So Novel Podcast

For the last episode in this series, we will hear from some more of Bookstgram's favourites! @sarahsbookchat Still Life - Sarah Winman Love Stories - Trent Dalton The Death of Vivek Oji - Akwaeke Emezi @anopenbookshelf Born Into This - Adam Thompson Henry Hamlet's Heart- Rhiannon Wilde Sorrow and Bliss- Meg Mason @becsbookshelf A Court of Silver Flames- Sarah J Maas Below Deck - Sophie Hardcastle Henry Hamlet's Heart - Rhiannon Wilde @thereadingaffair A Million Things- Emily Spurr Paper Palace- Miranda Cowley Heller 100 Days- Alice Pung @books_bymybed The Paper Palace- Amanda Crowley Heller The Last Woman in the World- Inga Simpson Happy Hour - Jacquie Byron @bedsidebookshelf A Little Life- Hanya Yanagihara The Love Hypothesis- Ali Hazelwood It's Been A Pleasure Noni Blake- Claire Christian @checkyourshelf_ It's Been A Pleasure Noni Blake- Claire Christian Songs in Ursa Major- Emma Brodie Before You Knew My Name- Jacqueline Bublitz @mrlovesbookshelf What Do You Celebrate?- Ashleigh Barton & Martina Heiduezek The Deep- Kyle Perry Back After The Break- Osher Gunsberg @hide.and.go.read Love Stories- Trent Dalton Work. Love. Body. - Edited by Helen McCabe & Jamila Rizvi Life's Too Short- Abby Jimenez Unwell Women- Elinor Cleghorn @aplaceinthesun The Inheritance- Gabriel Bergmoser Wild Place- Christian White With You Forever- Chloe Liese I would love to hear from you! Follow the podcast on IG https://www.instagram.com/sonovelpodcast Or follow my personal account for more bookish content https://www.instagram.com/what_jess_read

Here is Part 2 of the Summer Series!!! Listen to some of my fave Aussie authors and some of our Aussie publishers share their top reads of 2021. Jessie Stephens- Honeybee- Craig Silvey Malibu Rising- Taylor Jenkins Reid Ghosts- Dolly Alderton Jordanna Levine- The Last Thing He Told Me- Laura Dave Malibu Rising- Taylor Jenkins Reid Who Is Maud Dixion- Alexandra Andrews Anna- HarperCollins Australia- The Hush - Sarah Foster You Need To Know- Nicola Moriarty Here In The After- Marion Firth Kyle Perry- Piranesi- Susanna Clarke Acting Up- Lynne McGrainger Human Kind: A Hopeful History- Rutger Bregman Ewa Ramsey- Small Joys of Real Life- Allee Richards New Animal- Ella Baxter Happy Hour- Jacquie Byron Rachel- Text Publishing- Light from Uncommon Stars - Ryka Aoki Honeygirl- Morgan Rogers Plain Bad Heroines- Emily M Danforth Sophie Hardcastle- Exist Otherwise: The Life and Work of Claude Cahun- Jennifer L Shaw In The Dreamhouse- Carmen Maria Machado Can The Monster Speak- Paul Presseado Claire Christian- Cassandra Speaks - Elizabeth Lesser On Connection- Kae Tempest If I Never Met You- Mhairi McFarlene I would love to hear from you! Follow the podcast on IG https://www.instagram.com/sonovelpodcast Or follow my personal account for more bookish content https://www.instagram.com/what_jess_read

