Reading Between Deadlines Podcast

Rachael Johns & Anthea Hodgson
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Reading Between Deadlines is a twice-monthly podcast with Aussie authors Anthea Hodgson and Rachael Johns. Each month, we unpack a trending book in one episode and interview the author of Rachael’s Book Club Pick in the other. readingbetweendeadlines.substack.com

  1. 4d ago

    Victoria Purman makes us read SANDWICH

    Listen above or on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, or if you want to SEE us in all our glory… watch at the bottom of this post. And if you LOVE the pod, please consider leaving us a review. This episode's book: SANDWICH by Catherine Newman is what Rachael calls a quiet novel, set over one week in Cape Cod about a woman who is a) very good at making elaborate sandwiches b) is sandwiched between aging parents and newly adult children and c) has an almost perfect family (no, we’re not jealous at all). This episode’s guest is one of our favourite people and authors, the warm and wonderful Victoria Purman. Victoria, who lives in South Australia, has the most AMAZING hair, a love of dogs (which we both share), a knack for op shopping and writes historical fiction (although there are a few gorgeous coastal romances in her backlist). Her most recent release is THE MARRIAGE TRAP. In this episode, we cover: Our favourite sandwiches Perimenopause and Tall Poppy Syndrome Empty nests and aging parents Family holidays How much conflict and drama do books actually need? 💋 And, of course, we rate SANDWICH: Kiss, Kill, or Marry. 📚 Books Mentioned in this Ep We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman Wreck by Catherine Newman A Newer World by Sebastian Barry Nancy Drew books by Carolyne Keene Slow Horses by Mick Herron Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke The Correspondent by Virginia Evans 📺 TV Show Mentioned in this Ep Seventy Up (on SBS) Slow Horses Timestamps 00.0 00.0 Intro and welcome – Anthea has decided it diversify her income streams. 2.03 Victoria Purman enters with a sandwich recipe, and a top-notch bio. 3.58 Marian Keyes escapes Rachael’s clutches – again! 5.16 Sandwich – the novel! A beach holiday for middle-aged ladies – and bloody hell, we deserve it! 7.10 Victoria reads from Sandwich – Rach and Anthea hard relate. 8.54 Catherine Newman’s bio – not enough dogs. But she lives in Massachusetts, so that’s cool. 11.27 It’s official – short books are fancy (and they take less time to read, too). 14.22 Kiss, Kill, Marry. Anthea takes Sandwich to the vet. In an act of love and respect. 16.28 Victoria reflects on family, menopause, beach holidays and sandwich making. 21.06 Ratings for Sandwich – conservatives have their say on abortion…? 22.58 All the big issues – shark bites, sex acts on ladies and consent. (Anthea is mystified.) 26.20 A family that gets on wonderfully on holiday – with no diarrhea or vomiting… 30.12 The big ocean reveal. A chance for drama??? Not really. Anthea readjusts her cushion and falls asleep on the couch again. 34.09 Wreck – the sequel to Sandwich! (Even Rachael found it a bit slow) (Anthea finds that impossible to believe.) 35.50 We question Victoria about her reading habits. Is she a crier? 38.22 Nancy Drew! (think Victoria Purman, only not as cool.) 39.16 Reviews – Victoria feels judged – and loves it! 41.07 Slow Horses. (Anthea starts her Christmas shopping.) 42.43 Lessons in Hype. Rach feels vindicated! 45.38 Victoria refuses to play favourites with her novels. 48.18 International incident – Purman disparages Margaret River wine. Rach and Anthea, in an unspoken agreement, invite her to Perth so they can chuck her in the Swan River. (Which is beautiful, btw, so possibly not that much of a punishment!) 49.32 Anthea feels she hasn’t banged on enough about Dominic West – she’s wrong, and Rach considers a dose of her cat’s Prozac. 51.44 What we are reading next! 53.18 Bye!! 👉Next Ep, we’re diving into Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinnimanand on Nov 28th we’ll chat The Husbands by Holly Gramazio with guest author Ali Lowe PLEASE NOTE we won’t be recording episodes in December due to travel and this is the last season of READING BETWEEN DEADLINES for now. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit readingbetweendeadlines.substack.com

