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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Episodes

Tuesday Oct 18, 2022

Continuing our celebration of Booktoberfest 2022, award winning author Victoria Hannan joins us to discuss her beautiful new novel Marshmallow.
WARNING: contains adult themes
Marshmallow by Victoria Hannan | https://bit.ly/3VuxOGu
 
EXPLORE BOOKS MENTIONED
Kokomo by Victoria Hannan | https://bit.ly/30Ckp3F
Commonwealth by Ann Patchett | https://bit.ly/3ggQYiM
 
WANT TO KNOW MORE?
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/victorialhannan/
Website: https://www.victoriahannan.com/
 
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CREDITS 
Guests: Victoria Hannan
Host: Ben Hunter
Producer: Nick Wasiliev
Published on: 18 October 2022
Season: 2
Episode: 72
© 2022 Booktopia

Friday Oct 14, 2022

The first in a new series, we dive into the world of #BookTok and chat with Olivia Mattiske (aka SquivReads) and Libby Ann (aka LondonApples) to talk about the books that are trending on TikTok - this is TikTok Made Me Buy It!
Jump to 0:40 for SquivReads.
Jump to 18:35 for LondonApples.
 
EXPLORE BOOKS MENTIONED
Snow Like Ashes by Sara Raasch | https://bit.ly/3emQqHO
Heart Bones by Colleen Hoover | https://bit.ly/3MnigQL
Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas | https://bit.ly/3ejXHYV
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab | https://bit.ly/3rLkqQA
The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni | https://bit.ly/2B0bNeh
Twin Crowns by Katherine Webber, Catherine Doyle | https://bit.ly/3T6K1z4
Book Lovers by Emily Henry | https://bit.ly/3NTdGdp
Storm and Fury by Jennifer L. Armentrout | https://bit.ly/3EtweP6
November 9 by Colleen Hoover | https://bit.ly/3fWWozF
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas | https://bit.ly/3g1Q9dW
The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake | https://bit.ly/2YL3WgH
The Princess Trap by Talia Hibbert | https://bit.ly/3yycmGS
HATE by tate james | https://bit.ly/3rNcGhc
From Lukov with Love by Mariana Zapata | https://bit.ly/3yycENY
It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey | https://bit.ly/3SKe001
Ana Huang Collection | https://bit.ly/3fYCd44
Get A Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert | https://bit.ly/3CptDmu
Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert | https://bit.ly/3T6LBB0
Redeemed Special Edition by Lauren Asher | https://bit.ly/3yv9xWK
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas | https://bit.ly/3yv9N8a
 
WANT TO KNOW MORE?
Follow SquivReads |
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/squivreads/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@squivreads
BookTok recommendations: https://www.booktopia.com.au/blog/2022/07/11/booktok-recommendations-from-squivreads/
Follow LondonApples |
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/londonappless/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@londonapples
BookTok recommendations: https://www.booktopia.com.au/blog/2022/09/21/recommendations-with-booktokker-londonapples/
 
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CREDITS 
Guests: Oliva Matticke & Libby Ann
Host & Producer: Nick Wasiliev
Published on: 14 October 2022
Season: 2
Episode: 71
© 2022 Booktopia

Thursday Oct 13, 2022

Earlier this year, the adaptation of Delia Owens' Where The Crawdads Sing was released in cinemas, becoming a huge box office smash! Ahead of the home release, we chat with Taylor John Smith, who plays Tate Walker in the film, around bringing the story to life on the screen. 
WARNING: Spoilers ahead!
Buy Where The Crawdads Sing now on Digital, Blu-Ray™ and DVD | https://unisphe.lnk.to/CRAWDADSALLFORMATSPO
Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens | https://bit.ly/3aDdzhU
 
EXPLORE BOOKS MENTIONED
Jesus Calling by Sarah Young | https://bit.ly/3T82DyI
Wilderness Survival For Dummies by Cameron M. Smith, John F. Haslett | https://bit.ly/3fUJ8eH
The White Fox Chronicles by Gary Paulsen | https://bit.ly/3Ci9hvw
Fearless by Eric Blehm | https://bit.ly/3SQP1rZ
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein | https://bit.ly/3T98ns3
 
