Tell Me What To Read

The ultimate weekly podcast for book lovers: Tell Me What To Read, hosted by Australian book expert Ben Hunter, shares all the latest book recommendations, reviews, and tea on the hottest new releases! Tell Me What To Read, powered by Booktopia www.booktopia.com.au. Follow @booktopiabooks on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube Follow @booktopia on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. - Tell Me What To Read is recorded on the lands of the Wangal people, and we pay our respects to all elders past and present. - Tell Me What To Read, powered by Booktopia - www.booktopia.com.au. | Follow @booktopiabooks on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube | Follow @booktopia on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn

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Tuesday Nov 22, 2022

This week, comedian Justin Hamilton takes over as host of the podcast to chat with Wil Anderson about new biography, I am NOT Fine, Thanks! 
WARNING: contains coarse language
 
EXPLORE BOOKS MENTIONED
I am NOT Fine, Thanks by Wil Anderson | https://bit.ly/3tRxS6K
 
WANT TO KNOW MORE?
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Website: https://wilanderson.com/
Podcast - Wilosophy: https://wilanderson.com/wilosophy/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialwilanderson/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/officialwilanderson
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Wil_Anderson
Follow Justin Hamilton |
Website: https://www.justinhamilton.com.au/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justinhamiltoncomedian/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/officialjustinhamilton
Twitter: https://twitter.com/justinhamilton_
 
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CREDITS 
Guests: Wil Anderson
Host: Justin Hamilton
Producer: Nick Wasiliev
Published on: 22 November 2022
Season: 2
Episode: 82
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Tuesday Nov 15, 2022

This week, we continue our dive into the world of #BookTok and chat with MollyReadz and AnitasLibrary about the books that are trending on TikTok - this is TikTok Made Me Buy It!
 
EXPLORE BOOKS MENTIONED
Stacey Marie Brown Collection | https://bit.ly/3tmg3we
On Dublin Street by Samantha Young | https://bit.ly/3EpikgB
Abbi Glines Collection | https://bit.ly/3Em7U12
You Deserve Each Other by Sarah Hogle | https://bit.ly/3DYbayf
The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas | https://bit.ly/3UF8wEA
The American Roommate Experiment by Elena Armas | https://bit.ly/3tr8dRP
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston | https://bit.ly/3DWR5bC
It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey | https://bit.ly/3DSCv4W
Kingdom of the Feared by Kerri Maniscalco | https://bit.ly/3GaIyVc
Asking for Trouble by Tessa Bailey | https://bit.ly/3UO0MzQ
Hook, Line, And Sinker by Tessa Bailey | https://bit.ly/3hmbmj9
Heartstrong by Ellidy Pullin | https://bit.ly/3DWgOBa
Love in the Time of Serial Killers by Alicia Thompson | https://bit.ly/3hqNURP
Dating Dr. Dil by Nisha Sharma | https://bit.ly/3NTtCg9
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood | https://bit.ly/3ULiWlR
Jane Austen Collection | https://bit.ly/3WQ1MW5
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid | https://bit.ly/3TxgMFj
 
WANT TO KNOW MORE?
Follow mollyreadz |
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mollyreadz/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mollyreadz?lang=en
Follow Anita's Library |
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anitas.library/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@anitaslibrary?lang=en
 
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CREDITS 
Guests:  MollyReadz & AnitasLibrary
Host: Kassidy Fisher
Producer: Nick Wasiliev
Published on: 15 November 2022
Season: 2
Episode: 81
© 2022 Booktopia

Thursday Nov 10, 2022

This week, we dive into the world of #BookTok and chat with nosophiesallowed about the books that are trending on TikTok - this is TikTok Made Me Buy It!
Booktokker Recommendations: https://bit.ly/3Di3Pct
 
EXPLORE BOOKS MENTIONED
Sunset by Jessie Cave | https://bit.ly/3gY1QT2
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara | https://bit.ly/3fgiuNv
Acts of Desperation by Megan Nolan | https://bit.ly/3DkGirp
White Oleander by Janet Fitch | https://bit.ly/3FrtXnU
Normal People by Sally Rooney | https://bit.ly/3sGWMFn
Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid | https://bit.ly/3dRT2wD
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy | https://bit.ly/3Dm2ilE
Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo | https://bit.ly/3euK9Vl
big beautiful female theory by Eloise Grills | https://bit.ly/3TQ0BnD
 
WANT TO KNOW MORE?
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nosophiesallowed/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nosophiesallowed
 
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CREDITS 
Guests: nosophiesallowed
Host: Kassidy Fisher
Producer: Nick Wasiliev
Published on: 10 November 2022
Season: 2
Episode: 80
© 2022 Booktopia

Tuesday Nov 08, 2022

This week, we sit down with journalist, and founder of the So Dramatic! Podcast, Megan Pustetto, to talk about the books she's reading and enjoying!
 