  2. Oct 14

    We Read THE UNSELECTED JOURNALS OF EMMA M. LION by Beth Brower

    Hi Deadliners We hope you enjoy this latest edition of Reading Between Deadlines. This episode’s pick: THE UNSELECTED JOURNALS OF EMMA M. LION by Beth Brower is a historical fiction novella, the first in a series. It was originally self-published in 2019 before recently taking BookTok by storm and being picked up by a traditional publisher earlier this year. Set in Victorian London in 1883, the book follows a young woman navigating family, friendship and (maybe?) romance through her diary entries. We hope you enjoy and lets us know what you think in the comments. Happy Listening and Love lots,Rach and Anthea PS. If you want to watch rather than listen, scroll down. In this episode, we cover: Whether we’d have read this purely on the blurb. Publishing rip-off or total genius? The purpose of windows and walls. Which covers did it better (vote below). All the potential storylines and love interests… The future of the podcast. 💋 And, of course, we rate it: Kiss, Kill, or Marry ⏰ Timestamps 1.0 Welcome to Olde World London 1.31 The Unselected Journals of Emma M Lion. Good things come in small packages – or DO they..? 2.58 Tik Tok seduces us, yet again… Emma’s tiny journal goes BIG. 5.56 Judging a book by it’s boring green cover. A must. 7.32 The genius of the short books – and plenty of ‘em. 8.54 Bio – apparently windows are for light? Who knew? (Rach, that’s who!) 13.55 Rach bemoans the length of her manuscript – she’s basically written 5 novellas… and she’s only half-way through! 18.20 Kiss, Kill, Marry – we judge Emma’s private journals… (spoiler- no sex bits) 21.26 Book length. Attention span, and manipulation… 23.55 Did anything happen yet?? (I paid my money - bring on the ghost!) 26.14 Hang on.. is this like Bridget Jones’ Diary? But without the alcohol? 28.55 Serialisation of novels. It was alright for Dickens… 31.46 Rachael finds a bit she likes about a cat. (Dumb cat) (Sorry cat people) 33.21 Rach becomes Serial-curious. Anthea remains Hetro-novel-ative. 36.06 Beth – crossing the Atlantic from the US to London in a Victorian Clipper. 38.05 Bad reviews (and not for us, so we find them entertaining.) 39.10 Rachael is pissed off, people! 40.10 What we are reading next… Sandwich! (With fabulous Victoria Purman!) 42.08 Rachael makes an important announcement! (Anthea writes it down in case she forgets later..) 43.45 Bye! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit readingbetweendeadlines.substack.com

