Jem Calder: The Novel as a Gift
Novelist Jem Calder joins Freya to talk about I Want You to Be Happy, his debut novel about two people trying to fall in love while everything around them is engineered to distract them. Jem’s writing career started with Sally Rooney emailing him about the first story he’d ever finished and now hi…
From Crime Scenes to Supernatural Worlds: Alexandria Swanson on Dark Romance and Character-Driven Writing
Season 6, Episode 727: The episode starts off with Ruan narrating excerpts from Alexandria Swanson's Dark Romance books, Defiance (affiliate link book link ) and Balance (affiliate link book link, then we chat about writing, crazy sex related stories Alexandria has dealt with in her job, and the l…
The Final Accounting: Paul's Last Words as Verdict, Not Memoir, 2 Timothy 4:7-8
I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith. From now on, there is stored up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give to me on that day; and not to me only, but also to all those who have loved his appearing., A dying apo…
Episode 140: Lisa S. Gardiner on Learning From the Past
How can looking at the past help us understand what to do about a current crisis? “I’m a firm believer that history can help give us perspective here,” says science writer Lisa S. Gardiner. She’s speaking about her research with coral reefs, but it’s an apropos metaphor for how our past experience…
Finding the Heart of the Story
In this Books with Hooks segment, Bianca, CeCe, and Carly critique a memoir query about parenting a child with Down syndrome, emphasizing that while emotionally powerful, it lacks a clear hook, market positioning, and defined narrative arc—and may not yet function as a full memoir. They stress the…
Read This: This Is Not Michelle de Kretser
Two-time Miles Franklin Award-winning author Michelle de Kretser has never been afraid of formal experimentation. Her seventh and latest book supports that idea. It is bold and, once again, a heady mix of serious intellectual inquiry with beautifully observed characterisation and formal play. On t…
[EP 393] What If Elvis Had a Secret Son? | Joseph Coulson on The Prince of Memphis
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What if Elvis Presley had a secret son? That's the fascinating premise behind The Prince of Memphis, the latest novel from author Joseph Coulson. In this episode, Joseph joins me to discuss the inspiration behind the book, creating the unforgettable characters of Aron Beale and Odelia, the real so…
Dealing with Difficult Chart Placements ft. Maxine Twigg
In this week’s episode, I am speaking with my friend and fellow astrologer, Maxine Twigg. We talk about our shared difficult chart placements of Chiron, Saturn, and Mars. We discuss how our relationships to these placements have evolved over time, and also touch upon Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto, Ma…
Georgie Tunny on life after The Project
When Georgie Tunny was a young girl growing up in Queensland, she dreamed of becoming a sports reporter so she could one day interview the Brisbane Lions and cover the Olympics.
Fast forward to 2026, and Georgie has taken over as anchor of the 10 News national weekend bulletins. Later this year,…
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