Words and Nerds: Authors, books and literature.

Words and Nerds: Authors, books and literature.
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Words and Nerds Podcast is an entertaining and conversational podcast that aims to get inside a writer's mind. We discuss books, the social and political influences of a writer's work and how literature has the power to change the world. The podcast digs deep to bring you an in depth and sometimes humorous analysis of the author's book and its influences. Join us for a new way of looking at literature. Dani Vee your host, English teacher, podcaster, reader, book enthusiast and over-thinker. Dani is joined by various guest co-hosts and has a number of spin off episodes including the Feedback Sessions, Summer Series Takeover, Bite-Size Episodes, livestreams, mash-ups and cross-overs. Subscribe, leave a review and listen now.

  1. 2d ago

    S4, E17 - Date With a Debut - Nick Wasiliev and Bryony McGuinness - Violet Town

    Date with a Debut is a podcast hosted by writer Nick Wasiliev: shining a light on debut authors, their incredible books, and their journeys to publication. In our 17th episode of series four, Nick chats with Bryony McGuinness, discussing her historical YA debut, Violet Town. Enjoy the show? Drop us a review, it really helps the show out! You can also subscribe to our new monthly newsletter, and get access to exclusive show Second Date: https://nickwasiliev.substack.com/ Sign up to the free Instagram Date with a Debut Writing/Reading Crew: https://bit.ly/4pyCx9u Check out our brand new podcast website: https://dwad.podpixels.com/ Check out the 2026 sponsor of the podcast, Pod Pixels: https://bit.ly/4cbG1Zt Subscribe on Podbean to never miss an episode: https://www.podbean.com/site/podcatcher/index/blog/3mRME5IMoSJx Date with a Debut is featured as part of the Australian literary platform Words & Nerds. Check out all shows on the platform here: https://danivee.com.au/podcasts/ BOOKS: Debut: Violet Town / Bryony McGuinness: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/QYv6Ba Additional books mentioned: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone / J.K. Rowling: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/5kD7Wb Don’t Forget to Remember Me / Annie Drum: https://bit.ly/4gJd49y PRODUCTION NOTES: Host: Nick Wasiliev Guest: Bryony McGuinness Editing & Production: Nick Wasiliev Podcast Theme: ‘Chill’ by Sakura Hz Production Code: 4.17 Episode Number: #75 Additional Credits: Dani Vee (Words & Nerds), Bakers Lane Books, Julia Ferracane (Righteous PR) FOLLOW NICK WASILIEV (+ DATE WITH A DEBUT): A LITTLE IDEA PODCAST: Feed NEWSLETTER: nickwasiliev.substack.com WEBSITE: www.nicholaswasiliev.com YOUTUBE: @NickWasiliev_Official INSTAGRAM: @nickwasiliev TWITTER/X: @Nick_Wasiliev FACEBOOK: Nick Wasiliev TIKTOK: @nickwasiliev © 2026 Nick Wasiliev and Breathe Art Holdings ‘Date With A Debut’ is a Words and Nerds and Breathe Art Podcasts co-production recorded and edited on Awabakal Country, and we pay our respects to all elders past and present.

    S4, E17 - Date With a Debut - Nick Wasiliev and Bryony McGuinness - Violet Town

  2. 4d ago

    Episode 836 - Dani Vee, Ashleigh Barton and Erin Reeves - That’s What Makes it Christmas ⭐️ Published by Hachette

    Dear book lovers We talk about capturing an Aussie Christmas, nostalgia and pushing back against AI We also explore: ✅ Unique experiences of an Aussie Christmas ✅ Human made art ✅ Working together as author/ illustrator ✅ The process of illustration ✅ How to make a Christmas book stand out ✅ A book they dream of creating ✅ How often we create Support the industry by hitting play and reading more books! Dani 💋

    Episode 836 - Dani Vee, Ashleigh Barton and Erin Reeves - That’s What Makes it Christmas ⭐️ Published by Hachette

  3. 5d ago

    835. Dani Vee and Ben Ryan - Coming Out at the end of the Worldmp3

    ⭐️ Episode 835 Dani Vee and Ben Ryan - Coming Out at the End of the World ⭐️ Published by Midnight Sun Dear book lovers We talk about positive masculinity, coming out, the writing process and the zombie apocalypse. We also explore: ✅ Misconceptions of masculinity ✅ The LGBTQIA community ✅ Why zombie apocalypse’s resonate with readers ✅ How the story came from a personal story ✅ The divisive nature of the internet ✅ How screenwriting influences writing books Support the industry by hitting play and reading more books! Dani 💋

    835. Dani Vee and Ben Ryan - Coming Out at the end of the Worldmp3

  4. Oct 19

    S4, E16 - Date With a Debut and The Book Deal with Nick Wasiliev and Tina Strachan