  3. Sep 27

    Tricia Stringers makes us read THE GIVER OF STARS

    Listen above or on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, or if you want to SEE us in all our glory… watch at the bottom of this post. And if you LOVE the pod, please consider leaving us a review. This episode's book: THE GIVER OF STARS by Jojo Moyes is an historical novel inspired by the real-life Pack Horse Librarians of Kentucky. Set during the Great Depression, it follows a group of very different women who travel on horseback through the mountains to deliver books to isolated communities. It’s a story of friendship, courage, love and the power of books to change lives, which makes it the perfect choice for book people like us. This episode’s guest is our fabulous friend, ex-librarian and bestselling author Tricia Stringer whose brand new book, THE PARADISE RESORT releases tomorrow and she’s touring the country, check out her events at the link below. Visit Tricia's Website In this episode, we cover: Rereading book through the lens of the modern day The plagiarism scandal surrounding this book Whether titles should reflect book content What’s easier to write - historical vs contemporary Authors cloning themselves And lots more. 💋 And, of course, we rate THE GIVER OF STARS: Kiss, Kill, or Marry. Loading... 📚 Books Mentioned in this Ep Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman The Ship of Brides by Jojo Moyes Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter Horton Hatches an Egg by Dr Suess Bobbsey Twins by Laura Lee Hope The Nurse books by Cherry Ames The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton Books by Victoria Holt Sparkling Cyanide by Agatha Christie Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham Midwitch Cuckoos by John Wyndham Eragon series by Christopher Paolini Where the Wattle Blooms by Amy Andrews The Extraordinary Life of Florence Stoker by Karen Brooks 🎧 Books Mentioned in this Ep Unleashed - Video Podcast Double A Chattery with Amanda Keller and Anita McGregor The Secret World of Roald Dahl - Podcast ⏰ Timestamps 00.0 Welcome to RBD – Rachael and the smallest room in the house – and Tricia Stringer 2.28 Tricia and Jojo Moyes – a love story. 3.31 Anthea is keen to demonstrate her dominion over the Zoom machine with lame job titles… Tricia and Rachael discuss their work as ACTUAL librarians… 5.03 Tricia Stringer bio – ummm… are we supposed to name our husbands in our bio?? (Sorry Chris! )(Hemsworth..!) 7.17 Trish reads the Stars blurb. Olden days, books, horses and terrible weather. Anthea is going to love this – OR IS SHE?? (Yes. Of course she is.) 10.23 Jojo Moyes bio – Is 57 million even a real number? 14.13 Author scandal! Jojo v Kim – get off my horsey book mountain or I’ll see you in court! 16.14 Just checking – is the title a bit… dumb? Or is it super cool? 18.38 Rachael Johns new novel is QUEEN OF THE ROAD! No..? What is happening? Anthea gets confused and needs to take her fish oil. 21.19 Kiss, Kill, Marry – Trish hitches our horses up to a log cabin and invites us in for some moonshine. (Rach brought her own.) 25.28 The discussion goes deep into the night. We talk love and marriage, expectations, characterisation (and the need to use the long drop in the backyard.) 28.08 Tricia Stringer passes the bottle and gives her verdict. 29.38 Tricia’s chequered history pedalling sex books.. and Bennett Van Cleve. Gay? Bad at sex? In desperate need of Tricia’s sex book?? 32.18 Jojo Moyes – writing contemporary and historical (which is, historically, much harder..) Tricia agrees. Game over. (or is it?) 36.23 Is the language in Giver of Stars accurate? (As an aside, if the Victorians wanted their swearing to be accurately included in modern fiction, they should have been better at it. So there.) 40.05 We ask Tricia the hard questions. Not maths, though – we’re not animals. 44.04 Tricia brings us a dangerous blend of Peter Rabbit, Lessons in Chemistry and Sparkling Cyanide. Delicious! 45.02 A touching scene in which three middle-age women try to remember things, like the names of authors… 48.16 Roald Dahl gets dark. Can we still enjoy the stories? 53.54 Tricia recommends – Amy Andrews and Karen Brooks! And we look at who’s next… 56.14 Bye! 👉 Watch now and tell us - did you love THE GIVER OF STARS? 👉Next Ep, we’re diving into The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower and our October guest is Victoria Purman who is making us read Sandwich by Catherine Newman November Books: 14th July - Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman28th July - The Husbands by Holly Gramazio with guest author Ali Lowe PLEASE NOTE we won’t be recording episodes in December due to travel. 🎽 Do you read between deadlines too? Grab the merch This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit readingbetweendeadlines.substack.com

