Lauren Williams’ novel Neighbourhood Watch is set in a fictional Melbourne suburb, and the plot features a murder bizarre enough to rival British TV favorite Midsomer Murders. Among the scarecrows in the annual Scarecrow Competition is a real dead body, that of a judge. Justice is the theme and psychologist turned homicide detective Priyanka Pal finds herself up against corruption and powerful men.

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Young elf Esther learns to wrangle dragons as she also learns about love and loss in Jasmine Graetz’s ‘Dracorian Whispers’. The young adult fantasy novel is set in Crossford Academy where Dragon Wrangling is just one of the skills being taught.

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How the enthusiasm of locals can make a library work. We meet Jan Hunt, powerhouse behind the Bruny Island Community Library

 

 

Guests

 

Lauren Williams, author of ‘Neighbourhood Watch’

 

Jasmine Graetz, author of Dracorian Whispers

 

Jan Hunt, Bruny Island Community Library

 

Books that get a mention

 

Cath is checking out Kate Atkinson’s latest novel  “Our Noble Selves”. Sarah discusses why the current trad-wife sensation ‘Yesteryear’ by Caro Claire Burke isn’t working for her

 

Author contacts

 

https://www.simonandschuster.com.au/authors/Lauren-Williams/244423215

https://www.instagram.com/jasmine_h_graetz/

 

Lauren Williams&rsquo; novel Neighbourhood Watch is set in a fictional Melbourne suburb, and the plot features a murder bizarre enough to rival British TV favorite Midsomer Murders. Among the scarecrows in the annual Scarecrow Competition is a real dead body, that of a judge. Justice is the theme and psychologist turned homicide detective Priyanka Pal finds herself up against corruption and powerful men.
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Young elf Esther learns to wrangle dragons as she also learns about love and loss in Jasmine Graetz&rsquo;s &lsquo;Dracorian Whispers&rsquo;. The young adult fantasy novel is set in Crossford Academy where Dragon Wrangling is just one of the skills being taught.
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How the enthusiasm of locals can make a library work. We meet Jan Hunt, powerhouse behind the Bruny Island Community Library
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Guests
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Lauren Williams, author of &lsquo;Neighbourhood Watch&rsquo;
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Jasmine Graetz, author of Dracorian Whispers
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Jan Hunt, Bruny Island Community Library
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Books that get a mention
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Cath is checking out Kate Atkinson&rsquo;s latest novel &nbsp;&ldquo;Our Noble Selves&rdquo;. Sarah discusses why the current trad-wife sensation &lsquo;Yesteryear&rsquo; by Caro Claire Burke isn&rsquo;t working for her
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Author contacts
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https://www.simonandschuster.com.au/authors/Lauren-Williams/244423215
https://www.instagram.com/jasmine_h_graetz/
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Welcome to Tsundoku – the podcast for addicted readers.  Tsundoku is the Japanese word for that pile of books by your bed – the ones you fully intend to read – sometime!  If you can’t resist a good story, are endlessly curious about new books and love nothing better than discussing an old favourite – this is the podcast for you. In Tsundoku we’ll talk to the authors of the moment, we’ll pull out the ‘hits and memories’ from years past and chat them back into life, and we’ll talk to readers from all walks of life about how they acquired their reading passion, their all time favourites … and what books they have waiting in their Tsundoku.

Welcome to Tsundoku &ndash; the podcast for addicted readers.&nbsp;&nbsp;Tsundoku&nbsp;is the Japanese word for that pile of books by your bed &ndash; the ones you fully intend to read &ndash; sometime!&nbsp;&nbsp;If you can&rsquo;t resist a good story, are endlessly curious about new books and love nothing better than discussing an old favourite &ndash; this is the podcast for you. In Tsundoku we&rsquo;ll talk to the authors of the moment, we&rsquo;ll pull out the &lsquo;hits and memories&rsquo; from years past and chat them back into life, and we&rsquo;ll talk to readers from all walks of life about how they acquired their reading passion,&nbsp;their&nbsp;all time favourites &hellip; and what books they have waiting in their Tsundoku.