Welcome to the Summer Series! I have some of my fave people jumping on to share their top books of 2021! I would love to hear from you! Follow the podcast on IG https://www.instagram.com/sonovelpodcast Or follow my personal account for more bookish content https://www.instagram.com/what_jess_read @what_jess_read The Deal - Elle Kennedy Milk Fed - Melissa Broder The Coconut Children - Vivian Pham @thats.novel Raybearer - Jordan Ifueko Wild Place - Christian White Project Hail Mary- Andy Weir @katie.reads.things Piranesi- Susanna Clarke The Royal We- Heather Cocks & Jessica Morgan Firekeepers Daughter- Angeline Boulley @shehasareaderssoul_ Dead Simple- Peter James The Wife and the Widow- Christian White The Light between Oceans- M. L Steadman @chaptersofnorth Six of Crows- Leigh Bardugo Bath Hause - PJ Vernon The Guncle- Steven Rowley @whiskersandwords_ The Butterfly Garden- Dot Hutchinson The Hunted - Gabriel Bergmoser The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo- Taylor Jenkins Reid Jar of Hearts- Jennifer Hillier @justabookishbabe @betterwordspod Freckles- Cecelia Ahearn Henry Hamlet's Heart - Rhiannon Wilde Social Queue- Kay Kerr @_whatkatiereadnext_ The Good Sister- Sally Hepworth The Riviera House- Natasha Lester With You Forever - Chloe Lise @hayleys.little.library The Simple Wild - K.A. Tucker Snowflake- Louise Nealon Insatiable- Daisy Buchanan

On today's BONUS EPISODE I chat to author, Amy Suiter Clarke about her debut release, Girl 11. We chat about the podcast and podcasting format featured in Girl 11, why she chose the setting of Minnesota, and which authors she draws inspiration from. I would love to hear from you! Follow the podcast on IG https://www.instagram.com/sonovelpodcast Or follow my personal account for more bookish content https://www.instagram.com/what_jess_read

Welcome to this BONUS EPISODE with author, Amanda Hampson. In today's chat, I chat to Amanda about her latest release Lovebirds. We chat about what it's like to write from the perspective of a 15 year old boy, the reasoning for her to include a character who is in late adulthood and we chat about how she got into writing. I would love to hear from you! Follow the podcast on IG https://www.instagram.com/sonovelpodcast Or follow my personal account for more bookish content https://www.instagram.com/what_jess_read

In today's Author Chat episode, I chat to Tabitha Bird about her latest release, The Emporium of Imagination. We chat about the inspiration behind the book, how grief is explored throughout the book and chat about writing in the genre of magical realism. Books mentioned in this episode Miss Benson's Beetle – Rachel Joyce https://www.instagram.com/birdtabitha Purchase the book: https://www.penguin.com.au/books/the-emporium-of-imagination-9781760895914 I would love to hear from you! Follow the podcast on IG https://www.instagram.com/sonovelpodcast Or follow my personal account for more bookish content https://www.instagram.com/what_jess_read

In this episode, I chat with Laura from Secret Book Stuff. We chat about the development of Secret Book Stuff, the amazing opportunities the business has experienced, the impact of Covid on their business and some of the interesting things Laura has experienced whilst working at book stores. Books mentioned in this episode Laura’s Last, Now, Next How We Fight for our Lives- Sadie Jones Vintage Cookbooks, Nigella Lawson Fave authors- Chloe Caldwell, Elisa Albert, Kae Tempest How to Endo- Bridget Hustwaithe https://www.instagram.com/seceretbookstuff I would love to hear from you! Follow the podcast on IG https://www.instagram.com/sonovelpodcast Or follow my personal account for more bookish content https://www.instagram.com/what_jess_read

In today’s Author Chat episode, I chat to Sophie Hardcastle who is the author of our March Book Club pick, Below Deck. In today’s chat we talk about the writing and structure of Below Deck, we chat about the “big topics” in the book including sexual violence and consent and climate change and we also chat about that ambiguous ending. Also a big thank you to @she.reads.Adelaide for sending through her 5-star review which is featured at the end of the chat. https://www.instagram.com/sophie_hardcastle I would love to hear from you! Follow the podcast on IG https://www.instagram.com/sonovelpodcast Or follow my personal account for more bookish content https://www.instagram.com/what_jess_read

On today episode of Author Chat I chat to the wonderful Sally Hepworth. Sally is an Australian author based in Melbourne. She is the author of 6 novels including her most recent release, The Good Sister. In today’s episode, we chat about the inspiration behind The Good Sister and a few of the themes she explores in the book. We also chat about the writing process of The Good Sister and she tells how this wasn’t the book she had planned to release in 2020. We also chat about her IG series and social media presence. Books mentioned in this episode The Midnight Library- Matt Haig https://www.instagram.com/sallyhepworth I would love to hear from you! Follow the podcast on IG https://www.instagram.com/sonovelpodcast Or follow my personal account for more bookish content https://www.instagram.com/what_jess_read