  4. Sep 13

    We Read REBECCA by Daphne Du Maurier

    Hi Deadliners We hope you enjoy this latest edition of Reading Between Deadlines. Our whole purpose here is to read HYPED books and unpack whether we a) agree with the hype and b) can understand WHY this book has reached such heights. Today, we’re going back in time and reading one of THE most popular books of all time… This episode’s pick: Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier, a classic “gothic” novel about a young bride who marries a dashing older man after a very quick courting (can we even call it that?) and then returns to his to his grand English estate, Manderley, where she discovers that the shadow of his beautiful, glamorous (and very dead) first wife, Rebecca, is everywhere. We hope you enjoy and lets us know what you think in the comments. Happy Listening and Love lots,Rach and Anthea PS. If you want to watch rather than listen, scroll down. Subscribe now In this episode, we cover: Immersive reading and multiple copies of the same book. Film and TV adaptations Other amazing old novels. The definition of a gothic novel And LOADS more. 💋 And, of course, we rate it: Kiss, Kill, or Marry Loading... ⏰ Timestamps 1.0 Intro – Anthea claims older sister status – no-one believes her, including Rebecca – the mysterious wife of Maxim DeWinter. 2.07 Rachael introduces Rebecca. Anthea read Rebecca in the 80’s, and she remembers it better than her Google password. (is that even a thing?) 8.35 Anthea randomly does a ‘show and tell’ of gothic style novels she’s loved – Rach considers re-casting. She wishes she didn’t spend high school talking boys. 12.03 Anthea reads Daphne Du Maurier’s bio – Daphne is posh and once had a male alter ego. 14.44 Daphne shows off with over 700 000 ratings. And it turns out her book is quite long.. 17.06 Kiss, Kill, Marry… Rachael and Anthea rate Rebecca… and Anthea expands on her verdict over tea and crumpets in the conservatory. 20.17 The beauty of a great last line, and the fight for a well seated climax! 20.47 Anthea offers Daphne Du Maurier a co-writing spot – and Rachael is struck by a wonderful idea.. 22.27 Rachael feels Rebecca isn’t gothic enough (Mrs Danvers disagrees..) 25.50 Jane Eyre – gothic-core through the ages – young ladies, old guys and flammable houses. 27.18 Danvers – not the sort of person you’d invite over for tea (and keep her away from matches.) 28.05 Also – the new Mrs DeWinter needs to grow a pair. Seriously. 30.08 Tally ho! Murder is ok - if you’re posh. 31.37 Rebecca – gloomy and morally grey – but in a good way! 36.27 Rach wants more Daphne…! 37.59 Our next reads – The Giver of Stars 40.16 Rach and Anthea hint at GREAT THINGS in the New Year..! 40.53 Should Rach’s mum have called her Rebecca…? 42.52 Rach and Anthea discuss co-writing… and say goodbye! 👉 Watch the episode above and let us know your feelings about REBECCA. Leave a comment 📖 Coming up next: 👉Next Ep we’re chatting to Tricia Stringer about The Giver of Stars by JoJo Moyes 📅 In October, we’re diving into Booktok sensation, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower and chatting to Victoria Purman about Sandwich by Catherine Newman. For what we’re up to after that, click here. 🛍️ Do you read between deadlines too? Grab the merch 🙌 Get the t-shirt Thanks for following. We love ya! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit readingbetweendeadlines.substack.com

  5. Aug 29

    Fiona McArthur makes us read Junkyard Cats

    Listen above or on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, or if you want to SEE us in all our glory… watch at the bottom of this post. And if you LOVE the pod, please consider leaving us a review. This episode's book: Junkyard Cats by Faith Hunter is a post-apocalyptic science-fiction novella and the first in the Junkyard Cats series. Set in a world recovering from the war and the arrival of mysterious alien Bugs, it follows Shining Smith, who runs the junkyard left to her by her father. But Shining has secrets of her own, and when danger arrives at the junkyard, the life she’s built comes under threat. This episode’s guest is our delightful friend, mum of five, talented author AND midwife, bestselling author Fiona McArthur. Her latest book The Featherwood Beekeeper is out September 15th. Visit Fiona's Website In this episode, we cover: Reading outside our comfort zone Bios - northern hemisphere vs southern hemisphere. Audible originals Bugs, monsters and tough heroines Sprayed Edges - we’re not jealous at ALL! Hey Readers, we’d love to know you’re opinion: Loading... 💋 And, of course, we rate JUNKYARD CATS: Kiss, Kill, or Marry. Loading... 📚 Books Mentioned in this Ep Green Darkness by Anya Seton Shogun and Noble House by James Clavell Modesty Blaise by Peter O’Donnell Dick Francis’s books Mary Stuart’s books James A Michener’s books Me Before You by Jojo Moyes After You by Jojo Moyes Still Me by Jojo Moyes The Shampoo Effect by Jenny Jackson Lola in the Mirror by Trent Dalton The Takeover by TL Swan Where the Wattle Blooms by Amy Andrews The Soulwood series by Faith Hunter This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me by Ilona Andrews Rebecca Yarros’s dragon books. ⏰ Timestamps 1.0 – Intro Episode 16 Season 2 – What a line up! 2.10 – Ruby winners Rachael Johns and Fiona McArthur 5.48 Anthea considers having another baby #ababyineverybook 6.39 Junkyard Cats! (V popular with the midwife community) 8.07 Space-blurb. Nano, AI, marauding beetles…weird cats. 9.12 Faith Hunter bio. Under. Stated. 14.19 Time to Kiss, Kill, Marry – Anthea and Rach hit the hyperdrive button 18.59 Anthea blames technology. Again. (her Tesla rolls it’s AI’s) 23.34 Rachael admits she has a thing for monsters from Mars. (huh?) 25.12 The importance of reading outside of your genre.. from babies to vampires.. 27.43 Fiona’s reading habits as a sweet young girl 31.47 What does Fiona McArthur know about having babies, anyway?! 33.50 In praise of Ambulance guys. (and girls) But also the hot one who came to Anthea’s mum’s house that time.. He was v professional. And much appreciated. 34.34 DNFing. Life is too short – and Fiona’s formidable reading regime 38.58 Fiona and writing long and short.. 42.58 AA - Not what you think – a tip on a great read! 43.12 Fiona’s impressive male readership! (She breed’s ‘em – they read ‘em!) 45.04 Re-reads and must buys – and Dragons 46.47 Rebecca – Last night Anthea dreamt she went to Manderley again.. 48.00 Bye! 👉 Watch now and tell us - did you love Junkyard Cats? 👉Next Ep, we’re diving into Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier and our September guest is Tricia Stringer who is making us read The Giver of Stars by JoJo Moyes October Books: 14th July - The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower28th July - Sandwich by Catherine Newman with guest author Victoria Purman PLEASE NOTE we’ve made a few changes for the rest of the year. You can view the list here! 🎽 Do you read between deadlines too? Grab the merch This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit readingbetweendeadlines.substack.com

