Best Shawline Publishing Podcasts (2024)

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Speaking with Australian author Ken Gratton 15:24

8M ago15:24

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Brad chats with Australian author Ken Gratton about his new book The Anarchy Engine. You can purchase your copy here! THE WORLD COPES WITH CASCADING ECONOMIC DISASTERS, WAR, GLOBAL PANDEMICS AND CATASTROPHIC CLIMATE CHANGE… Now right-wing populist politicians are throwing further chaos into the mix. The Anarchy Engine breaks down the discrete chall…

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Speaking with Australian author Kate Hanssen 15:48

9M ago15:48

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Brad chats with Australian author Kate Hanssen about her new book Following Dharma. You can purchase your copy here! AN INSPIRING TALE CENTRED AROUND ONE WOMAN’S JOURNEY IN NEPAL AND HER SURVIVAL OF A DEVASTATING EARTHQUAKE… For all those who didn't give up the good fight… Kate sees you. In 2013, Kate visited Nepal for the first time with no knowle…

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Speaking with Australian children's author Gillian Wells 8:56

9M ago8:56

8:56

Brad chats with Australian author Gillian Wells about her latest children's book Boots and Scoots. You can purchase your copy here! BOOTS AND SCOOTS, two terrier puppies, bring a whole new meaning to the word trouble! Their new home on a cattle farm in the outback brings endless opportunities for mischief and fun, both of which Boots and Scoots con…

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Speaking with Australian author Allan Sicard 29:44

9M ago29:44

29:44

Brad chats with Australian author Allan Sicard about his new book The Courage to Lead. You can purchase your copy here! About The Courage to Lead: In a world full of leaders who put their egos first, and crave power and the spotlight, here is a story about a leader who did exactly the opposite in the autocratic arena of policing. This is a story ab…

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Speaking with debut author Grant Parkin 15:43

9M ago15:43

15:43

Brad chats with debut author Grant Parkin about his new book Yourself or Someone Like You. You can purchase your copy here! PART MEMOIR, PART SELF-HELP BOOK, YOURSELF OR SOMEONE LIKE YOU IS HERE TO SHOW YOU HOW TO EXERCISE THE CONCEPT OF CHOICE AND RESPONSIBILITY WHEN FACED WITH CHALLENGES… From surviving an horrific dog attack as a toddler, to the…

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Speaking with debut author Ib Svane 20:44

9M ago20:44

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Brad chats with Australian author Ib Svane about his new book Short Stories for the Daring Yachtsman. You can purchase your copy here! YACHTING STORIES OFTEN DESCRIBE DIFFICULT OCEAN PASSAGES OR THE BEAUTY OF REMOTE ISLANDS... THIS COLLECTION OF OCEANIC TALES IS VERY DIFFERENT! Short Stories for the Daring Yachtsman is about the lives of actual yac…

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Speaking with Australian author Nicholas Wetemans 12:47

9M ago12:47

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Brad chats with Australian author Nicholas Wetemans about his new book In the Darkness. You can purchase your copy here! DYLAN, LANCE AND THEO BLACKBURN; THREE ORDINARY BROTHERS WHO LEAD ORDINARY LIVES… Until one particular night, when a heated argument between them uncovers hidden powers. Dylan – the ability to control darkness. Lance – the abilit…

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3BA guest radio host Brett MacDonald interviews Australian author Christine 9:47

9M ago9:47

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Brett chats with Australian author Christine about her new poetry book Quintessential Christine. You can purchase your copy here! CHRISTINE’S WORDS OFFER A TRUTHFUL COMMENTARY ABOUT THE BEAUTY AND RELATABILITY OF EVERYDAY LIFE FOR EVERY PERSON TO ENJOY... Her family, friends and the everyday events of her life provide the quintessential material fo…

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Speaking with Australian author Gillian Wells 12:58

9M ago12:58

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Brad chats with Australian author Gillian Wells about her latest book Returned. You can purchase your copy here! WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A WORLD TRIES TO SPLIT TRUE LOVE APART...? Seb has made a successful living through a love of horses, yet it never quite filled his empty heart. Taking time to venture to France, Seb encounters the lost love of his life…

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Speaking with Australian author Jim McIntyre 16:49

10M ago16:49

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Brad chats with Jim McIntyre about her book Nikolai the Perfect. Purchase your copy of Nikolai the Perfect by clicking here. Jim is also contactable via his email address as a first point of contact: jim@terangwritersretreat.com While post-communist Moscow deals with political transition, Vassili is descending into despair at his wife Anna's chroni…