In today’s Author Chat episode, I chat to Ashley Audrain who is the author of our February Book Club pick, The Push. Books mentioned in this episode The End of Men- Christina Sweeney-Baird The Ophelia Girls – Jane Healey https://www.instagram.com/ashleyaudrain I would love to hear from you! Follow the podcast on IG https://www.instagram.com/sonovelpodcast Or follow my personal account for more bookish content https://www.instagram.com/what_jess_read

On today’s episode I talk to Kate Lloyd, otherwise known as @lilliytales on bookstagram. Kate is the Marketing Manager for Text Publishing Australia and is one of the original bookstagram accounts. We chat about Kate’s intro to bookstagram and I have a fan girl moment too! We chat about our Last, Now, Next reads and we deep dive into the publishing world! Kate answers some questions about the mysterious world of publishing- how booksta accounts can receive ARCs, what is the etiquette in regards to posting before a books publications date and what publishers look for in active bookstagram accounts. Books mentioned in this episode Kate’s Last, Now, Next Love is an Ex-Country- Randa Jarrar Insatiable- Daisy Buchanan New Animal- Ella Baxter The Shape of Sound- Fiona Murphy Jess’s Last, Now, Next New Animal- Ella Baxter The Performance- Claire Thomas Insatiable- Daisy Buchanan Deep dive Publishing World https://www.instagram.com/lillytales I would love to hear from you! Follow the podcast on IG https://www.instagram.com/sonovelpodcast Or follow my personal account for more bookish content https://www.instagram.com/what_jess_read

In this episode, I chat to bookstagrammer Simone from @thats.novel We chat about bookstagram aesthetics, unpopular opinions on bookshelves, Last Now Next reads and we deep dive The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth Books mentioned in this episode Simone’s Last, Now, Next The Code Breakers- Alli Sinclair Outlawed- Anna North Majesty- Katherine McGee (American Royals) The Starless Sea- Erin Morgenstern The Divines- Ellie Eaton Jess’s Last, Now, Next The Nowhere Child- Christian White Everything is beautiful- Eleanor Ray Milk Fed Melissa Broder Deep dive The Good Sister- Sally Hepworth https://www.instagram.com/that’s.novel I would love to hear from you! Follow the podcast on IG https://www.instagram.com/sonovelpodcast Or follow my personal account for more bookish content https://www.instagram.com/what_jess_read

In today’s Author Chat episode, I chat to the delightful Jordanna Levin. Jordanna is a journalist, podcaster, moon buff and author. We discuss her latest release “ Higher Love” and chat about the laws of vibration, the social media comparison trap and what you can take away from the book if you are in a relationship. We also have a chat about her debut release “Make it Happen”, and what is next on the cards for Jordanna. Books mentioned in this episode The Midnight Library- Matt Haig The Push- Ashley Audrain https://www.instagram.com/jordannalevin I would love to hear from you! Follow the podcast on IG https://www.instagram.com/sonovelpodcast Or follow my personal account for more bookish content https://www.instagram.com/what_jess_read

In this episode, I chat to the bookstagrammer Bec from @becsbookshelf_ We chat about book clubs and how to balance reading and life, Last Now Next reads and we deep dive into It’s Been A Pleasure, Noni Blake Books mentioned in this episode Bec’s Last, Now, Next Before I Saw You- Emily Houghton The Royal Correspondent- Alexandra Joel Honey Blood- Kirsty Everett Jess’s Last, Now, Next The Moroccan Daughter- Deb Rodriguez The Divines- Ellie Eaton The Prophets- Robert Jones Jr . Deep dive It’s Been A Pleasure, Noni Blake Find Bec on IG @ https://www.instagram.com/becsbookshelf_ I would love to hear from you! Follow the podcast on IG https://www.instagram.com/sonovelpodcast Or follow my personal account for more bookish content https://www.instagram.com/what_jess_read

