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BOOK CLUB: To Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose
We’re sad to say goodbye to dragon month, but happy to send it off with a book club chat about Moniquill Blackgoose’s incredible first installment of the Nampeshiweisit series, To Shape a Dragon's…
Episode 63A - Poet Michael Farrell switches to prose in The Victoria Principle
Award-winning poet Michael Farrell’s latest book is a foray into storytelling through the medium of the short story. In “The Victoria Principle” his playful fictions, some autobiographical, deal with…
Cozy Fantasy and Queer Abundance: An Interview with Rebecca Thorne
Join us for our hilarious interview with USA Today, Indie, and Sunday Times bestselling author Rebecca Thorne. Rebecca talks us through her life-long love of dragons, retrospective worldbuilding, the…
Episode 36: David Loader OAM - Rethinking Student Engagement in Australian Schools - Around the School Table by Xuno Suite
In this episode of Around the School Table (xuno.com.au/podcasts), host Steve Davis is joined by David Loader OAM, Chair of the Institute of Education Reform (IER) (educationalreform.org.au), to…
Does Wingspan Matter? Dragon Mythology Then & Now
This week, Justina & Payton have diligently done their homework on dragon mythology to share with us the history of dragons across time and culture. This includes their connections to…
How to Horse Your Dragon: Unraveling the complex world of dragon lore
It's dragon month, which means we're talking fire, scales, and flying. To kick off the month, we dive headfirst into all the dragon lore we know and try to figure out what we consider True Dragon…
Dennis Hearts Draco: Dragonheart Revisited
It's our first After Dark of the season, and we're revisiting a childhood classic, Dragonheart, as a bridge between April's YA month and our upcoming theme for May: dragons! We reflect on the movie,…
Episode 63 - Meet Vikings and murderers in two very different books
Cath is entertained by Penny Tangey’s tale of murder, motherhood and caffeine as a group of unlikely sleuths solve a crime at the local library. + Michaela talks to Lisa Hannett about the fierce and…
Episode 35: Kerry Williams - Closing the Literacy Gap - Around the School Table by Xuno Suite
In this episode of Around the School Table (xuno.com.au/podcasts), host Steve Davis is joined by Kerry Williams Director Teaching and Learning at SPELD SA Inc (speldsa.org.au), to unpack one of…
BOOK CLUB: Eggshell by Olivia De Zilva
Eggshell is a young adult novella set in 2000s Adelaide that tells the story of Kira, a sarcastic, cynical teenager living in a council house with her Cantonese grandmother (Apoh) and her rebellious…
A Literature of Transformation: Interview with Amie Kaufman
Join us in conversation with New York Times bestselling author, Amie Kaufman, as we continue Young Adult month! We discuss the novels that shaped Amie as a young adult herself, the YA genre as a…
The hidden passion of Rove McManus SPECIAL
Did you know that Rove McManus is an accomplished voice actor? You probably recognise Rove as one of Australia's most famous personalities. From his successful career as a standup comedian,…
'I Just Wanna Be Sad': What teenagers read ft. author Olivia De Zilva
Can you remember what it was like to be a teenager? This week, author Olivia De Zilva joins us again to recall the feelings and stories that shaped us when we were young. As an ex-teenager and…
You Can Turn Anything Into Drugs*, and Other Things I Learnt from YA Fiction
Welcome to YA month! We're starting off the month talking about the fundamentals of the genre: what is it, why is it, and is it even a real genre? We get into the politics of ratings for books,…
BOOK CLUB: How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates by Shailee Thompson
It's our first LIVE BOOK CLUB of 2026 !! Join the Amy & team (minus Payton, who was missed) to catch up on recent events before we dive into our BoTM, How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates by Shailee…
Minisode 62A - Poet Miriel Lenore’s final poetry collection ‘Driving to Mulberrygong’
Adelaide poet Miriel Lenore didn't take to poetry until two thirds of her way through an adventurous life. She was over her many years a botanist, researcher, traveller, student, teacher, activist,…
How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates: Interview with Shailee Thompson
This week, we interviewed the author of our latest favourite, and Book Club book of the month, 'How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates.' We chat all about the witty new slasher romance, the anxieties it…
The Power of Making Your Own Lover: Sentient Object Romance
Continuing a banger month of unconventional romance (Bad ra-ra ah-ah-ah), this week we're digging into the phenomenon of Sentient Object Romance. What initially seems like a silly, goofy genre is…
Hor-Rom-Com, Ho-Mance & Rom-Hor: Serial Killers in Romance Fiction
Oh it is good to be back for Season 2! This month’s theme is Bad (ra-ra, ah-ah-ah) Romance and today we’re kicking the year off with a discussion of serial killer Romance Fiction. The episode begins…
Episode 62 - Antonia Pont’s ‘Plain Life’ + Tsundoku team’s recommended reads
In the midst of the anxiety-ridden chaos of late-stage capitalism, is it really possible to lead a plain life? Philosopher, essayist and yogi Antonia Pont’s book is far more a philosophical analysis…
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