  6. Aug 13

    We Read THE ENDING WRITES ITSELF by Evelyn Clarke

    Hi Deadliners We hope you enjoy this latest edition of Reading Between Deadlines. Our whole purpose here is to read HYPED books and unpack whether we a) agree with the hype and b) can understand WHY this book has reached such heights. Well, today we are chatting about a book that got a LOT of hype when it was announced last year and the BIG mystery was WHO were the two author behind the pseudonym Evelyn Clarke. This episode’s pick: THE ENDING WRITES ITSELF by Evelyn Clarke is a locked room mystery set in the publishing world, written by best-selling authors V.E. Schwab and Cat Clarke under a shared pseudonym. The story begins when six authors are invited to a remote island to complete the unfinished manuscript of a legendary novelist but when one of them dies, they all start to wonder who they can trust and whether there’s more at stake than their careers. We hope you enjoy and lets us know what you think in the comments. Happy Listening and Love lots,Rach and Anthea PS. If you want to watch rather than listen, scroll down. In this episode, we cover: Rach’s love affair with a real Scottish Island. Was the crime or publishing stuff stronger in this book? Midlist authors! Literary snobbery. Convention or cliche? Ponder which famous authors we’d like to collaborate. Who would YOU like to collaborate? Let us know in the comments. 💋 And, of course, we rate it: Kiss, Kill, or Marry Loading... ⏰ Timestamps 1.0 Welcome to Rachael’s private tropical island (you may be wondering why she invited you here today…) 3.14 The blurb. (Would you risk life and limb for a weekend in a creepy house on a windswept Scottish island?) (Yes. Yes you would.) 4.39 When two authors become one. The hype surrounding two best selling authors who love each other very much and have a book baby. (Anthea wonders if she’ll ever be loved that much..) (PS look out for The Insta Detectives in January!!) 6.15 Victoria Schwab and Kat Clarke co-bio - more of a story, but hey, we’re not judging! 7.49 - Rach and Anthea do a weird switcheroo and keep almost giving away their feelings before the official rating. 10.10 - Rach tries to get factual but it’s such a new book there isn’t much to say. Although the pre-buzz guessing who the authors were was FUN!! 12.52 Kiss, Kill, Marry.. We rate The Ending Writes Itself 14.05 Anthea invokes the name of Agatha (also, funnily enough, her nickname when she was at primary school) 14.05 Rachael recalls her own trip to a (non-murdery) Scottish Island 16.26 The cast of characters. Victims, murderers… and not nearly enough heelund coos! 17.42 Rach has a (mid-list) identity crisis. 21.34 The crimey bit. Is it enough? 24.58 Anthea loves the classics, like Duran Duran, obviously – but also 1930’s murder mysteries.. 26.43 What’s next for Evelyn Clarke – romance? Horror? Rural? 31.10 Who invited all these characters, anyway, and how much do we care? 36.38 The cost of living crisis comes to the Pod. (Anthea does the numbers and realises she’s essentially unemployed.) 40.22 Rach ‘ships’ her fave authors into writing collabs. 41.26 What are we reading next (interrupted by a long and boring story about Anthea forgetting the name of her local café. Spoiler alert. She had to look it up.) 43.48 Anthea and Rach sign off. Anthea is off on a cruise to Budapest, with Rachael’s Kobo. 👉 Watch the episode above and let us know your feelings about THE ENDING WRITES ITSELF! 📖 Coming up next: 👉Next Ep we’re chatting to to Fiona McArthur about Junkyard Cats by Faith Hunter 📅 In September, we’re diving into Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier and we’re chatting to Tricia Stringer about The Giver of Stars by JoJo Moyes. For what we’re up to after that, click here. 🛍️ Do you read between deadlines too? Grab the merch Thanks for following. We love ya! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit readingbetweendeadlines.substack.com

