60 Best Australian Book and Writing Podcasts

1. The Book Show

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
The Book Show brings you in-depth conversations with the best fiction writers from Australia and around the world.
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283.9K 97.2K 54.8K 1 episode / week Avg Length 45 min Apr 2020
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2. The Bookshelf

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
What are you reading, loving or being challenged by? We review the latest in fiction for dedicated readers and for those who wish they read more and j...oin out monthly Book Club on Facebook.more
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282.9K 97.2K 4 episodes / month Avg Length 50 min
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3. The Readings Podcast

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
The Readings Podcast is a celebration of books, reading and culture. Episodes are published weekly and include author interviews, event recordings, bo...oksellers chatting about their favourite reads, industry insights, and more.more
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53.4K 36.1K 53.2K 2 episodes / week Avg Length 29 min
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4. So You want to be a Writer | Australian Writers' Centre

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Valerie Khoo and Allison Tait, both successful journalists and authors bring you the latest in news, opportunities, trends, and gossip in the world of... writing and publishing. Learn practical writing techniques, go behind-the-scenes and discover how real-life authors got their big break. Uncover the creative processes of writers who have made it.more
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29.5K 25.6K 13.6K 1 episode / day Avg Length 46 min Mar 2014
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5. Tell Me What To Read

Australia
This is Tell Me What To Read, the podcast of Booktopia, Australia's Local Bookstore. Join us for our bi-weekly show with episodes going out every ...Wednesday and Friday! Join us on Wednesdays as we speak to authors from Australia and around the world about their latest books, and hit us up on Fridays for the books that we are reading and recommending!more
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135.8K 20.1K 51.9K 2 episodes / week Avg Length 24 min
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6. The ABR Podcast

Australia
Welcome to The ABR Podcast. Released every Thursday, The ABR Podcast features a range of literary highlights, such as reviews, poetry, fiction, interv...iews, and commentary.more
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13.8K 15.4K 6K 3 episodes / month Avg Length 21 min
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7. Australian True Crime

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Australia's suburbs are home to some of the most mysterious and disturbing true crime cases in the world. Meshel Laurie is a true crime obsessive.... Emily Webb is a true-crime author. And together with expert interviews with writers, victims, investigators, and perpetrators, they probe the underbelly of our towns and suburbs and uncover the darkness at the heart of Australian life.more
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71.8K 1.8K 51.4K 2 episodes / week Avg Length 30 min
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8. Words and Nerds: Authors, books and literature.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Words and Nerds Podcast is an entertaining and conversational podcast that aims to get inside a writer's mind. We discuss books, the social and po...litical influences of a writer's work, and how literature has the power to change the world. The podcast digs deep to bring you an in depth and sometimes humorous analysis of the author's book and its influences. Join us for a new way of looking at literature.more
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960 3.1K 4.2K 2 episodes / week Avg Length 44 min Oct 2017
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9. The First Time

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
A podcast about the first time you publish a book. One part reality show, one part writers' master class. Novelists Katherine Collette and Kate Mi...ldenhall discuss the feels and logistics of writing and publishing and speak to Australian and international writers about their books and creative process.more
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188 1.9K 2.4K 5 episodes / month Avg Length 57 min Jul 2018
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10. Write Around the Murray

Albury, New South Wales, Australia
Write Around the Murray is a literary-based festival in Albury that brings together some of Australia's best authors and storytellers in a friendl...y and accessible forum. The diverse program includes author talks and workshops, art exhibitions, a poetry slam, writing competitions, WAM4Kids family events, and always an element of surprise.more
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875 4.4K 3.7K 8 episodes / week Avg Length 62 min Jun 2020
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11. Backstory

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
A show about books, stories, the craft of writing - and the people behind the lines.
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22.7K 58.4K 43.9K 11 episodes / year Avg Length 38 min
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12. Published...Or Not

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Australian and international authors talk about their books and how they got published or how they self-published. Listeners, writers, and readers wil...l also hear about what's going on in our local writing community.more
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11.5K 9.8K 1 episode / week Mar 2015
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13. New Books in Australian and New Zealand Studies

Interviews with Authors writing about Australia and New Zealand
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7.3K 16.3K 1 episode / month Avg Length 61 min
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14. Five Favourite Books

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Dr. Bella d'Abrera speaks to Australia's leading commentators about their five favourite books and why each makes their shortlist.
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22.1K 20.3K 2.5K Jul 2020
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15. Writers @ Stanton