    Date with a Debut is a podcast hosted by writer Nick Wasiliev: shining a light on debut authors, their incredible books, and their journeys to publication. This week, we welcome our second collaboration for the year as Nick sits down with one of the co-hosts of The Book Deal podcast, Tina Strachan! Listen to The Book Deal: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2368528 Follow The Book Deal on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_book_deal_podcast/ Follow Tina Strachan: https://www.instagram.com/td_strachan/ Follow Madeleine Cleary: https://www.instagram.com/madeleineclearywrites/ Follow Natasha Rai: https://www.instagram.com/raiwriting/ Enjoy the show? Drop us a review, it really helps the show out! You can also subscribe to our new monthly newsletter, and get access to exclusive show Second Date: https://nickwasiliev.substack.com/ Sign up to the free Instagram Date with a Debut Writing/Reading Crew: https://bit.ly/4pyCx9u Check out our brand new podcast website: https://dwad.podpixels.com/ Check out the 2026 sponsor of the podcast, Pod Pixels: https://bit.ly/4cbG1Zt Subscribe on Podbean to never miss an episode: https://www.podbean.com/site/podcatcher/index/blog/3mRME5IMoSJx Date with a Debut is featured as part of the Australian literary platform Words & Nerds. Check out all shows on the platform here: https://danivee.com.au/podcasts/ BOOKS: The Book Deal Authors: Neeka and the Missing Key / Tina Strachan, Max Hamilton (Illustrator): https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/9VBjJ0 Neeka and the Storm / Tina Strachan, Max Hamilton (Illustrator): https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/AgY1Ex Neeka and the Great Search / Tina Strachan, Max Hamilton (Illustrator): https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/ZVevNQ The Butterfly Women / Madeleine Cleary: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/9VevmY An Onslaught of Light / Natasha Rai: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/092QEJ Other Books Mentioned: And in the Morning / Lenny Robinson: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/JkWKNE R.I.P. Nanny Tobbins / Lucie Stevens: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/yqdP4W Imogen in Waiting / Lindsay Bartels: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/rE1WxQ My Mum is a Bird / Angie Cui, Evie Barrow (Illustrator): https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/yZxPkv PRODUCTION NOTES: Host: Nick Wasiliev Guests: Tina Strachan Editing & Production: Nick Wasiliev Podcast Theme: ‘Chill’ by Sakura Hz Production Code: 4.16 Episode Number: #74 Additional Credits: Dani Vee (Words & Nerds), Tina Strachan (The Book Deal) FOLLOW NICK WASILIEV (+ DATE WITH A DEBUT): A LITTLE IDEA PODCAST: Feed SUBSTACK: nickwasiliev.substack.com WEBSITE: www.nicholaswasiliev.com YOUTUBE: @NickWasiliev_Official INSTAGRAM: @nickwasiliev TWITTER/X: @Nick_Wasiliev FACEBOOK: Nick Wasiliev TIKTOK: @nickwasiliev © 2026 Nick Wasiliev and Breathe Art Holdings ‘Date With A Debut’ is a Words and Nerds and Breathe Art Podcasts co-production recorded and edited on Awabakal Country, and we pay our respects to all elders past and present.

    S4, E16 - Date With a Debut and The Book Deal with Nick Wasiliev and Tina Strachan

  5. Oct 17

    834. Dani Vee and Riley James - The Wreck, thrillers and the Bermuda Triangle

    ⭐️ Episode 834 Dani Vee and Riley James - The Wreck, thrillers and the Bermuda Triangle ⭐️ Published by Allen and Unwin Dear book lovers, I have a thrilling chat with Riley James about her new book The Wreck. We chat about the Bermuda Triangle and how we thought it would be so much more of a problem in our lives! Inspired by real-life events of Frederick Valentich, a pilot who went missing under mysterious circumstances. ✅ Who become in the worst times ✅ Why thrillers resonate with readers ✅ The writing process of writing thrillers ✅ Creating tension ✅ AI and what it can’t do ✅ Publishing journey and getting an agent Support the industry by hitting play, reading more books and throw on a record! Dani 💋

    834. Dani Vee and Riley James - The Wreck, thrillers and the Bermuda Triangle

  6. Oct 15

    833. Dani Vee and Andrew-Clarke - Songs that Changed the World

    ⭐️ Episode 833 Dani Vee and Andrew Clarke - Songs That Changed The World ⭐️ Published by Rockpool Publishing Dear music lovers, I have something very cool for you this week! I chat to Andrew Clarke about songs that have changed the world! Andrew is a football, motorsport and motoring journalist, and now he’s writing about music. Some of the songs we focus on are I Am Woman, Smells Like Teen Spirit, Strange Fruit, F@$k the Police, ✅ Songs throughout history that changed the world through popularity, protest and lyrics ✅ The nostalgia of music ✅ Important movements that have been driven by music ✅ The courage of artists and record labels ✅ Songs that can empower you ✅ Feminism ✅ The importance of the punk and grunge movement What an inspired chat! Support the industry by hitting play, reading more books and throw on a record! Dani 💋