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Speaking with Australian author Lillian Lumley 7:35

10M ago7:35

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Brad chats with Australian author Lillian Lumley about her new book The Ones in Between. You can purchase your copy here! CHARLOTTE IS AN ORDINARY GIRL… HER LOVE LIFE IS ANYTHING BUT! From dating the high school misfit-turned-jock, Samuel, to the charming, intelligent, best-looking-guy-ever named Sebastian, Charlotte has no trouble finding a love i…

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Speaking with Australian author Peter Lucas 14:02

10M ago14:02

14:02

Brad chats with Australian author Peter Lucas about his new book The Last Virus. You can purchase your copy here! A SMALL GROUP OF SURVIVORS OF THE LAST VIRUS WANT THEIR LIVES BACK… With memories of masks, lockdowns, empty supermarket shelves, a crumbled tourism industry and a depleted workforce left in its wake, the virus eventually comes to an en…

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Speaking with Australian children's author Peter Hodkinson 19:52

10M ago19:52

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Kelly chats with Australian author Peter Hodkinson about his new book Inside the Notebook. You can purchase your copy here! ABBEY WAS SHY… Not just scared to talk in front of the class shy but wandering the school yard alone shy. When her favourite Grandma gives her a unique notebook on her 10th birthday Abbey’s life is changed forever. Inside the …

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Speaking with Australian author Elizabeth Long 24:27

10M ago24:27

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Kelly chats with Elizabeth Long about her debut novel The Taroona Incident. Purchase your copy of The Taroona Incident by clicking here. About The Taroona Incident: A body. A secret. A reckoning. When four-year-old Rebecca finds the lifeless body of her much-loved Aunt Pat in the Derwent River in 1952, the course of her life changes forever. Plunge…

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Speaking with Australian author Gavin Pearce 15:46

10M ago15:46

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Brad chats with Australian author Gavin Pearce about his new book Searching for Yay Yay. You can purchase your copy here! WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT YOUR OWN FAMILY HISTORY? This tale has its origins in the rainforests of Central Africa, with a family past bound to the Dutch East India Company and its trading colonies in Batavia, India and Africa. Sear…

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Speaking with Australian author Dani Matthewson 14:21

10M ago14:21

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Brad chats with Australian author Dani Matthewson about her new book Pandemic Love. You can purchase your copy here! NEW LOVE BEFORE THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC LOOKED AND FELT VERY DIFFERENT… Dana, a 27-year-old scientist, has taken a new job working within the COVID-19 branch of the hospital. Her goal: to work with and learn how to identify the virus. Sh…

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Speaking with Australian author Andy Kay 12:42

10M ago12:42

12:42

Brad chats with Australian author Andy Kay about his new book The Adventures of Little Andy. You can purchase your copy here! "I SHOULD’VE SENT HIM BACK TO THE BABY HOSPITAL!" LITTLE ANDY’S MUM There are many self-made millionaires in the world, who’ve become rich by their own efforts. But are there self-made horrendous people? Sure, there are – an…

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3BA guest radio host Brett MacDonald interviews Australian author Geoff McArthur 9:40

11M ago9:40

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Brett chats with Australian author Geoff McArthur about his new book Look for the Red Umbrella. You can purchase your copy here! OF THE THOUSANDS WHO HEADED TO THE AUSTRALIAN GOLDFIELDS IN THE 1850S TO FIND RICHES, NOT ALL WOULD SEARCH FOR GOLD… With fortunes to be made in trade and business in these booming populations, only those with the courage…

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Speaking with Australian author Rich Larsen 10:19

12M ago10:19

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Brad chats with Australian author Rich Larsen about his new book The Silent Society. You can purchase your copy here! THE SILENT SOCIETY IS AN ADVENTURE THAT PURSUES THE PHILOSOPHICAL UNDERPINNINGS OF WHAT IT IS TO BE A HUMAN BEING AND OUR PLACE ON THIS PLANET... Sufferers of the disease are unable to speak to those around them, unable to voice wha…

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Speaking with Australian author AJ Wilton 15:02

12M ago15:02

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Brad chats to Australian author AJ Wilton about his new book You Killed My Wife. You can purchase a copy by clicking here! MORT’S FIRST GOAL ON RETURNING HOME TO BRISBANE AFTER RETIRING FROM THE ARMED FORCES IS TO INVESTIGATE HIS WIFE’S DEATH... With a post-mortem trail that presents him with scandalous industrial espionage and both police and poli…

