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The ultimate weekly podcast for book lovers: Tell Me What To Read, hosted by Australian book expert Ben Hunter, shares all the latest book recommendations, reviews and tea on the hottest new releases!

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The ultimate weekly podcast for book lovers: Tell Me What To Read, hosted by Australian book expert Ben Hunter, shares all the latest book recommendations, reviews and tea on the hottest new releases!

Tell Me What To Read, powered by Booktopia www.booktopia.com.au. Follow @booktopiabooks on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube Follow @booktopia on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.

    Tell Me What To Read - Australia's Weekly Guide to Books (December 6, Edition)

    Tell Me What To Read - Australia's Weekly Guide to Books (December 6, Edition)

    In this episode of Tell Me What to Read host Ben Hunter sits down with fellow book experts Shanu and Amy to to chat about the best books of the year!

    Books mentioned:

    Everyone On This Train Is A Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson

    Taken by Dinuka Mckenzie

    The Seven by Chris Hammer

    Spare by Prince Harry

    Wifedom : Mrs Orwell's Invisible Life by Anna Funder

    Question 7 by Richard Flanagan

    Storytellers by Leigh Sales

    Killing for Country by David Marr

    The Creative Act by Rick Rubin

    The Isles of the Gods by Amie Kaufman

    Murtagh by Christopher Paolini

    Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Chalice of the Gods by Rick Riordan

    The 169-Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton

    We Could Be Something by Will Kostakis

    Cult Sando by Jimmy Callaway

    How to Drink Australian by Jane Lopes, Jonathan Ross

    Fish Butchery by Josh Niland

    Ester by Mat Lindsay, Pat Nourse

    Recipes for a Lifetime of Beautiful Cooking by Danielle Alvarez, Libby Travers

    Bush Flowers by Cassandra Hamilton, Michael Pavlou

    Vincent Namatjira

    The New Modernist House by Patricia Callan

    Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

    Prophet Song by Paul Lynch

    The Bee Sting by Paul Murray

    Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood

    Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

    Green Dot by Madeleine Gray

    Edenglassie by Melissa Lucashenko

    The In-Between by Christos Tsiolkas

    Lola in the Mirror by Trent Dalton

    Body Friend by Katherine Brabon

    Why We Are Here by Briohny Doyle

    The Heart Is A Star by Megan Rogers

    The Bookbinder of Jericho by Pip Williams

    Everyone and Everything by Nadine J. Cohen

     

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    • 22 min
    Tell Me What To Read - Australia's Weekly Guide to Books (November 22, Edition)

    Tell Me What To Read - Australia's Weekly Guide to Books (November 22, Edition)

    In this episode of Tell Me What to Read host Ben Hunter sits down with fellow book experts Krystal and Steph to to chat about their reading habits and the latest releases!

    Books mentioned:

    Spy x Family by Tatsuya Endo

    The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic by Breanne Randall

    How I Won A Nobel Prize by Julius Taranto

    Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross

    Day by Michael Cunningham

    The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

    Pestilence by Laura Thalassa

    Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

    The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

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    • 26 min
    Tell Me What To Read - Australia's Weekly Guide to Books (November 8, Edition)

    Tell Me What To Read - Australia's Weekly Guide to Books (November 8, Edition)

    In this episode of Tell Me What to Read host Ben Hunter sits down with fellow book experts Joel and Shanu to to chat about the best books you should buy for your loved ones this Christmas!

    Books mentioned:

    The Bright Side by Jack Riewoldt

    The Bright Side (Limited collector’s edition) by Jack Riewoldt

    Circe by Madeline Miller

    The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon (signed copies while stocks last)

    Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

    The Disappearance of Astrid Bricard by Natasha Lester

    Givenchy Catwalk by Alexandre Samson, Anders Christian Madsen

    Grace Kelly by Megan Hess

    Wear Next by Clare Press

    How To Be Fabulous by Charlotte Dallison

    The House That Joy Built by Holly Ringland

    The Vegan Home Baker by Georgia Irwin

    Anything You Can Cook, I Can Cook Vegan by Richard Makin

    Salt River Road by Molly Schmidt

    The Secret by Lee Child, Andrew Child

    The Year of the Locust by Terry Hayes

    Yeah, Nah! by William McInnes

    The Last Devil To Die by Richard Osman

    Emperor of Rome by Mary Beard

    Flinders by Grantlee Kieza

    The Armour of Light by Ken Follett

    The In-Between by Christos Tsiolkas

    Bite Back by Bite Back

    I Don't by Clementine Ford

    Best Wishes by Richard Glover

    Kitty Flanagan's 488 Rules for Life

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    • 33 min
    Tell Me What To Read - Australia's Weekly Guide to Books (November 8, Edition)

    Tell Me What To Read - Australia's Weekly Guide to Books (November 8, Edition)

    In this episode of Tell Me What to Read host Ben Hunter sits down with fellow book experts Amy and Krystal to chat about the best kids' books to buy this Christmas!

    Books mentioned:

    Aussie Bird Babies: A high-contrast board book by Jess Black and Julia MurrayIlluminoceans by Barbara Taylor, Carnovsky

    Emma Memma's Alphabet Day by Emma Memma

    Who Took My Nuts? by Tommy Little

    Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems

    The Wonky Donkey by Craig Smith, Katz Cowley

    Heartstopper Volume 5 by Alice Osman

    Claris: Pasta Disaster by Megan Hess

    Ask Aunty: Seasons by Aunty Munya Andrews, Charmaine Ledden-Lewis

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    The 169-Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths, Terry Denton

    No Brainer by Jeff Kinney

    The Race Is On by Anh Do, Lachlan Creagh

    Kaldoras by Lynette Noni

    The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

    Circe 10th Anniversary Gilded Hardcover Edition by Madeline Miller

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    • 19 min
    Tell Me What To Read - Australia's Weekly Guide to Books (November 1, Edition)

    Tell Me What To Read - Australia's Weekly Guide to Books (November 1, Edition)

    In this episode of Tell Me What to Read host Ben Hunter sits down with fellow book experts Joel and Shanu to chat about our November Book of the Month, Bright Shining by Julia Baird!

    Books mentioned:

    Bright Shining by Julia Baird

    Lies My Mirror Told Me by Wendy Harmer

    I Don't by Clementine Ford

    The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

    Explore our curated Christmas Gift Guide for up to 40% off!

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    • 26 min
    Tell Me What To Read - Australia's Weekly Guide to Books (October 25, Edition)

    Tell Me What To Read - Australia's Weekly Guide to Books (October 25, Edition)

    In this episode of Tell Me What to Read host Ben Hunter sits down with fellow book lovers Kass and Jess all things Booktoberfest and spooky season! If you love some paranormal romance and huge fiction hits (think Iron Flame, Katee Robert and vampires), then this is the episode for you!

    Books mentioned:

    My Roommate is a Vampire by Jenna Levine

    My Boyfriend is a Vampire by Eva Knight

    Hunt on Dark Waters by Katee Robert

    Sisters of Sword and Shadow by Laura Bates

    The Fake Mate by Lana Ferguson

    Bite Back by Hannah Ferguson

    Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

    Forget Me Not by Julie Soto

    Order any title featured in Booktoberfest for your chance to win a year's worth of books. *Ts & Cs apply.

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    • 21 min

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