EXPLORE BOOKS MENTIONED
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult | https://bit.ly/3sFqbzN
Jodi Picoult Collection | https://bit.ly/3ffLcho
Everything Is F*cked by Mark Manson | https://bit.ly/3gTvb1b
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson | https://bit.ly/3zrYazn
Ghosts by Dolly Alderton | https://bit.ly/3DKoGqm
Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton | https://bit.ly/3FtULnM
 
WANT TO KNOW MORE?
Follow Megan Pustetto (& So Dramatic!) |
Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/so-dramatic-with-megan-pustetto/id1523979167
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meganpustetto/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/megan-pustetto-39356846/?originalSubdomain=au
Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/meganpustetto
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@meganpustetto
Website: https://sodramaticonline.com/
 
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CREDITS 
Guests: Megan Pustetto
Hosts & Producer: Nick Wasiliev
Published on: 8 November 2022
Season: 2
Episode: 79
© 2022 Booktopia

Thursday Nov 03, 2022

Australian comedy group Aunty Donna take over the podcast to talk about what constitutes a book, the connection between William Shakespeare and Transformers, and maybe might talk about a book they've got out called Always Room For Christmas Pud.
WARNING: Contains coarse language and sexual references
Always Room For Christmas Pud by Aunty Donna | https://bit.ly/3SNYJep
 
EXPLORE BOOKS MENTIONED
The Shark Net by Robert Drewe | https://bit.ly/3N40thT
Charles Dickens Collection | https://bit.ly/3SFS0Cy
Transformers Robots In Disguise by Caroline Rowlands | https://bit.ly/3gClUu9
Transformers The Manga, Vol. 1 by Masumi Kaneda, Ban Magami (Illustrator) | https://bit.ly/3N6SYqk
Transformers A Visual History (Limited Edition) by Jim Sorenson | https://bit.ly/3zgkI65
Natural Language Processing with Transformers, Revised Edition by Lewis Tunstall, Leandro Von Werra, Thomas Wolf | https://bit.ly/3D7j0VN
 
WANT TO KNOW MORE?
Follow Aunty Donna |
Podcast: https://play.acast.com/s/aunty-donna-podcast
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheAuntyDonnaChannel
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theauntydonnagallery/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheAuntyDonna/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AuntyDonnaBoys
Website: https://www.auntydonna.com/home
 
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CREDITS 
Guests: Aunty Donna
Hosts: Aunty Donna
Producer: Nick Wasiliev
Published on: 3 November 2022
Season: 2
Episode: 78
© 2022 Booktopia

Tuesday Nov 01, 2022

Want to know what to read this month? Our in-house book lovers Sarah McDuling, Ben Hunter and Shanu Prasad sit down to talk about the books you should be checking out in November 2022!
Christmas Gift Guide: https://bit.ly/3t4NFid
 
EXPLORE BOOKS MENTIONED
The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy | https://bit.ly/3DMAsRd
Stella Maris by Cormac McCarthy | https://bit.ly/3NnkShP
Murder In Williamstown by Kerry Greenwood | https://bit.ly/3DMAvfR
Desert Star by Michael Connelly | https://bit.ly/3Fwl390
Livid by Patricia Cornwell | https://bit.ly/3EWI6JM
Day's End by Garry Disher | https://bit.ly/3y3Rvux
The Fall Of Númenor by J R R Tolkien, Brian Sibley (Editor), Alan Lee (Illustrator) | https://bit.ly/3WgKMbl
The Work Wives by Rachael Johns | https://bit.ly/3NuGhG3
Clarke by Holly Throsby | https://bit.ly/3gXuOCG
Ashes in the Snow by Oriana Ramunno | https://bit.ly/3DQrfY9
Life: What Nat to Do by Nat's What I Reckon | https://bit.ly/3zwljAG
Home by the Sea by Natalie Walton | https://bit.ly/3DLox68
Arent & Pyke by Arent & Pyke, Juliette Arent, Sarah-Jane Pyke | https://bit.ly/3WuKU7g
First, Cream the Butter and Sugar by Emelia Jackson | https://bit.ly/3NojUSv
Tonight's Dinner 2 by Adam Liaw | https://bit.ly/3SV0pCl
What I Cook When Nobody's Watching by Poh Ling Yeow | https://bit.ly/3FCUZcl
Lune by Kate Reid | https://bit.ly/3UuSxsD
What's for Dessert by Claire Saffitz | https://bit.ly/3TSqMKv
The CSIRO Low-carb Diet Easy 100 by Grant Brinkworth | https://bit.ly/3Np2XYj
Cakeboi by Reece Hignell | https://bit.ly/3fqYmbl
The Real Food Companion by Matthew Evans | https://bit.ly/3zvXWaF
Is This A Cookbook? by Heston Blumenthal | https://bit.ly/3DNKHo9
Noma 2.0 by René Redzepi, Mette Søberg, Junichi Takahashi | https://bit.ly/3UuSXzd
Lune (Special Edition) by Kate Reid | https://bit.ly/3UbR0Y1
The Vegemite Cookbook by Vegemite | https://bit.ly/3DnkZ8Q
The Battle of Long Tan by Peter FitzSimons | https://bit.ly/3Be0kEi
The Light We Carry by Michelle Obama | https://bit.ly/3SOQw9b
Surrender by Bono | https://bit.ly/3flku70
Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry | https://bit.ly/3SNOwxT
My Dream Time: A memoir of tennis & teamwork by Ash Barty | https://bit.ly/3DqIrBP
I Am NOT Fine, Thanks by Wil Anderson | https://bit.ly/3gThJdD
Sultan by Wasim Akram, Gideon Haigh | https://bit.ly/3gUKRkK
The Price Paid by Tim Paine | https://bit.ly/3fu7HiC
Need a House? Call Ms Mouse by George Mendoza, Doris Susan Smith (Illustrator) | https://bit.ly/3fnPuU6
New Dragon City by Mari Mancusi | https://bit.ly/3sLIdAt
The Prison Healer Limited Collector's Edition by Lynette Noni | https://bit.ly/3SDgahf
Brickman's Big Book of Better Builds by Ryan McNaught | https://bit.ly/3fL4rzs
 