  7. Jul 27

    Tamara Moss makes us read Daddy Long Legs

    This episode's book: Daddy Long Legs by Jean Webster is a delightful epistolary novel, first published in 1912 as a serialisation for Ladies Home Journal. At the time it was classified as a “college girl book” and is the story of hard-on-her luck Jerusha, who comes into a bit of luck with Mr Smith (who she nicknames Daddy Long Legs) decides to pay for her education. This episode’s guest is fellow sandgroper Tamara Moss and New York Times Bestselling author of The Escape Game (co-written with Marissa Meyer) and also the Lintang series. Check out Tamara's website In this episode, we cover: Favourite protagonists Is this a problematic romance or a reflection of the time? Dear Enemy - the sequel. Third-act break-ups/black moments We love epistolary novels but they can cause plot probs. Writing letters - let us know in the comments whether you’re a letter writer Leave a comment 💋 And, of course, we rate DADDY LONG LEGS: Kiss, Kill, or Marry. Loading... 📚 Books Mentioned in this Ep The Gentleman of Moscow by Amor Towles Illuminae by Amy Kauffman and Jay Kristoff The Killer Question by Janice Hallett The Near Daphne Experience by Alison Reynolds The Correspondent by Virginia Evans 84 Charring Cross Road by Helene Hanff Teen Power Inc series by Emily Rodda Twilight series Harry Potter series Five Voices by Tamara Moss ⏰ Timestamps 1.0 Welcome to Daddy Land.. and to Tamara Moss! 2.10 Tamara’s bio – teaching, Asian Studies, New York Times Bestselling Author… 4.37 Rach probes Tamara’s origin story 5.15 In a win for Arachnophiles, we introduce today’s novel – Daddy Longlegs from 1912.. but is it… ok?? 7.27 The blurb – an orphan and her mysterious eight legged sponsor.. (or something like that…) 8.00 Adaptations. Just how tall is Fred Astaire, anyway? 8.43 Jean Webster, a nice lady who wrote about nice ladies and their…daddies? 12.08 How did we read it? Ears? Eyes? Vibes? 13.38 Rach goes deep with Daddy facts 15.51 Kiss, Kill, Marry. It’s time! 18.51 Judy is Tamara’s favourite protagonist – and we can see why! 20.05 Writing romance in a series of one-sided letters to an older man 23.33 Addressing the Daddy in the room. (eww?) 27.55 Age gap love – like Anthea (Daddy) and Rach (Judy).. 29.43 Rach ponders the third act break up (the black moment..) 33.20 Remember that letter you sent to someone telling them about that time you were both in the same room together having a conversation you both already know about? Me neither. 36.19 We name some excellent epistolic novels… 39.21 Are Tamara and Rachael letter writers? Letter keepers? 47.42 The Gentleman of Moscow. Way more exciting than it sounds. Unless you think it sounds exciting, in which case, exactly as exciting as it sounds. 48.18 Marissa Meyer, Live Journal, co-writing and Daddy Longlegs! Whoops we forgot to mention what’s coming next. It’s THE ENDING WRITES ITSELF and JUNKYARD CATS. Happy reading and listening. 👉 Watch now and tell us - did you love Daddy Long Legs? 👉Next Ep, we’re diving into The Ending Writes Itself by Evelyn Clark and our Augut guest is Fiona McArthur who is making us read Junkyard Cats by Faith Hunter September Books: 14th July - Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier28th July - The Giver of Stars by JoJo Moyes with guest author Tricia Stringer PLEASE NOTE we’ve made a few changes for the rest of the year. You can view the list here! 🎽 Do you read between deadlines too? Grab the merch This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit readingbetweendeadlines.substack.com

