Bookish Friends

In this episode, Diem interview Lili Wilkinson, author of 'Green Valentine'.  This was recorded before the 2016 Inky Awards ceremony at the State Library of Victoria. Thanks Lili for the wonderful chat. And thank you Adele Walsh, for everything.  Check out bookishfriendsblog.wordpress.com for the show notes. Music by Thành Trinh

In this episode, Diem interview Fiona Wood, author of 'Cloudwish'.  This was recorded before the 2016 Inky Awards ceremony at the State Library of Victoria. Thanks Fiona for the fun chat. And thank you Adele Walsh for being the best. Check out bookishfriendsblog.wordpress.com for the show notes. Music by Thành Trinh

In this episode, Diem interview Erin Gough, author of 'The Flywheel'.  This was recorded before the 2016 Inky Awards ceremony at the State Library of Victoria. Thank you Erin, you were amazing to talk to. Again, a huge thank you to Adele Walsh. Check out bookishfriendsblog.wordpress.com for the show notes. Music by Thành Trinh

In this episode, Diem interview Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff, 2016 Gold Inky Award winners! This was recorded before the 2016 Inky Awards ceremony at the State Library of Victoria. Thank you Amie and Jay, you were both wonderful to chat to. And again, thank you Adele Walsh. Check out bookishfriendsblog.wordpress.com for the show notes. Music by Thành Trinh

In this episode, Diem interview Brynnie, Ben and Jack who are 3 out of the 7 wonderful 2016 Inky Awards judges. Thank you Adele Walsh for kindly inviting us. Check out bookishfriendsblog.wordpress.com for the show notes.  Music by Thành Trinh

In this episode, Jen and Diem dive between the pages of 'Words in Deep Blue' by Cath Crowley again. We talk even more about Henry, Rachel and Cal as well as our love for the Letter Library. We also discuss the similarities between this novel and 'Graffiti Moon' (minor spoilers for 'Graffiti Moon' ahead!). And as always, our favourite passages are shared and read aloud.  *Warning: This podcast contains spoilers. Listen at your own risk.* Check out bookishfriendsblog.wordpress.com for the show notes.  Music by Thành Trinh

In this episode, Lily and Diem revisit Liane Moriarty’s ‘Truly Madly Guilty’ except this time we discuss female friendship, the cute kids, the relationships between the adults, our thoughts on what happened during and after the barbeque as well as all the twists. *SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS. Proceed at your own peril.* If you have not read 'Truly Madly Guilty', do not listen to this. Go back and click on our mini review episode instead! Check out bookishfriendsblog.wordpress.com for the show notes.  Music by Thành Trinh

In this episode, Lily and Diem recommend you 'Truly Madly Guilty' by Liane Moriarty in the form of a mini book review.  Check out bookishfriendsblog.wordpress.com for the show notes.  Music by Thành Trinh

In this episode, Jen and Diem review ‘Words in Deep Blue’ by Cath Crowley by giving you, dear listeners, 10 reasons why we love the book. Check out bookishfriendsblog.wordpress.com for the shownotes and also because there's a blog post that summarises our review.  Music by Thành Trinh

In this episode, Jen and Diem review 'The Industry' by Rose Foster. We discuss the highlights and lowlights of the book as well as who we would recommend it to.  Check out bookishfriendsblog.wordpress.com for the shownotes and also because there's a blog post that summarises our review.  Music by Thành Trinh

In this episode, Jen, Lily and Diem delve into Francesca Zappia's novel, 'Made You Up.' We discuss how this book encapsulates the message that disability does not define a person, our different interpretations of certain events and the unexpected dark plot twists of this novel. *SPOILERS!!! You've been warned.* Check out bookishfriendsblog.wordpress.com for the show notes. Music by Thành Trinh

In this episode, Jen, Lily and Diem discuss their love for what we're calling one of the best book of 2016! ‘Summer Skin’ by Kirsty Eagar! It is the book you didn't know you needed. We share our opinions on music, talk about empowering characters and how we want Jess as our BFFL as well as our feelings towards Mitch, the very sexy wanker who is secretly deep down a huge dork (we never explicitly say this but you will get the gist of it from our laughter). We also talk about our favourite F-word, that's right, FEMINISM! *Warning: Spoilers ahead! Proceed at your own risk.* Note: The F Speech which can be found on page 213 is read out loud by Diem. This means there are F-bombs. And sex talk. As a result, the explicit rating is used.  The page turning noise is made by Jen because she was flicking through Diem’s copy of 'Summer Skin'.  Check out bookishfriendsblog.wordpress.com for the show notes.  Music by Thành Trinh

