstra brought to you by Harlequin Fiction. Anna Snoekstra is an award-winning author and screenwriter who lives in Naarm/Melbourne. She is the author of Only Daughter, Little Secrets and The Spite Game. Her novels have been published in over twenty countries and sixteen languages. She … Continue reading Kate and Katherine Catch Up Plus Featured Book Out of Breath by Anna Snoekstra

Featured book NOTHING BAD EVER HAPPENS HERE by Heather Rose

This episode our featured book segment is brought to you by Allen and Unwin and we are delighted to be talking to Heather Rose about her memoir of loss and discovery, NOTHING BAD EVER HAPPENS HERE. Heather Rose is the Australian author of eight novels, writing for both adults and children. Her books have been … Continue reading Featured book NOTHING BAD EVER HAPPENS HERE by Heather Rose

Kate and Katherine Catch up + Featured Book GEMINI FALLS by Sean Wilson

Today our featured book segment is brought to you by Affirm Press and we are delighted to be talking to Sean Wilson about his debut novel GEMINI FALLS (2022). Sean Wilson is a writer, playwright and communications professional from Perth, Western Australia. His short stories have been published in Australian and international journals, anthologies and … Continue reading Kate and Katherine Catch up + Featured Book GEMINI FALLS by Sean Wilson

Masters Series: Dervla McTiernan

Award-winning, number one bestseller Dervla McTiernan has established herself as one of the biggest names in crime fiction. Her books have garnered critical acclaim around the world and sold over 400,000 copies in Australia and New Zealand alone. Dervla’s book include The Ruin, The Scholar and The Good Turn – those books are all part of the Cormac … Continue reading Masters Series: Dervla McTiernan

Kate and Katherine Catch Up Plus FEATURED BOOK My Sweet Guillotine by Jayne Tuttle

Today our featured book segment is brought to you by Hardie Grant and we are delighted to be talking to Jayne Tuttle about her second work of literary auto-fiction MY SWEET GUILLOTINE (2022). Jayne Tuttle's first book was Paris or Die (2019). Paris or Die was developed into a solo theatre show with director John … Continue reading Kate and Katherine Catch Up Plus FEATURED BOOK My Sweet Guillotine by Jayne Tuttle

Masters Series: Holly Ringland

Holly Ringland is the author of the international bestseller The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, which has been translated into thirty-one languages and is being adapted into a seven-part TV series starring Sigourney Weaver and produced by Amazon Prime and Bruna Papandrea's Made Up Stories. It will screen in more than 240 countries and territories … Continue reading Masters Series: Holly Ringland

The Debuts of 2022 (with Booktopia’s Tell Me What to Read)

This special bonus episode was recorded with Ben Hunter from Booktopia's 'Tell Me What to Read' podcast. Ben, Kate and Katherine review and recommend some of their favourite debut reads from this year. It's by no means a definitive list! https://audioboom.com/posts/8169380-the-debuts-of-2022-with-booktopia-s-tell-me-what-to-read Books mentioned include:  Son of Sin by Omar Sakr| Only a Monster by Vanessa Len|Sunbathing by Isobel Beech |Everything Feels Like … Continue reading The Debuts of 2022 (with Booktopia’s Tell Me What to Read)

Kate and Katherine Catch Up Plus Featured Book Cautionary Tales for Excitable Girls by Anne Casey Hardy

Today our featured book segment is brought to you by Scribner and we are delighted to be talking to Anne Casey Hardy about her new collection of stories CAUTIONARY TALES FOR EXCITABLE GIRLS. Anne Casey-Hardy was born in Fremantle and grew up in Melbourne as the eldest of seven children. She won the 2018 Peter … Continue reading Kate and Katherine Catch Up Plus Featured Book Cautionary Tales for Excitable Girls by Anne Casey Hardy

Masters Series: Margo Lanagan

Margo Lanagan has published two dark fantasy novels (Tender Morsels and Sea Hearts), seven short story collections including the breakout Black Juice, ten teenage romance novels, three junior fantasy novels, two young adult novels and a children’s picture book. She collaborated with Scott Westerfeld and Deborah Biancotti on the New York Times bestselling YA superheroes … Continue reading Masters Series: Margo Lanagan

Kate and Katherine catch up plus Featured Book CUT by Susan White

Our Featured Book this week is Cut by Susan White and the segment is brought to you by Affirm Press. Susan White is a doctor and a writer. As a clinical geneticist, Susan hunts for answers to undiagnosed genetic conditions in children. Her first novel for younger readers was Take the Shot, published in 2019. … Continue reading Kate and Katherine catch up plus Featured Book CUT by Susan White