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Booksmart is the podcast for readers who go absolutely feral for women’s stories. The book lovers who are ruled by a never-ending TBR stack and the fear of falling behind in their annual Goodreads Reading challenge. In this Missing Perspectives podcast, your hosts, interstate besties and colleagues, Sunny Adcock and Allie Daisy King, discover new favourites and discuss their own like they’re ancient texts worthy of preservation in the Library of Alexandria. Join them for monthly book club reads, interviews with authors, and a host of other book-related tangents.
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Recent Episodes
S2E3 Jennette McCurdy, Shock Value & Second Book Syndrome ('Half His Age' & 'I’m Glad My Mom Died')
Does depicting taboo relationships automatically mean endorsing them? Does having an interesting personal story automatically make you a good storyteller? And further, how does an author follow up a…
S2E2 Sex, Trauma & ‘How To End A Love Story’: Book Club
Welcome to our first book club episode, where we delve into the wonderful and traumatic world of Yulin Kuang and How to End a Love Story. Kuang is an author, director, and screenwriter, known for the…
S2E1 'People We Meet on Vacation' & What Book-To-Screen Adaptations Owe Readers?
What do book-to-screen adaptations owe their readers? And further, what makes a good adaptation? Should the goal of any adaptation be to appease existing fandoms or attract new ones? These are the…
Zeynab Gamieldien on 'Learned Behaviours'
In the final episode of Booksmart for the year, Soaliha Iqbal sits down with acclaimed writer Zeynab Gamieldien to unpack her powerful new novel, Learned Behaviours. A gripping literary mystery set…
In conversation with award-winning author Dylin Hardcastle
In this week’s episode of Booksmart, host Soaliha Iqbal sits down with award-winning author, artist, and screenwriter Dylin Hardcastle - the creative force behind Below Deck, Breathing Underwater,…
Mona Awad on her (iconic) 'Bunny' series
In this episode of Booksmart, Soaliha sits down with internationally acclaimed author Mona Awad to dive into the world of her cult classic Bunny and its highly anticipated sequel, We Love You, Bunny,…
Randa Abdel-Fattah on 'Discipline'
In this episode of Booksmart, Randa Abdel-Fattah sits down with Soaliha for a powerful conversation that spans her brand-new novel Discipline, the controversies rocking Australia’s literary scene,…
Natalia Figueroa Barroso on 'Hailstones Fell Without Rain'
In this week's episode of Booksmart, Soaliha Iqbal sits down with writer Natalia Figueroa Barroso to talk about her extraordinary debut novel Hailstones Fell without Rain.Of Uruguayan descent with…
Nicky Gonzalez on 'Mayra'
In this week's episode of Booksmart, we’re joined by the wonderful Nicky Gonzalez, the author of one of this year’s most haunting debuts, Mayra - a novel that brims with tension, longing, and the…
Reem Gaafar on 'A Mouth Full of Salt'
The Nile brought them life, but the Nile was not their friend.When a little boy drowns in the treacherous currents of the Nile, the search for his body unearths calamity and disaster, and exposes…
Candice Chung on 'Chinese Parents Don't Say I Love You'
Not to hype this week's book too much....but Soaliha has confirmed that Candice Chung's new memoir Chinese Parents Don't Say I Love You is one of the best books she has read this year. So, PSA: Go…
Anne-Marie Te Whiu on 'Mettle'
Meet Anne-Marie Te Whiu (Te Rarawa): a poet, editor and cultural producer - who is making BIG waves in the literary world. It was an honour to have her join us on the podcast this week.ICYMI:…
Khadija Gbla on autism visibility, breaking generational trauma, and refusing to stay silent
Khadija Gbla is an absolute force to be reckoned with - and we've been closely following her work for a long time.If she's not on your radar already - Khadija is a leading human rights activist and…
Fiona Wright on 'Someone like Me: An anthology of non-fiction by Autistic writers'
It goes without saying that due to misrepresentations of Autism in media and popular culture, many Autistic people miss out on seeing themselves, their unique experiences and their triumphs,…
Dr Vanessa Pirotta on 'Humpback Highway'
Acclaimed wildlife scientist Vanessa Pirotta has been mugged by whales, touched by a baby whale and covered in whale snot (just casually - as you do). Pirotta’s enthusiasm and deep knowledge of…
Samah Sabawai on 'Cactus Pear For My Beloved'
Hello, friends - we're back with a really special episode! Soaliha Iqbal got to sit down with Samah Sabawi to discuss Samah's book Cactus Pear For My Beloved. It's a really moving conversation.Samah…
Dr Kate Fitz-Gibbon on 'Our National Crisis'
TW: Discussion of violence against womenWe are only 41 weeks into the year — which means we have surpassed the much-quoted statistic of one woman being killed every week in Australia. By the time…
SPECIAL: In conversation with Dr Jen Gunter
Introducing a **very** different episode this week, just to shake things up here at Booksmart. Because honestly, why not?This week, Tash sits down with the iconic Dr Jen Gunter for an equally iconic…
Alyssa Huynh on 'Safe Space'
We're excited to bring you a really special episode this week. Our Editorial & Partnerships Lead Alicia got to sit down with the wonderful Alyssa Huynh for a chat about her new (debut!) book Safe…
Carly-Jay Metcalfe on 'Breath'
“I had to relearn how to live after nearly dying. It felt like a rite of passage no-one else had ever experienced, a journey there was no map for, and for so long afterwards, I was lost to…
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