WANT TO KNOW MORE?
Thanks to our friends at Kicks Australia, win one of five Where the Crawdads Sing movie packs | https://email.kicks.com.au/crawdadsbooktopia
For more book to movie adaptions, check out Kicks Australia | 
Website: https://www.kicks.com.au/category/based_on_a_book
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ownyourkicksau  
Instagram: www.instagram.com/ownyourkicksau  
Follow Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment | 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/universalsonypicshomeent
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/universalsonypicshomeent
Follow Where The Crawdads Sing |  
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CrawdadsMovie/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/CrawdadsMovie/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CrawdadsMovie
Follow Taylor John Smith |
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taylorjohnsmith/
Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/_taylorjsmith
 
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CREDITS 
Guests: Taylor John Smith
Hosts: Kassidy Fisher
Producer: Nick Wasiliev
Published on: 13 October 2022
Season: 2
Episode: 70
© 2022 Booktopia

Booktoberfest - Myf Warhurst

Tuesday Oct 11, 2022

Tuesday Oct 11, 2022

Australian radio presenter and queen of Spicks and Specks, Myf Warhurst joins us for a our first themed podcast celebrating Booktoberfest 2022, where she talks about her new book, Time of My Life!
WARNING: contains adult themes
Time of My Life by Myf Warhurst | https://bit.ly/3dP4lGp
 
EXPLORE BOOKS MENTIONED
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro | https://bit.ly/3T1IXN0
Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen | https://bit.ly/3fCbN4f
 
WANT TO KNOW MORE?
Follow Myf Warhurst |
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myfwarhurst/
Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/myfwarhurst
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyfWarhurstOfficialPage/
 
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Facebook Group | https://www.facebook.com/groups/booktopiatellmewhattoread 
 
CREDITS 
Guests: Myf Warhurst
Host: Sarah McDuling & Shanu Prasad
Producer: Nick Wasiliev
Published on: 11 October 2022
Season: 2
Episode: 69
© 2022 Booktopia

Thursday Oct 06, 2022

Tell Me What To Read pairs with The First Time Podcast, as Ben Hunter, Kate Mildenhall and Katherine Collette sit down to discuss their favourite debut books of 2022! 
The First Time Podcast: https://thefirsttimepodcast.com/
 
EXPLORE BOOKS MENTIONED
Son of Sin by Omar Sakr | https://bit.ly/3HsBEsq
Only a Monster by Vanessa Len | https://bit.ly/3o5tw9p
Sunbathing by Isobel Beech | https://bit.ly/3fHlaDt
Everything Feels Like the End of the World by Else Fitzgerald | https://bit.ly/3SEJDbh
Found, Wanting by Natasha Sholl | https://bit.ly/3CuFrVM
Every Version of You by Grace Chan | https://bit.ly/3ryS3F3
The Whitewash by Siang Lu | https://bit.ly/3ruMcAE
The Natural History of Love by Caroline Petit | https://bit.ly/38m6pCp
The Furies by Mandy Beaumont | https://bit.ly/3Hg4Xxc
All That's Left Unsaid by Tracey Lien | https://bit.ly/3RtMDFX
Wake by Shelley Burr | https://bit.ly/3sJr1eE
Denizen by James McKenzie Watson | https://bit.ly/3rt7wXf
Dirt Town by Hayley Scrivenor | https://bit.ly/3JDSy7S
The Torrent by Dinuka McKenzie | https://bit.ly/3rTJ2Gr
Banjawarn by Josh Kemp | https://bit.ly/3uXKQRC
Show Me Where it Hurts by Kylie Maslen | https://bit.ly/3EvKuXN
Ruth & Pen by Emilie Pine | https://bit.ly/3EvKHKz
Hovering by Rhett Davis | https://bit.ly/3oYXI6G
Gemini Falls by Sean Wilson | https://bit.ly/3RykZI2
The Upwelling by Lystra Rose | https://bit.ly/3SS3un1
 
WANT TO KNOW MORE?
Follow The First Time |
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefirsttimepod/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefirsttimepod
Follow Kate Mildenhall |
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kmildenhall/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/katemildenhall/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/katemildenhallwriter/
Website: https://katemildenhall.com/
Follow Katherine Collette |
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katherinecollettewriter/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/kecollette
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/katherinecollettewriter/
Website: https://www.katherinecollette.com/
 