In this episode, Lily and Diem discuss the heartwarming novel, 'The Flywheel,' by Erin Gough. We talk about how beautifully queer love is expressed through Del, the babe Charlie McFarlane, the absence of parents in YA fiction and the need for safe schools. *This is NOT a spoiler free zone. Proceed at your own caution!* ETA: We accidentally called YA a genre, what we meant to say was demographic.  Check out bookishfriendsblog.wordpress.com for the show notes. Music by Thành Trinh

In this episode, Jen and Diem talk about 'A Court of Mist and Fury'. Remember when we described Tamlin as “gorgeous" in the ACOTAR podcast? Scratch that completely! Our hearts are well and truly captured by the mysterious and alluring Rhysand (whose name we can’t pronounce... have you noticed that we only ever call him Rhys?). In the aftermath of “Under the Mountain”, we discuss the challenges faced by Feyre and learn that perhaps secret agendas aren’t always a bad thing. *Spoilers ahead! Listen at your own peril.* Note: This podcast contains excessive giggling and loud fangirling from Diem. The explicit rating is used because we talk about SEX.  Check out bookishfriendsblog.wordpress.com for the show notes.  Music by Thành Trinh

In this episode, Jen and Diem discuss 'A Court of Thorns and Roses' by Sarah J. Maas. It is a thrilling tale about a mortal girl named Feyre who, in a very "Beauty and the Beast" manner, is taken away from her family to live with a "beast" who is actually a gorgeous faerie named Tamlin. We talk about the challenges that Feyre face, her agency and the general insanities which blew our minds. *Here be spoilers! Listen at your own risk.* Note: The explicit rating is used because there are some vague references to sex and mild coarse language. This podcast also contains heaps of swooning and giggling because wow, the male characters in ACOTAR are all really, really ridiculously attractive. Also, sorry for the background noises near the end. Check out bookishfriendsblog.wordpress.com for the show notes.  Music by Thành Trinh 

In this episode, we invite you to think of the most insane TV show that you’ve ever watched, and then think of its most insane episode. That’s pretty much Gabrielle Williams’ ‘The Guy, The Girl, The Artist and His Ex’ in TV show form. Join Diem and Jen in a discussion of the book with the heart stopping ending that left them in awe. *Spoiler warning. Approach with caution.* Note: There are mild profanities used throughout because the artist is a capital-B Bastard Ex.  Check out bookishfriendsblog.wordpress.com for the show notes.

In this episode, Sarah and Diem discuss 'The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly', sharing our thoughts on the characters we loved, the characters we hated and what shocked us most in this novel. We also discuss how this story works as a fairytale retelling and our favourite scenes and passages. *This is NOT a spoiler free zone. Approach with caution.* Check out bookishfriendsblog.wordpress.com for the show notes. Music by Thành Trinh Music by Thành Trinh 

In this episode, Lauren and Diem jump into 'Green Valentine' by Lili Wilkinson and chat about footnotes, saving the environment, families, guerilla gardening and our small crush on Hiro.  *SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS. You’ve been warned.* Check out bookishfriendsblog.wordpress.com for the show notes. 

In this episode, Lauren, Jen and Diem dive into 'Dumplin’' by Julie Murphy which embraces everything that people, particularly girls, have cooped up in their minds. They discuss how this book sums up their understanding and desire for people to accept themselves for who they are in sharing their favourite characters, lines and scenes. *This podcast contains spoilers. Proceed at your own peril!* Check out bookishfriendsblog.wordpress.com for the show notes.  Music by Thành Trinh

In this episode, Lauren, Sarah and Diem talk about one of the most hyped books of 2015 (but more importantly, Gold Inky longlisted), 'Illuminae' by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff. We share our thoughts on the book's format, our favourite passages and how we feel about the upcoming movie adaptation. *Here be spoilers! Proceed at your own risk!* Check out bookishfriendsblog.wordpress.com for the show notes. Music by Thành Trinh