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CREDITS 
Guests: Sarah McDuling, Ben Hunter & Shanu Prasad
Producer: Nick Wasiliev
Published on: 1 November 2022
Season: 2
Episode: 77
© 2022 Booktopia

Thursday Oct 27, 2022

Bringing a close to Booktoberfest 2022, we sit down with Book Of the Month author Jane Harper to discuss her new autobiography, Exiles!
Exiles by Jane Harper | https://bit.ly/3QddrcZ
 
EXPLORE BOOKS MENTIONED
Marian Keyes Collection | https://bit.ly/3SocUGa
Margaret Atwood Collection | https://bit.ly/3MOuWAe
 
WANT TO KNOW MORE?
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janeharperauthor/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/janeharperauthor/
Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/janeharperautho
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jane.harper
Website: https://janeharper.com.au/
 
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CREDITS 
Guests: Jane Harper
Hosts: Ben Hunter
Producer: Nick Wasiliev
Published on: 27 October 2022
Season: 2
Episode: 76
© 2022 Booktopia

Booktoberfest - Brooke Blurton

Tuesday Oct 25, 2022

Tuesday Oct 25, 2022

Continuing our celebration of Booktoberfest 2022, proud Noongar-Yamatji woman Brooke Blurton joins us to discuss her new autobiography, Big Love!
Big Love by Brooke Blurton | https://bit.ly/3riQ8EB
 
EXPLORE BOOKS MENTIONED
No Country Woman by Zoya Patel | https://bit.ly/3THS4CC
Astronomy: Sky Country by Karlie Noon, Krystal De Napoli, Margo Neale (Editor) | https://bit.ly/3Ik8xZg
Colleen Hoover Collection | https://bit.ly/3CQWoc7
 
WANT TO KNOW MORE?
Follow Brooke Blurton |
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brooke.blurton/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brookeblurton95
Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/brookeblurton
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brookeblurton?lang=en
 
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CREDITS 
Guests: Brooke Blurton
Host: Hannah Armstrong
Producer: Nick Wasiliev
Published on: 25 October 2022
Season: 2
Episode: 75
© 2022 Booktopia

Friday Oct 21, 2022

Continuing our celebration of Booktoberfest 2022, legendary comedian and satirist Nazeem Hussain joins us to discuss his brand new kids and children's book, Hy-Larious Hyena!
Hy-Larious Hyena! by Nazeem Hussain, Heath McKenzie (Illustrator) | https://bit.ly/3gdVUoC
 
EXPLORE BOOKS MENTIONED
Charlie and The Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl | https://bit.ly/3S8Wbqa
The BFG by Roald Dahl | https://bit.ly/3S87GOS
Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones | https://bit.ly/3S9eg7H
 
WANT TO KNOW MORE?
Follow Nazeem Hussain |
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nazeemhussain/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nazeem.m.hussain/
Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/nazeem_hussain
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nazeemhussain
Website: https://nazeemhussain.com/
 
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Facebook Group | https://www.facebook.com/groups/booktopiatellmewhattoread 
 
CREDITS 
Guests: Nazeem Hussain
Host: Sarah McDuling
Producer: Nick Wasiliev
Published on: 21 October 2022
Season: 2
Episode: 74
© 2022 Booktopia

Booktoberfest - Shaun Micallef

Thursday Oct 20, 2022

Thursday Oct 20, 2022

Continuing our celebration of Booktoberfest 2022, award winning comedian and host of ABC's Mad As Hell, Shaun Micallef, to discuss his memoir of a life in comedy, Tripping Over Myself.
Tripping Over Myself by Shaun Micallef | https://bit.ly/3EM47e5
 
EXPLORE BOOKS MENTIONED
SPONSORED BOOK: Blue Hotel by Chad Taylor | https://bit.ly/3EMrt3b
 
WANT TO KNOW MORE?
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Website: http://www.shaunmicallefonline.com/
Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/shaunmicallef
 
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Facebook Group | https://www.facebook.com/groups/booktopiatellmewhattoread 
 
CREDITS 
Guests: Shaun Micallef
Host: Joel Naoum
Producer: Nick Wasiliev
Published on: 20 October 2022
Season: 2
Episode: 73
© 2022 Booktopia

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Booktopia has been voted Australia’s Favourite Bookshop and Australia’s Best Online Bookshop. We love books, especially Australian ones.

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