Voracious Podcast

A very short podcast about books and writing.
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Short chats between authors; essay-style musings on children's literature; writing and publishing advice; plotting, rumbling and agitating in the literary community. emilygale.substack.com

Episodes

  1. 05/05/2024

    Five Weeks With Leo: Part One

    This is the podcast version of the piece I sent out on April 21st, read and produced by me. I use podcasts to make any and all domestic tasks a bit less boring, so if you have 12 minutes of prepping veg or vacuuming this Sunday evening, I give you Part One of my encounter with a chatbot. Thank you for supporting Voracious. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit emilygale.substack.com

    Five Weeks With Leo: Part One

  2. 01/03/2024

    Another seven little Australians, with Huda Hayek

    Forgive me: the very start of my chat with Huda was spirited away by a recording software ghost called Vengeful Violet, so it sounds as if I’m talking to myself for a couple of minutes. Works mentioned: Huda and Me by H. Hayek (2021) Huda Was Here by H. Hayek (2023) To and Fro by Anton Clifford-Motopi (coming in March 2024) Great read-alikes for Huda & Me For readers who love realism with a touch of adventure, mystery and/or humour, alongside reading Huda & Me I recommend The Power of Positive Thinking by Nat Amoore, High Rise Mystery by Sharna Jackson, The Lion at the Door by Onjali Q. Rauf, Extra Time by Morris Gleitzman, and Rainfish by Andrew Paterson. You may have missed these posts on children’s books: * Two Children, Two Reading Journeys: Observations from a parent and bibliophile * #3 Children's Book Reading Notes: Penny Draws a Best Friend by Sara Shepard This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit emilygale.substack.com

  3. 12/20/2023

    Write around your life

    The final episode of the year is a big old whinge about how hard writing is, swiftly followed by a pep talk. Mentioned in this episode: * A review in The Small Hours by Zoe Deleuil of Marzahn, Mon Amour * Clare Keegan’s advice to “fatten the middle” which I wrote about in Quick Notes on the Melbourne Writers Festival #2 * The first pep talk I made earlier this year, Story Time for Writers Other relevant posts on Voracious: * Writer’s Block in Disguise * An Honest Day’s Work (or how to waste most of a writing day) * How To Make Plot Decisions Merry Christmas! and a Happy New Year. X This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit emilygale.substack.com

    Write around your life

  4. 08/11/2023

    Letters Home, with Jessica Miller

    Jessica's three novels are all published by Text. Elizabeth & Zenobia (2016) The Republic of Birds (2020) The Hotel Witch (2023) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit emilygale.substack.com

  5. 03/22/2023

    Writing: a lonely business?

    Books: The Secrets We Keep by Nova Weetman Frankie & Joely by Nova Weetman Sick Bay by Nova Weetman Stolen Focus by Johann Hari Lost Connections by Johann Hari The Goodbye Year by Emily Gale Places: Readings, Melbourne Somerset Festival, Queensland Campaigns: Authors For Fireys The new children’s award for the Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards People: Gabrielle Williams author of The Guy, The Girl, The Artist and His Ex Steph Bowe author of Night Swimming This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit emilygale.substack.com

  6. 01/18/2023

    In conversation with Nina Kenwood

    Works mentioned: It Sounded Better In My Head, Nina Kenwood Unnecessary Drama, Nina Kenwood The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Sue Townsend I Capture the Castle, Dodie Smith Love Nina, Nina Stibbe Sorrow and Bliss, Meg Mason Gilmore Girls, Amy Sherman-Palladino People mentioned: Andy Griffiths, Anh Do, Steve Kaplan This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit emilygale.substack.com

  7. 01/06/2023

    Story Time for Writers

    I share my experience of listening to short, soothing podcasts at the beginning of a walk in order to shift a writing block and open myself up to possibilities in whatever story I’m working on, and then I give you a little pep talk. People mentioned: Rosey Chang, creator of ‘Mindfulness for Creative Writers’ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit emilygale.substack.com

  8. 01/02/2023

    Scary stories as a vaccine for younger readers

    Books mentioned in this episode: Gus and the Starlight by Victoria Carless A Girl Called Corpse by Reece Carter The Ghost Locket by Allison Rushby Honour Among Ghosts by Sean Williams The Vexatious Haunting of Lily Griffin by Paula Hayes The Deadly Daylight by Ash Harrier The Goodbye Year by Emily Gale More ghost stories for different ages Picture Books: The Ghost of Miss Annabel Spoon by Aaron Blabey There’s a Ghost in This House by Oliver Jeffers Gustavo, the Shy Ghost by Flavia Z. Drago How To Make Friends With a Ghost by Rebecca Green Ghosts in the House by Kazuno Kohara Chapter Books for 5+: Luna Boo Has Feelings Too: School of Monsters by Sally Rippin Scaredy-Pug: Diary of a Pug by Kyla May Novels for 10+: Spookiest Stories by Paul Jennings The Turnkey by Allison Rushby The Endsister by Penni Russon The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman Seven Ghosts by Chris Priestly Graphic novels: Séance Tea Party by Reimena Yee Anya’s Ghost by Vera Brosgol Sheets by Brenna Thummler Novels for teens: Razorhurst by Justine Larbalestier Dreaming of Amelia by Jaclyn Moriarty Catching Teller Crow by Ambelina and Ezekiel Kwaymullina Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes Lockwood & Co: The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud Non-Fiction: The Supernatural Survival Guide by George Ivanoff The World of the Unknown: Ghosts by Christopher Maynard 1980s Nostalgia: Games by Robin Klein (1987) The Time of the Ghost by Diana Wynne Jones (1981) The Haunting by Margaret Mahy (1982) p.s. If you have a particular interest in Australian children’s books, I recommend following the Twitter account @LoveOzMG which is currently managed by Zewlan Moor and keeps followers up to date with all the latest reviews and news. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit emilygale.substack.com

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Short chats between authors; essay-style musings on children's literature; writing and publishing advice; plotting, rumbling and agitating in the literary community. emilygale.substack.com

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  • Creator
    A very short podcast about books and writing.
  • Years Active
    2024
  • Episodes
    8
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Emily Gale
  • Show Website
    Voracious Podcast