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CREDITS 
Guests: Kate Mildenhall, Katharine Collette & Ben Hunter
Producer: Nick Wasiliev
Published on: 6 October 2022
Season: 2
Episode: 68
© 2022 Booktopia

Book Chat With... Flex Mami

Wednesday Oct 05, 2022

Wednesday Oct 05, 2022

Australian media personality, radio presenter, business woman, bestselling author, DJ and TV presenter Lillian Ahenkan joins us to talk about the books she's reading and enjoying!
WARNING: contains adult themes
The Success Experiment by Lillian Ahenkan | https://bit.ly/3e7c8wO
 
EXPLORE BOOKS MENTIONED
The Twilight Saga by Stephanie Meyer | https://bit.ly/3l1VHTC
Trickery: Curse Of The Gods by Jaymin Eve, Jane Washington | https://bit.ly/3E9m4D8
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas | https://bit.ly/33WvuSw
The Mistborn Trilogy by Brandon Sanderson | https://bit.ly/3rq05jG
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood | https://bit.ly/3M72Ekm
Set On You by Amy Lea | https://bit.ly/3RtyoRv
 
WANT TO KNOW MORE?
Follow Flex Mami |
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flex.mami/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@flexmami
Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/flexmami
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flexmami
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FlexMami
Flex & Froomes on CADA: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/flex-froomes-on-cada/id385034644
Website: https://www.flexmami.com/
 
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CREDITS 
Guests: Flex Mami
Host: Kassidy Fisher
Producer: Nick Wasiliev
Published on: 5 October 2022
Season: 2
Episode: 67
© 2022 Booktopia

Tuesday Oct 04, 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 October 2022, the month of Booktoberfest!
 
EXPLORE BOOKS MENTIONED
Exiles by Jane Harper | https://bit.ly/3QddrcZ
The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding by Holly Ringland | https://bit.ly/3QfdHZ1
The Tilt by Chris Hammer | https://bit.ly/3Snxzek
Seeing Other People by Diana Reid | https://bit.ly/3dgy0b6
Always Room for Christmas Pud by Aunty Donna, James Fosdike (Illustrator) | https://bit.ly/3SNYJep
Heartstrong by Ellidy Pullin | https://bit.ly/3y3Rvux
The Ninth Life of a Diamond Miner by Grace Tame  | https://bit.ly/3UTGQMP
Not Now, Not Ever by Julia Gillard | https://bit.ly/3URiV0I
The Book of Roads and Kingdoms by Richard Fidler | https://bit.ly/3rf0CFb
The Guy Who Decides by Jimmy Rees | https://bit.ly/3Ed4NbY
We Love Love by Laura Byrne, Brittany Hockley | https://bit.ly/3rjtQTq
The Joy of Better Cooking by Alice Zaslavsky | https://bit.ly/3UQLOd9
Tenderheart by Hetty Lui McKinnon | https://bit.ly/3rlSN0p
Bake My Day by Katherine Sabbath | https://bit.ly/3BU0AYg
RecipeTin Eats: Dinner by Nagi Maehashi | https://bit.ly/3Ea4AGR
The Food Saver's A-Z by Alex Elliott-Howery, Jaimee Edwards | https://bit.ly/3dP4bPj
Big Love by Brooke Blurton | https://bit.ly/3riQ8EB
Best Laid Plans by Georgie Abay | https://bit.ly/3LXOOAv
Time of My Life by Myf Warhurst | https://bit.ly/3dP4lGp
Bohemian Negligence by Bertie Blackman | https://bit.ly/3LRQ8oB
 
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Facebook Group | https://www.facebook.com/groups/booktopiatellmewhattoread 
 
CREDITS 
Guests: Sarah McDuling, Ben Hunter & Shanu Prasad
Producer: Nick Wasiliev
Published on: 4 October 2022
Season: 2
Episode: 66
© 2022 Booktopia