    833. Dani Vee and Andrew-Clarke - Songs that Changed the World

  7. Oct 14

    Date with a Debut - Second Date - Lenny Robinson & Bryony McGuinness

    Date with a Debut is a podcast hosted by writer Nick Wasiliev: shining a light on debut authors, their incredible books, and their journeys to publication. The main show will return next week for the final two episodes of the main series before we finish 2026 with three Debut Revisited specials, but to bridge the gap please enjoy a sneak peek of my newsletter show exclusive, Second Date, where authors return for a second round of rapid-fire questions. Check out a historical fiction/romance special as I go spoiler heavy with Lenny Robinson and Bryony McGuinness, and if you like it, sign up below! WARNING: this episode contains coarse language. I have a special deal currently where if you sign up to the newsletter, you can have 50% off a monthly or yearly VIP subscription for the next twelve months. That's $3 a month, or $25 a year! Sign up to the newsletter here (you can also get a free version too!): https://nickwasiliev.substack.com/ Get 50% off a paid VIP subscription here: https://nickwasiliev.substack.com/subscribe?coupon=651cc6fe Enjoy the show? Drop us a review, it really helps the show out! Check out our brand new podcast website: https://dwad.podpixels.com/ Check out the 2026 sponsor of the podcast, Pod Pixels: https://bit.ly/4cbG1Zt Subscribe on Podbean to never miss an episode: https://www.podbean.com/site/podcatcher/index/blog/3mRME5IMoSJx Date with a Debut is featured as part of the Australian literary platform Words & Nerds. Check out all shows on the platform here: https://danivee.com.au/podcasts/ MAIN EPISODES: Lenny Robinson: https://dwad.podpixels.com/ep/series-4-episode-13-and-in-the-morning-by-lenny-robinson/ Bryony McGuinness: https://dwad.podpixels.com/ep/series-4-episode-17-violet-town-by-bryony-mcguinness/ BOOKS: Debut Features: And in the Morning / Lenny Robinson: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/JkWKNE Violet Town / Bryony McGuinness: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/QYv6Ba Other Books Mentioned: Land / Maggie O’Farrell: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/m4J737 Middlemarch / George Eliot: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/L0yQqV Mansfield Park / Jane Austen: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/4axb51 The Scarlet Letter / Nathaniel Hawthorne: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/m4JARD The Handmaid’s Tale / Margaret Atwood: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/5kD6bn Villette / Charlotte Bronte: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/rEqZnB David Copperfield / Charles Dickens: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/VOvEyk Crown of Midnight / Sarah J. Maas: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/VOvEyk Crescent City / Sarah J. Maas: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/OYvgRG The One Remaining / Paula McLean: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/yZP02y Alchemised / SenLinYu: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/qWLJ4O The Book Thief / Markus Zusak: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/gRej10 The Iliad and The Odyssey / Homer, Samuel Butler (Translator): https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/WOvnqn PRODUCTION NOTES: Host: Nick Wasiliev Guests: Lenny Robinson & Bryony McGuinness Editing & Production: Nick Wasiliev Podcast Theme: ‘Chill’ by Sakura Hz Production Code: 4:X2 Additional Credits: Dani Vee (Words & Nerds), Jean Smith, Siena Johnstone, Sarah Valle (UQP Press), Bakers Lane Books, Julia Ferracane (Righteous PR) FOLLOW NICK WASILIEV (+ DATE WITH A DEBUT): A LITTLE IDEA PODCAST: Feed SUBSTACK: nickwasiliev.substack.com WEBSITE: www.nicholaswasiliev.com YOUTUBE: @NickWasiliev_Official INSTAGRAM: @nickwasiliev TWITTER/X: @Nick_Wasiliev FACEBOOK: Nick Wasiliev TIKTOK: @nickwasiliev © 2026 Nick Wasiliev and Breathe Art Holdings ‘Date With A Debut’ is a Words and Nerds and Breathe Art Podcasts co-production recorded and edited on Awabakal Country, and we pay our respects to all elders past and present.

    Date with a Debut - Second Date - Lenny Robinson & Bryony McGuinness

  8. Oct 10

    832. Dani Vee and Bridie Jabour - Ordinary, Funny, Tragic and scheduling creativity

    ⭐️ Episode 832 Bridie Jabour - Ordinary, Funny, Tragic and creativity ⭐️ Published by Harper Collins Dear book lovers, This week I talk to Bridie Jabour about her new book Ordinary, Funny, Tragic 🩷 I love, love, love Bridie’s work! We chat about ✅ The challenge of writing comedy ✅ The important relationship between siblings ✅ Complexity of mother daughter relationships ✅ Parenting ✅ Scheduling creativity ✅ Writing process ✅ Publishing journey ✅ Leaning into her voice Support the industry by hitting play and reading books 💫 Dani 💋

    832. Dani Vee and Bridie Jabour - Ordinary, Funny, Tragic and scheduling creativity
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Words and Nerds Podcast is an entertaining and conversational podcast that aims to get inside a writer's mind. We discuss books, the social and political influences of a writer's work and how literature has the power to change the world. The podcast digs deep to bring you an in depth and sometimes humorous analysis of the author's book and its influences. Join us for a new way of looking at literature. Dani Vee your host, English teacher, podcaster, reader, book enthusiast and over-thinker. Dani is joined by various guest co-hosts and has a number of spin off episodes including the Feedback Sessions, Summer Series Takeover, Bite-Size Episodes, livestreams, mash-ups and cross-overs. Subscribe, leave a review and listen now.

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