In today’s Author Chat episode, I chat with the author and journalist Jessie Tu. Jessie’s debut release, A Lonely Girl is A Dangerous Thing, was released in July 2020. We chat about gender expectations, class, race and growing up as a migrant in Australia, and the stereotypes that still exist around Asian Australians. *In the episode I make reference to a podcast that Jessie appeared on, it was in fact, The Booktopia Podcast https://www.instagram.com/jessie_tuuu2 Find the book at https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/books/fiction/A-Lonely-Girl-is-a-Dangerous-Thing-Jessie-Tu-9781760877194 Our So Novel Book Club pick for February is The Push, published by Penguin Australia. I would love to hear from you! Follow the podcast on IG https://www.instagram.com/sonovelpodcast Or follow my personal account for more bookish content https://www.instagram.com/what_jess_read

In today's episode, you will hear from some of my favourite bookstagrammers! Not only are these accounts amazing, but they've always supported my account and this podcast, so I hope you enjoy hearing from them and discovering their top 3 reads of the year, as well as what they are most looking forward to in 2021. @nellreadsbooks 1 Maggie O’Farrell - Hamnet 2 Erin Hortle- The Octopus and I 3 Stan Grant- Talking To My Country 2021- Deborah Levy- Real Estate @sophies.little.library 3 Abi Dare- The Girl With The Louding Voice 2 Ariel Lawhon- Code Name Helene 1 Pip Williams- The Dictionary of Lost Words 2021- Sarah J Maas- A Court of Silver Flames @brookes_bookstagram 3 Kyle Perry- The Bluffs 2 Kristin Hannah- The Nightingale 1 Matt Haig- The Midnight Library @anopenbookshelf 3 Jessie Burton- The Confession 2 Victoria Hannan- Kokomo 1 Erin Hortle- The Octopus and I 2021- Melissa Broder- Milk Fed @becbookshelf_ 1 Claire Christain- It’s Been A Pleasure Noni Blake 2 Ewa Ramsey- The Morbids 3 Taylor Jenkins Reid- The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo 2021- Taylor Jenkins Reid- Malibu Rising and Beth O’Leary- Road Trip @checkyourshelf_ 3 Steve Cavanagh - Fifty Fifty 2 Colleen Hoover- Verity 1 Sarah J Maas- Crescent City 2021- Angie Thomas- Concrete Rose @_readingnook 1 Tim Murphy- Christodora 2 Claire Christian- It’s Been A Pleasure Noni Blake 3 Abi Dare- The Girl With The Louding Voice 2021- Taliaa Hibbert- Act Your Age Eve Brown @haylesnextpage 3 Ariel Lawhon- Code Name Helene 2 Charlotte McConaghy- The Last Migration 1 Chanel Miller- Know My Name 2021- Taylor Jenkins Reid, Taliaa Hibbert, Emily Henry @ronells_bookshelf 3 Lucy Foley- The Guest List 2 Delia Owens- Where the Crawdads Sing 1 Kristin Hannah- The Great Alone 2021- VE Schwab- The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue @myhomelibrary_ 3 Adam Kay- This is Going to Hurt 2 Sally Rooney- Conversations with Friends 1 Hanya Yanagihara- A Little Life 2021- Abigail Dean- Girl A @the_reading_affair 3 Sophie Hardcastle- Below Deck 2 Imbi Neembe - The Spill 1 Frederick Backman- Beartown 2021- Barack Obama- A Promise Land @bookgirlbetweenthepages 1 Sarah J Maas- Crescent City 2 Michelle Andrews & Zara McDonald- The Space Between 3 Jennifer Niven- Breathless 2021- A Court of Silver Flames - Sarah J Maas @lawslittlebookshelf 1 Angie Cruz- Dominicana 2 Eddie Jaku- The Happiest Man on Earth 3 Delia Owens- Where The Crawdads Sing 2021 - Justice, Justice - Ruth Bader Ginsburg @paulineisreading 3 Claire Christian- It’s Been A Pleasure Noni Blake 2 Kevin Wilson- Nothing To See Here 1 Laura McPhee Brown - Cherry Beach 2021- Taylor Jenkins Reid- Malibu Rising @pups_and_paperbacks 1 Kyle Perry- The Bluffs 2 Michelle Andrews and Zara McDonald- The Space Between 3 Jane Harper- The Dry 2021- Sarah J Maas- A Court of Thorn and Roses @thats.novel 1 Rosamund Lupton- Three Hours 2 Ariel Lawhon- Code Name Helene 3 Nardi Simpson- Song of the Crocodile @books_bymybed 3 Trent Dalton- All Our Shimmering Skies 2 Craig Silvey- Honeybee 1 Taylor Jenkins Reid- The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo 2021- Taylor Jenkins Reid- Malibu Rising @hide.and.go.read 3 Sally Hepworth- The Good Sister 2 Claire Christain- It's Been A Pleasure Noni Blake 1 A Court of Mist and Fury @maddys.books 3 Hazel Hayes- Out of Love 2 Meg Mason- Sorrow and Bliss 1 TJR- The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Today is a solo episode with yours truly and is the last episode for 2020. I talk about my Last, Now, Next reads, recommend a few festive reads, and update you on the plans for 2021. Last: The Push by Ashley Audrain Now: This Has Been Absolutely Lovely by Jessica Dettmann Next: We shall wait and see...... Festive Reads: In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren One Day in December by Josie Silver Christmas Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella Buddy Read partners: @kate_thebooklover @becsbookshelf_ I would love to hear from you! Follow the podcast on IG https://www.instagram.com/sonovelpodcast Or follow my personal account for more bookish content https://www.instagram.com/what_jess_read