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Every month Stanton Library hosts some of the world's most exciting writers and thinkers to discuss their latest books. Catch up with our audio re...cordings and relive the discussion.more
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79 1K 1.1K 3 episodes / quarter Avg Length 48 min
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16. Mere Mortals Book Reviews

Australia
Reviewing the books to transcend beyond mere mortality. Emphasis is on the learnings, intriguing ideas, and pragmatic takeaways that can be applied to... your everyday life. 1 to 2 uploads every week!more
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4K 1 episode / week Avg Length 26 min
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17. QBD Book Club: The Podcast

Australia
Welcome to 'QBD Book Club: The Podcast' a series by QBD Books, your favorite Australian book retailer. Each week, our host Victoria Carthew will inter...view your favorite authors and public figures, providing you with behind-the-scenes insight into your favorite stories.more
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26.7K 3.2K 26.9K 2 episodes / month Avg Length 27 min
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18. Natasa Denman - Ultimate 48 Hour Author

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Listen to 10-time published author Natasa Denman and her business-building strategies on how to leverage your book and time successfully. Building a b...usiness behind the book is the only surefire way to monetize your expertise and win back time in your life. If you want a return on your investment in time and money, this is the Podcast for you!!!more
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1.7K 1 episode / week Avg Length 31 min
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19. Final Draft - Great Conversations

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Great conversations with authors from Australia and around the world.
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12.1K 12.3K 5.5K 2 episodes / week Avg Length 16 min Jun 2018
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20. Forgotten Australia

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Since episode one, which chronicled the Spanish Flu's spread in Australia in 1919, Forgotten Australia has been telling the stories we didn't ...hear in history class. From the weekend Melbourne went mad and our forgotten Titanic hero, to Australia's greatest Aboriginal tracker and the murder wave that shocked Sydney in 1932, this is history as you've never heard it before. Forgotten Australia is created by Michael Adams, a Sydney-based writer, author, and television producer.more
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5.5K 116 2 episodes / month Avg Length 50 min Nov 2018
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21. The Garret

Melbourne, Victoria
Love writing? Looking to improve your writing? Or do you just love listening to writers talk about their craft? If yes, The Garret: Writers on Writing... is for you. The Garret is a podcast about the craft of writing. It is hosted by Astrid Edwards, and her goal is to interview the best writers in Australia about how and why they do what they do.more
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5.1K 2.8K 3 episodes / quarter Avg Length 30 min Mar 2019
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22. Life and Crimes with Andrew Rule

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Andrew Rule is one of Australia's most prolific journalists and authors. In Life and Crimes, the True Crime Australia and Sunday Herald Sun column...ist shines a light on the dark corners of Australian life, from the story behind the biggest mysteries, to the characters of yesterday and the crims of today. Produced by Jonty Burton.more
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45.9K 65.8K 1 episode / week Avg Length 29 min Aug 2017
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23. The Bookseller's Podcast

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
The Bookseller's Podcast is hosted by Jaye Chin-Dusting from the Mary Martin Bookshops and Mark Rubbo from Readings. Based in Melbourne, Australia..., traditionally Wurundjeri country, our podcast is targeted at booksellers with an indie bias. We aim to be informative to anyone interested in the art of bookselling.more
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271 1 episode / week Avg Length 53 min
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24. One More Page

Australia
One More Page is a podcast for lovers of kids' books. Whether you are a kid, a librarian or just one of those people who never grew up this is the... podcast for you. Packed full of interviews, book reviews, and industry gossip, not to mention the occasional fart joke, One More Page is your fortnightly foray into the world of children's books.more
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1.1K 1.9K 3 episodes / year Avg Length 54 min Nov 2017
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25. The SRB Podcast

Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
Each week the Sydney Review of Books publishes criticism and essays by Australia's best writers - and now we've got a podcast to match. It'...;s about what writers do to make books, essays, and poems and what they do to make a living. Settle in for audio essays, conversations, and documentaries featuring some of our favourite local writers.more
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8.3K 9.3K 3.8K Nov 2020
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26. Sevket F. ERBAY | AUSSIE CULT

Australia
Narration about hidden Australian social, cultural, and city life for Turkish-speaking people. Excerpts from upcoming books about the same topics.
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1.1K Jul 2020
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27. The Overcrowded Bookshelf

Every week, I take a book from my overcrowded bookshelf and I read the story to you. Come and enjoy completely free audiobooks of some of the all-time... classic stories including Sherlock Holmes, Robin Hood, and Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde. All stories used in The Overcrowded Bookshelf are in the public domain under Australian laws.more
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131 52 8 episodes / quarter Avg Length 33 min
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28. The Children's Book Author Podcast