  8. Jul 13

    We Read YESTERYEAR by Caro Claire Burke

    Hi Deadliners We hope you enjoy this latest edition of Reading Between Deadlines. Our whole purpose here is to read HYPED books and unpack whether we a) agree with the hype and b) can understand WHY this book has reached such heights. Well, today we are chatting possible THE BIGGEST HYPED BOOK OF THE YEAR. This episode’s pick: YESTERYEAR by Caro Claire Burke is a very topical book about a “trad-wife” influencer who has many, many kids with her handsome farming husband, but surprise, surprise, her life is not as perfect as her posts would lead you to believe. This book has been called ‘satire’ and gave us a LOT to talk about. We hope you enjoy and lets us know what you think in the comments. Happy Listening and Love lots,Rach and Anthea PS. If you want to watch rather than listen, scroll down. Subscribe now In this episode, we cover: Whether blurbs affect how you enjoy/read a book. Literary vs Commercial Fiction What our writer friends thought of YESTERYEAR “Tradwives” we follow and don’t What we expect from twists 💋 And, of course, we rate it: Kiss, Kill, or Marry Loading... ⏰ Timestamps 1.0 Welcome to Rach, Anthea and Ghost Dog 1.51 Meet Yesteryear – the best time you can have darning your (probably organic) socks 3.36 We read the blurb for the first time and are kind of surprised #proffesional 6.16 How did we read the book? Rach listened and read – Anthea knitted hers then read it next to a kerosine lamp 7.56 Caro Claire Burke’s name is longer than her bio. (We get it. You’re totally legit.) 10.19 Book stats. Over 460 000 ratings on Goodreads, but most of them are probably Anne Hathaway 13.41 Kiss, Kill, Marry, Make sourdough 14.47 We discuss ratings – and Ghost Dog appears! (then disappears) (then appears..) 15.12 The ending. Shiz gets real. And weird 17.29 Low expectations – reading (and dating?) advice from Rach 18.19 Trad wives. Gluttons for punishment? Or attention? 21.59 Is Caleb a lazy dummy with a roving eye? Yes. 22.40 Natalie, kind of a dick, but also, NOT a time traveller 26.08 Shannon and Caleb, sitting in a tree… 27.14 Rach wants more from Yesteryear… cancellation, trad wives, kid’s privacy… 30.00 Twist discussion – time travel VS mental break 32.00 It’s not that we don’t like Natalie… but even NATALIE doesn’t like Natalie… 35.57 Clementine travels back from the future in a CAR! (remember those, Natalie?) 37.12 Natalie is still hard to please. And time travel actually seems more likely than this twist. 40.50 Natalie’s mum – a woman not afraid to pretend her husband is dead. 42.02 Is this literature because the ending sucked?? 48.06 Rach and Anthea agree it was still a kiss. (but Anthea secretly wanted time-travel) (for the end of the novel, and just in general) 48.28 What novels are next?! (Anthea takes note!) 👉 Watch the episode above and let us know your feelings about YESTERYEAR! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit readingbetweendeadlines.substack.com

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Reading Between Deadlines is a twice-monthly podcast with Aussie authors Anthea Hodgson and Rachael Johns. Each month, we unpack a trending book in one episode and interview the author of Rachael’s Book Club Pick in the other. readingbetweendeadlines.substack.com

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