Better Words Podcast
1) Reviews: Lucy Jane Wood's cosy fantasy, The Book Thief, and The Newsreader
In this episode, we're chatting about:Rewitched and Uncharmed by Lucy Jane WoodThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Newsreader (TV series)But for your convenience, here's everything we mentioned in this ...Show More
2) The Thursday Murder Club movie is finally out! Here's what we thought
In this episode, we're chatting about:Behind the scenes of setting up a new bookshopSeeing The Thursday Murder Club in the cinemaOur thoughts on the movie as an adaptation (yes, there are some spoiler...Show More
3) Watching TV the Y2k way and the upcoming releases we're excited for
Oh, hello! We're back and trying a new format. In short: we burnt out and lost the love for making the podcast (although we loved speaking to authors). While we've not been recording podcasts, we have...Show More
4) Our 2024 favourites
Welcome to our favourite episode: the yearly wrap! We're sharing our reading stats, 2024 goals and the books, TV, film and audio we loved in 2024. Make sure you're also following us on Substack. On th...Show More
5) Childhood, community and bookselling with Jennie Godfrey
Jennie Godfrey was raised in West Yorkshire and her debut novel, The List of Suspicious Things, is inspired by her childhood there in the 1970s. Jennie is from a mill-working family, but as ...Show More
6) From a parenting email to being a US bestseller with Emma Grey
Emma Grey is a novelist, feature writer, photographer, professional speaker and accountability coach. She wrote her first adult novel, The Last Love Note, in the wake of her husband’s death. It’s a fi...Show More
7) Behind the glamour of Hollywood and writing about writers with Pip Drysdale
Pip Drysdale writes ‘sexy-cool’ thrillers with a dash of witty humour. She grew up in Africa, Canada, and Australia, became an adult in New York and London, and lives on a steady diet of coffee, dream...Show More
Behind the glamour of Hollywood and writing about writers with Pip Drysdale
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8) How we can live in the wake of trauma with Melanie Cheng
Melanie Cheng is a writer and general practitioner. She was born in Adelaide, grew up in Hong Kong and now lives in Melbourne. Her debut collection of short stories, Australia Day, won the Victorian P...Show More
9) From writers rooms to writing a novel with Steph Tisdell
Steph Tisdell is a rising star of the comedy scene in Australia. Her acting credits include Class of ’07, Total Control, Bump and Netflix Original Love is in the Air, while her writing credits include...Show More
10) What it means to be experienced with Kate Young
Kate Young is a writer and cook. Her award-winning Little Library Cookbooks feature food inspired by beloved works of literature. After a sunny Australian childhood, spent indoors reading books, ...Show More