In this episode, I chat to the bookstagrammer Maddy from @maddys.books We chat about followers and numbers and changing up your aesthetic, Last Now Next reads and we deep dive Ghosts by Dolly Alderton Books mentioned in this episode Maddy’s Last, Now, Next Out of Love- Hazel Hayes Sorrow and Bliss- Meg Mason Jess’s Last, Now, Next Leave the World Behind- Rumaan Alam This One, Wild Precious Life- Sarah Wilson Women Don’t Owe You Pretty- Florence Given Maddy’s Top 3 7 Husbands of Evelyn Hugo- Taylor Jenkins Reid A Court of Mist and Fury- Sarah J Maas Out of Love- Hazel Hayes Deep dive Ghosts- Dolly Alderton https://www.instagram.com/maddys.books I would love to hear from you! Follow the podcast on IG https://www.instagram.com/sonovelpodcast Or follow my personal account for more bookish content https://www.instagram.com/what_jess_read

In today's episode, I chat with the author and funtrepreneur Sarah Davidson. Sarah is a lawyer turned entrepreneur and social media influencer. We chat about her debut book Seize the Yay and how you can learn to seize your yay and find your way to play. Books mentioned in this episode The Bluffs- Kyle Perry www.instagram.com/spoonful_of_sarah www.instagram.com/seize_the_yay I would love to hear from you! Follow the podcast on IG www.instagram.com/sonovelpodcast Or follow my personal account for more bookish content www.instagram.com/what_jess_read

In this episode, I chat to the bookstagrammer Lucie from @whatluciesreading We chat about the YA genre, Last Now Next reads and we deep dive The Switch by Beth O’Leary. Books mentioned in this episode A Winter’s Promise- Christelle Dabos ACTOR series- Sarah J. Maas Please Don’t Hug Me- Kay Kerr Lucie’s Last, Now, Next Date Me Bryson Keller- Kevin Van Whye Women Don’t Owe You Pretty- Florence Given The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue- VE Schwab Nevermoor- Jessica Townsend Jess’s Last, Now, Next Make It Happen- Jordanna Levine Leave the World Behind- Rumaan Alam The Betrayals- Bridget Collins . Lucie’s Top 3 Please Don’t Hug Me- Kay Kerr The Switch- Beth O’Leary ACTOR series- Sarah J. Maas Deep dive The Switch- Beth O’Leary www.instagram.com/whatluciesreading I would love to hear from you! Follow the podcast on IG www.instagram.com/sonovelpodcast Or follow my personal account for more bookish content www.instagram.com/what_jess_read