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3CR Radical Radio guest host Sally Goldner interviews Australian author Ken Dunlop 1:00:52

12M ago1:00:52

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Sally chats with Ken about his book Dazzler Dunlop. You can purchase your copy here! WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE OPENLY GAY IN THE HYPER-MACHO WORLD OF PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING? Just ask Ken “Dazzler” Dunlop, whose Australian professional wrestling career coincided with the AIDS crisis and when homosexuality was not only still taboo but also a criminal a…

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Speaking with Australian author Max Jeffries 9:00

12M ago9:00

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Brad chats to Australian author Max Jeffries about his new book Altered Sense. You can purchase your copy by clicking here. THE LOYALTIES OF THOSE CLOSEST TO HIM WILL BE TESTED… When an unprovoked and vicious assault leaves William Denham at a Sydney hospital with serious head injuries, he soon begins to experience strange visions. Forced to questi…

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3BA guest radio host Brett MacDonald interviews Australian author Yvonne Horsfield 8:36

12M ago8:36

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Brett chats with Australian author Yvonne Horsfield about her new book Chinese Roots. You can purchase your copy here! BIOGRAPHICAL ACCOUNT OF THE WELL-KNOWN BALLARAT TONG WAY FAMILY FROM 1863 ONWARD... Striving to become accepted, this account is filled with the historical impacts of a family looking to find a home while they deal with the battles…

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Speaking with Australian author B.J. Toniolo 10:27

1y ago10:27

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Brad chats to Australian author B.J. Toniolo about his new book Here's to Sweet Revenge. You can purchase your copy by clicking here. JACK NEWTON LIVED A FLAWLESS LIFE - MARRIED TO HIS SOULMATE AND BLESSED WITH A NEW BABY GIRL… Until one day, things are violently upended and his life is altered forever. Jack fights to pick up the pieces of his now …

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Speaking with author Prabash Galagedara 16:01

1y ago16:01

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Brad chats to author Prabash Galagedara about his book Embrace: In pursuit of happiness through Artificial Intelligence. Purchase your copy of Embrace by clicking here. Today, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being implemented at a fast pace in almost every area of our lives. There is a lot of information out there, but much of it is not easily acce…

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Speaking with author Farzaneh Djalalian Asl 18:10

1y ago18:10

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Brad chats with Farzaneh Djalalian Asl about her book Incarceration: My Five Years as a Political Prisoner in Iran. Purchase your copy of Incarceration by clicking here. When the Shah ﬂed Iran in 1979, the happy, uneventful life that Farzaneh had known was shattered. Promised freedoms were eroded and universities closed in 1980, which led Farzaneh …

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Speaking with Australian author Annie Day 21:31

1y ago21:31

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Kelly chats to Australian author Annie Day about her new book The Magic Eye. You can purchase your copy by clicking here. ON A QUEST TO SEEK ANSWERS TO THE MYSTERY OF THEIR MISSING PARENTS, TWINS VICTORIA AND HENRY WILL DISCOVER MORE THAN THEY EXPECTED ON A MAGICAL JOURNEY THROUGH TIME… Along with their dog, Scrap, they embark on a magical adventur…

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Speaking with Australian author Madison Hamilton 19:50

1y ago19:50

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Kelly chats to Australian author Madison Hamilton about her new book Gunner. You can purchase your copy by clicking here. LYRIC DAVIS HAS SPENT HER LIFE IN MOTORCYCLE CLUBHOUSES, SO WHY SHOULD HER MOVE TO NORTH CAROLINA BE ANY DIFFERENT? Lyric’s brother, Pirate, is tasked with starting a new chapter of their father’s motorcycle club which enhances …

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Speaking with Australian author Philippa Kaye 13:57

1y ago13:57

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Brad chats to Australian author Phillipa Kaye about her new book Girl Detectives Just Wanna Have Fun. You can purchase your copy by clicking here. IT’S 1984, HAIRSTYLES ARE BIG, SKIRTS ARE SHORT AND BIRDIE MEALING IS JUST A GIRL WHO WANTS TO HAVE FUN… UNTIL HER UNCLE GOES MISSING. With a little help from her friends, Birdie, a talented musician tur…

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Speaking with Australian author Saffire-Rose Fletcher 18:50

