Literary Anything City of Marion Libraries

This month, Salma and Paula discuss Kate Brody's 'Rabbit Hole'. While Brody's debut has been promoted as a 'mystery thriller', this book is not what Salma and Paula expected. Did they like it? Listen to find out!

They also discuss what they've read recently and new releases to look out for (fans of pirate historical fiction this is for you!).

TW: This podcast mentions suicide and domestic violence.

Books they mention:
Storylines – Carrie Cox
Counting the Cost – Jill Dugger
Lenny Marks Gets Away With Murder – Karryn Mayne
The Woman In Me – Britney Spears
Tom Lake – Ann Patchett
People Person – Candice Carty-Williams
Queenie – Candice Carty-Williams
The Course of Love – Alain de Botton
You Made A Fool Of Death With Your Beauty - Akwaeke Emezi
Honey Bee – Craig Silvey
Lola In The Mirror – Trent Dalton
Boy Swallows Universe – Trent Dalton
The Work – Bri Lee
The Husbands – Holly Gramazio
The Rosie Project – Graeme Simsion
The Glass House - Anne Buist and Graeme Simsion
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine - Gail Honeyman
Saltblood - Francesca De Tores
Eugenia - Mark Tedeschi

Last year we welcomed New York Times bestselling author Natasha Lester for her first ever Adelaide author event! Listen to her conversation with Victoria Purman, where they discussed her latest book 'The Disappearance of Astrid Bricard'.

This month, Paula and Salma discuss The Reading List, the debut novel by Sara Nisha Adams. Tune in to hear what they thought about it plus some of their recent reads and upcoming releases. This book focuses on the love for libraries and intergenerational relationships!

TW: this podcast episode mentions suicide.

Books mentioned:
To Kill a Mockingbird – Harper Lee
Rebecca – Daphne Du Maurier
The Kite Runner – Khaled Hosseini
Life of Pi – Yann Martel
Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austin
Little Women – Louisa May Alcott
Beloved – Toni Morrison
A Suitable Boy – Vikram Seth
A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hosseini
Angela’s Ashes – Frank McCourt
None of This is True – Lisa Jewell
A Good Girls Guide to Murder – Holly Jackson
One Last Secret – Adele Parks
Leadership and the One Minute Manager – Kenneth H. Blanchard
Six Thinking Hats – Edward de Bono
In the Lives of Puppets – TJ Klune
Ripper – Shelley Burr
A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing – Jessie Tu
Honey Eater – Jessie Tu
Such a Fun Age – Kiley Reid
Come and Get It – Kiley Reid
The Star on the Grave – Margolin Royal
Rebel Rising – Rebel Wilson

Last August, we had Alisha Aitken-Radburn visit Marion Libraries to discuss her new book 'The Villain Edit' with Ali Clarke. Alisha spoke in detail about her time in politics and then in reality TV on The Bachelor and the backlash she received after being portrayed as 'the villain'. Reality TV fan or not - this is definitely worth a listen!

It's here! Our favourite podcast of the year – our 2023 End of Year Wrap-Up! Find out what Paula and Salma enjoyed reading this year as well as what books have been popular amongst our borrowers! What was the most borrowed fiction and non-fiction book of 2023? Listen to find out!

Books they mention:

Six Thinking Hats - Bono Edward De
I'm glad my mum died – Jennette McCurdy
Queenie - Candice Carty-Williams
Maame – Jessica George
Spare – Prince Harry
The Woman in Me – Britney Spears
Honeybee – Craig Silvey
The Institution – Helen Fields
Last Girl to Die – Helen Fields
Weyward – Emilia Hart
Storylines – Carrie Cox
Yellowface – RF Kuang
Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow - Gabrielle Zevin
The Ninth Life of a Diamond Miner – Grace Tame
Atomic Habits – James Clear
The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart - Holly Ringland
In the Lives of Puppets – TJ Klune
Storytellers - Leigh Sales
Any Ordinary Day – Leigh Sales
Boy Swallows Universe – Trent Dalton
Love Stories – Trent Dalton
Lola in the Sky – Trent Dalton
One Night Stand – Simon Taylor
Things No-one Tells You About Babies – Simon Taylor
Lessons in Chemistry – Bonnie Garmus
The Rachel Incident – Caroline O'Donoghue
Something Bad Is Going to Happen – Jessie Stephens
Come and Get It – Kiley Reid
Little Fires Everywhere – Celeste Ng
The Work – Bri Lee
The Reading List - Sara Nisha Adams

Podcasts they mention:

Esther Perel – Where Do We Begin

For this month's pod, we're sharing a recording of bestselling authors Victoria Purman, Sean Williams and Tricia Stringer talking about their publishing journey with Cath Keneally and Sarah Martin from the popular Tsundoku podcast.

They talk about writing communities, agents, editors, contracts and all the other nitty-gritty details 📚 It's an interesting listen, even if you aren't looking to get into publishing!