In this episode, I chat with author Dr Hannah Korrel. Hannah is a neuroscientist who has released her debut book How To Break Up With Friends. We chat about the movement from friendshits to friendships, navigating friendships as you navigate the ebbs and flows of life and we can do to make sure we don’t become the shit in the friendshit Books mentioned in this episode Devine Feminism - Christiane Northrup Levels of Energy - Frederick Dodson Follow Hannah @ www.instagram.com/nobullpsych I would love to hear from you! Follow the podcast on IG www.instagram.com/sonovelpodcast Or follow my personal account for more bookish content www.instagram.com/what_jess_read

In this episode I chat to the bookstagrammer Selina from @checkyourshelf_ We chat about #bookstackforacause, Last Now Next reads and we deep dive the contemporary romance genre by chatting about our favourites! Books mentioned in this episode: Selina’s Last, Now, Next Breathless- Jennifer Niven Take A Hint Dani Brown- Taliaa Hibbert The Good Sister- Sally Hepworth Jess’s Last, Now, Next Song of the Crocodile- Nardi Simpson Get A Life, Chloe Brown- Taliaa Hibbert Dark Emu- Bruce Pascoe Selina’s Top 3 Con Roms Get A Life, Chloe Brown- Taliaa Hibbert The Unhoneymooners- Christina Lauren The Boyfriend Project- Farrah Rochon Jess’s Top 3 Con Roms Dear John- Nicholas Sparks The Unhoneymooners- Christina Lauren Beach Read- Emily Henry www.instagram.com/checkyourshelf_ I would love to hear from you! Follow the podcast on IG www.instagram.com/sonovelpodcast Or follow my personal account for more bookish content www.instagram.com/what_jess_read

In the episode, I chat to author Ewa Ramsey. We chat about her debut novel The Morbids and some of the themes that are explored in the novel including mental health, friendships and relationships Books mentioned in this episode It’s Been A Pleasure, Noni Blake - Claire Christain The Survivors- Jane Harper www.instagram.com/missewa I would love to hear from you! Follow the podcast on IG www.instagram.com/sonovelpodcast Or follow my personal account for more bookish content www.instagram.com/what_jess_read

In this episode, I chat with bookstagrammer Katie from @katie.reads.things. We chat about Instagram followers, bookstagram pressures and take a deep dive into “Kokomo” by Victoria Hannah Books mentioned in this episode The Road- Cormac McCarthy The Nightingale- Kristen Hannah The Dry- Jane Harper . Katie’s Last, Now, Next Serpent & Dove- Shelby Mahurin Ninth House- Leigh Bardugo Blood and Honey- Shelby Mahurin Reviving the Hawthorn Sisters- Emily Carpenter Take A Hint Dani Brown- Talia Hibbert In a Holidaze- Christina Lauren The Paris Secret- Natasha Lester Leaving Time- Jodi Picoult . Jess’s Last, Now, Next Kokomo - Victoria Hannan The Survivors- Jane Harper Boy Swallows Universe- Trent Dalton All Our Shimmering Skies- Trent Dalton Song of the Crocodile- Nardia Simpson The Yield- Tara June Winch . Katie’s Top 3 The Girl with the Louding Voice- Abi Dare The Paris Secret- Natasha Lester House of Earth and Blood- Sarah J Mass Boyfriend Material- Alexis Hall Beach Read- Emily Henry . Jess’s Top 3 Below Deck- Sophie Hardcastle The Morbids- Ewa Ramsey A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing- Jessie Tuu . Deep Dive Kokomo- Victoria Hannan Follow Katie @ www.instagram.com/katie.reads.things I would love to hear from you! Follow the podcast on IG www.instagram.com/sonovelpodcast Or follow my personal account for more bookish content www.instagram.com/what_jess_read

Welcome to the So Novel Podcast. I’m your host Jess and in this fortnightly podcast, I will be chatting all things books- as well as, interviews with authors, publishers and bookstagrammers. So whether you’re looking for your next read or you want to know the story behind the story, then this is the podcast for you!