1y ago18:50

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Kelly chats to Australian author Saffire-Rose Fletcher about her personal journey to writing her memoirs Revive My Life: A Story for the Experienced and Maybe I Can Rise Above: A Story for the Misunderstood. Purchase your copy of Revive My Life by clicking here. In this follow-up to Maybe I Can Rise Above, Saffire-Rose Fletcher continues her journe…

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Speaking with author Julie Ann Bryant 13:14

1y ago13:14

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Kelly chats to author Julie Ann Bryant about her new book From One Twin Mum to Another: An Insight into the Complexities of Multiple Birth Bereavement You can purchase your copy here - https://www.booktopia.com.au/from-one-twin-mum-to-another-julie-ann-bryant/book/9781922954039.html ABOUT FROM ONE TWIN MUM TO ANOTHER: AN INSIGHT INTO THE COMPLEXITI…

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Speaking with Australian children's author Samantha Frew 16:48

1y ago16:48

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Kelly chats with children's author Samantha Frew about her new children's book, Big Boy's Star Map, inspired by the Australian kangaroos in the hinterlands. Grab your copy here - https://www.shawlinepublishing.com.au/search/display/297-big-boyand%2339%3Bs-star-map BIG BOY IS A BRAVE, RESILIENT AND OLDER KANGAROO who becomes separated from his mob d…

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Speaking with Australian author Andi Lew 17:16

1y ago17:16

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Kelly chats to author and well-known health personality and advocate Andi Lew about her new book Where'd They Go?: Bringing Light to Ghosting Culture You can purchase your copy here - https://www.booktopia.com.au/where-d-they-go--andi-lew/book/9780648458449.html ABOUT WHERE'D THEY GO?: BRINGING LIGHT TO GHOSTING CULTURE BY ANDI LEW Where’d they go?…

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Speaking with author Meredith Gresham 16:02

1y ago16:02

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Kelly chats to author Meredith Gresham and her son James about Meredeith's memoir The Gift: A Voice from the Shadows. You can purchase your copy here - https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-gift-meredith-gresham/book/9781922691583.html ABOUT THE GIFT: A VOICE FROM THE SHADOWS BY MEREDITH GRESHAM From a mud hut in Tanzania to Gala movie premiers with roy…

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Speaking with Australian author Jennifer Tanti 18:03

1y ago18:03

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Kelly chats to Australian author Jennifer Tanti about her children's book 'Chickaboo,' which was inspired by the birth of her grandchild, whom Jennifer promised she would write a picture book for. You can purchase your copy here - https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/chickaboo-jennifer-tanti/1142556813 GRANDMA AND LUCA ARE READING A BEDTIME STORY FROM …

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Speaking with Australian author Jake Triulcio 14:21

1y ago14:21

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Kelly chats to Australian author Jake Triulcio about the process of writing, the creative inspiration of his book The Knight: Dark Era, and his plans for the next book in his series. You can purchase your copy here - https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-knight-dark-era-jake-triulcio/ebook/9781922691705.html ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO, THE DARK ERA RAVAGED T…

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Speaking with Australian author Ash Tough 15:34

1y ago15:34

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Kelly chats to Australian author Ash Tough and how her own personal journey transcended into the central protagonist of her new book Holly & Oak: Season One, which touches on the morality of rising above what has hurt us. You can purchase your copy here - https://www.shawlinepublishing.com.au/search/display/323-holly-and-oak%3A-season-one A DEADLY …

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Speaking with Scottish Australian author Mhairead MacLeod 18:53

1y ago18:53

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Kelly chats to Scottish Australian author Mhairead MacLeod about her new book 'A Hospital in the Clouds,' whose protagonist, Anna Sinclair, was inspired by the courageous female archetypes of Mhairead's past. You can purchase your copy here - https://www.shawlinepublishing.com.au/search/display/324-a-hospital-in-the-clouds CAN ANNA OUTRUN HER PAST……

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3BA guest radio host Brett MacDonald interviews Australian author Dave O'Neill on air 9:45

1y ago9:45

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Brett chats with Australian author Dave O'Neill about his inspiring new children's book, 'The Seagull Who Soared.' You can purchase your copy here - https://www.shawlinepublishing.com.au/search/display/312-the-seagull-who-soared STEVIE THE SEAGULL OFTEN DREAMS OF EXCITING ADVENTURES, but can she find the courage to take to the skies and leave the s…

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Speaking with Australian author Ian Saunders 14:33