Thursday Sep 29, 2022

Actor, author, activist, and star of Neighbours Madeleine West takes over our podcast to chat with Megan Albany around the forthcoming stage adaptation of her bestselling debut novel, The Very Last List of Vivian Walker! 
WARNING: contains adult themes
Get Tickets (2nd October): https://brunswickpicturehouse.com/very-last-list-vivian-walker-2-oct/
The Healthy Minds Club: https://thehealthymindsclub.com/
The Very Last List of Vivian Walker by Megan Albany | https://bit.ly/3JCCJP1
 
EXPLORE BOOKS MENTIONED
Black and Blue by Veronica Gorrie | https://bit.ly/3wqcAg9
Bedtime Story by Chloe Hooper | https://bit.ly/3uaPoDf
Clarity & Connection by Yung Pueblo | https://bit.ly/3UERaIx
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles | https://bit.ly/3ersugP
The Tree of Ecstasy and Unbearable Sadness by Matt Ottley | https://bit.ly/3Sxpqni
 
WANT TO KNOW MORE?
Follow Madeleine West |
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/msmadswest/
 
Follow Megan Albany |
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meganalbanywriter/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Megan_Albany
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/meganalbanywriter
Website: https://www.meganalbany.com/
 
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Facebook Group | https://www.facebook.com/groups/booktopiatellmewhattoread 
 
CREDITS 
Guests: Megan Albany
Guest Host: Madeleine West
Producer: Nick Wasiliev
Published on: 29 September 2022
Season: 2
Episode: 65
© 2022 Booktopia

Tuesday Sep 27, 2022

This September, we’ll be celebrating the best new children’s books for all ages and reading levels: this is Kids Month! This week, Sarah McDuling chats with Nina Kenwood and Dani Vee!
Jump ahead to 01:01 for Nina Kenwood
Jump ahead to 30:21 for Dani Vee
Kids Month: https://bit.ly/3UBxbdM
 
EXPLORE BOOKS MENTIONED
Unnecessary Drama by Nina Kenwood | https://bit.ly/3JnkTQY
My EXTRAordinary Mum by Dani Vee, Alexandra Colombo (Illustrator) | https://bit.ly/3PDPGuq
 
FOLLOW
Follow Nina Kenwood |
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NinaKenwood
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ninakenwood/
Website: https://www.ninakenwood.com/
Follow Dani Vee (Words and Nerds) |
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daniveebooks_wordsandnerds/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaniVeeBooks
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DaniVeeBooks
Podcast: https://www.wordsandnerds.com/podcast-1
Website: https://www.wordsandnerds.com/
 
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Facebook Group | https://www.facebook.com/groups/booktopiatellmewhattoread 
 
CREDITS 
Guests: Nina Kenwood & Dani Vee
Interviewers: Sarah McDuling
Host & Producer: Nick Wasiliev
Published on: 27 September 2022
Season: 2
Episode: 64
© 2022 Booktopia

Friday Sep 23, 2022

Star of Home and Away and ambassador for Endometriosis Australia, Sophie Dillman, joins us at Booktopia HQ to talk about the books she's been reading and enjoying!
WARNING: Coarse language and themes
Endometriosis Australia: https://www.endometriosisaustralia.org/
Books On The Rail: https://www.booksontherail.com/
 
EXPLORE BOOKS MENTIONED
Pain and Prejudice by Gabrielle Jackson | https://bit.ly/3qHx2aP
Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa | https://bit.ly/3BKOjWX
Endo Unfiltered by Erin Barnett | https://bit.ly/3MlQWSl
Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up by Alexandra Potter | https://bit.ly/3RNQL4x
One Good Thing by Alexandra Potter | https://bit.ly/3qKr9K2
The Book Ninja by Ali Berg, Michelle Kalus | https://bit.ly/3xr6H4U
Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts | https://bit.ly/3J7iNnq
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling, Narrated by Stephen Fry | https://bit.ly/3QPITy8
 
WANT TO KNOW MORE?
Follow Sophie Dillman |
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sophiedillman/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sophiedillman
 
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Facebook Group | https://www.facebook.com/groups/booktopiatellmewhattoread 
 
CREDITS 
Guests: Sophie Dillman
Host & Producer: Nick Wasiliev
Published on: 23 September 2022
Season: 2
Episode: 63
© 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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