1y ago14:33

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Kelly chats to Australian author Ian Saunders about the creative inspiration for his new book 'The Islands,' which combines elements of history, romance and suspense. You can purchase your copy here - https://www.shawlinepublishing.com.au/search/display/315-the-islands A HIDDEN CHINESE NAVAL BASE AND SOME UNEXPECTED VISITORS… It began innocently en…

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Speaking with Australian author Sam Baker 16:37

1y ago16:37

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Kelly chats to Australian author Sam Baker about his new book 'Portrait of a Princess.' Sam is in the navy and he wrote this book whilst at sea, using it as a way to escape into his imagination, which has brought upon a new fantasy world that will eventually become a trilogy. You can purchase your copy here - https://www.shawlinepublishing.com.au/s…

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Speaking with Australian authors Caity Randall and Craig Ford 29:38

1y ago29:38

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Brad chats to authors and cyber security experts, Caity Randall and Craig Ford about their impressive new book titled 'The Shadow World,' which was spurred from their shared passion of educating children about the dangers of cyber crime, and what they can do to protect themselves. You can purchase your copy here - https://www.shawlinepublishing.com…

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Speaking with Australian author J.A. Henry 16:43

1y ago16:43

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Kelly chats to author J.A. Henry about the creative inspiration for his new book 'Just a Nobody' that has been shaped by J.A. Henry's lengthy experiences as a prison officer, which brings a humility and a realness to this crime thriller. You can purchase your copy here - https://www.shawlinepublishing.com.au/search/display/316-just-a-nobody MEET ST…

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Speaking with Australian author Stephen D'Agata 22:38

1y ago22:38

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Kelly chats to author Stephen D'Agata about his book, 'Pope Dreams: Pope Peter the Improbable,' and how the intricacies of the story merely began as a loose idea for Stephen all the way back in 2005. You can purchase your copy here - https://www.booktopia.com.au/pope-dreams-stephen-d-agata/book/9781922691989.html POPE ANTHONY IS DEAD. BUT THEN, ON …

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Speaking with Australian author Craig Ford 9:31

1y ago9:31

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Brad chats to the critically acclaimed author Craig Ford about his new book 'Shadow,' which is the second instalment to his 'Foresight' series. Craig's expert knowledge as an ethical hacker and a cybersecurity engineer forged the inspiration for his thrilling fictional series. You can purchase your copy here - https://www.shawlinepublishing.com.au/…

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Speaking with Australian author Rosie La Rosa 16:04

1y ago16:04

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Kelly chats to Rosie La Rose, author of "It's Not Me, It's YOU!" A book that is incredibly relatable and inspiring for those who have been effected by narcissistic abuse. Rosie talks about wanting to write a book that reassures people that they are not the problem, the narcissist is. You can purchase your copy here - https://www.booktopia.com.au/it…

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Speaking with special guest Robyn Edleston 23:47

1y ago23:47

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Kelly chats to Robyn Edleston, the mother of author Kate Callaghan who sadly passed away from cancer. Before she passed, Kate wrote an incredibly insightful book titled Holistic Living which Robyn is now promoting on behalf of her daughter. Robyn was able to turn her grief into compassion and purpose as she shares her daughter's scientific and crea…

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Speaking with Australian author Hilary Hristov 12:59

1y ago12:59

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Brad chats to Hilary Hristov about the creative inspiration for her new book 'Strengthening Death,' which is a sequel to her first book titled 'Death's Embrace.' Purchase your copy here - https://www.shawlinepublishing.com.au/search/display/304-strengthening-death WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU FOUND OUT THOSE WHO ARE IN THE POSITION OF POWER, WHO MADE A…

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Speaking with Australian children's author Silvia Barragues 20:46

1y ago20:46

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Kelly chats with children's author Silvia Barragues about the creative inspiration for her new book, Welcome Home. Grab your copy here - https://www.shawlinepublishing.com.au/search/display/311-welcome-home FOLLOW ALONG AS MATILDA’S TRIP TO THE PARK brings about a surprising new addition to the family. A sweet story of an unexpected journey of disc…

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Speaking with Australian author Yvonne Horsfield 15:40

1y ago15:40

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Kelly chats to accomplished author Yvonne Horsfield about her new historical biography, Chinese Roots. Grab your copy here - https://www.shawlinepublishing.com.au/search/display/306-chinese-roots A BIOGRAPHICAL ACCOUNT OF THE WELL-KNOWN BALLARAT TONG WAY FAMILY FROM 1863 ONWARD... Striving to become accepted, this account is filled with the histori…

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