Elena Paige is The Children's Book Author. Join her as she interviews fabulous guests in her quest to discover everything about writing, publishin...g, and marketing children's books. As well as how to supercharge creativity, skyrocket productivity, and absolutely everything else there is to know to become The Children's Book Author. Do you regularly dream of being a successful Children's Book Author? Then this podcast is for you.more
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2.3K 1 episode / quarter Avg Length 60 min
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29. Writes4Women

Australia
A weekly podcast all about celebrating women's voices and supporting women writers. With episodes on the heart, craft and business of writing as w...ell as new release feature authors, it's a one stop shop for both readers and writers of fiction.more
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1.5K 243 1.8K 1 episode / day Avg Length 58 min
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30. Pratchat - a Terry Pratchett and Discworld book club

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Join writer Elizabeth Flux and comedian Ben McKenzie on their six-year mission to read every Terry Pratchett novel**, one a month, and discuss them wi...th special guests, puns, listener questions, and footnotes! Plus we also cover short stories, nonfiction, games, and adaptations. Episodes are released on the 7Ath of each month; the next book is listed at pratchatpodcast.com and announced at the end of each episode.more
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514 1.7K 660 1 episode / week Avg Length 108 min Oct 2017
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31. Story Time With Aussie Dad

Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Welcome to, 'Story Time With Aussie Dad'. Here, an Aussie Dad reads family friendly stories from past and present to entertain, comfort and/or help re...lax your child.DISCLAIMER: Story Time With Aussie Dad in no way represents the Author's or Publishing Companies responsible for the stories heard on our podcast. We acknowledge the Author's of all books featured and encourage everyone to support them by purchasing their own copies of the stories they hear here. Aussie Dad's sole purpose is to provide entertainment through these amazing stories and share them with others.more
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55 279 3 episodes / quarter Avg Length 12 min
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32. Totally Lit!

Australia
The podcast celebrating reading, writing, and creating literature. Join your host Ky Garvey as she chats with readers, writers, illustrators & all typ...es of creators of books and stories. Be inspired to read, write, create, ignite!more
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988 1 episode / day Avg Length 34 min
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33. Book Thingo

Lively discussions about romance books, culture, and Tim Tams, between readers, academics, and bestselling authors. Find out about upcoming romance ti...tles and remember old favorites. Discover how the romance genre reflects feminism, sexuality, morality, and culture. Happy endings are mandatory. Hosted by Kat Mayo.more
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882 4K 1 episode / year Avg Length 41 min
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34. Faith and Science

Morisset, New South Wales, Australia
Presented by Dr. John Ashton, a professor of chemistry and biomedical science and author of 14 books. Listen to Dr. John Ashton explain how science is... challenging evolution and supporting the Biblical account of creationmore
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2.5K 119 4 episodes / quarter Avg Length 29 min
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35. Book Spoilers

Australia
We talk all things books, with no filter and no regret when discussing all the spoilers in our most recent reads.
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13 episodes / year Avg Length 12 min
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36. Crime Fiction Friday with Emily Webb

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
If you're always looking for your next thriller or whodunnit, join Emily Webb (writer and co-host of Australian True Crime Podcast) for Crime Fiction... Friday, where she'll be talking to some of the most successful authors in the genre about how they create their characters, their stories, and their crime scenes. Of course, you'll meet new writers on the scene too.   more
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95 2 episodes / year Avg Length 30 min Nov 2020
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37. All Things Bookish Podcast

Australia
From book reviews to author chats, a book podcast from your average Aussie duo.
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289 21 985 4 episodes / year Avg Length 43 min Aug 2020
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38. Read, Eat, Repeat

Two friends talk about new release fiction and cook the food it inspires everything from wedding cakes in Sally Hepworth's Younger Wife to the pic...kled pork in Hanna Kent's Devotion. Join journalist, Alissa Warren, and writer Sally Killoran as they delve into new release books mostly by Australian authors sometimes a bit late off the presses because between Alissa and Sally, they have seven kids under eleven and three dogs.more
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39 390 1 episode / month Avg Length 38 min
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39. Reformers Bookcast

Guildford, Western Australia, Australia
The Reformers Bookcast is the podcast put out by Reformers Bookshop in Sydney - chatting with authors, speakers, pastors, and teachers about great Chr...istian books.more
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7.6K 2.8K 1 episode / year Avg Length 36 min
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40. Goode Story Time

Classic and contemporary stories read-aloud for kids of all ages. Spoken, produced, and created by the Goode sisters; Amanda and Emily. Amanda is an A...ustralian Actor living in New Zealand. Those dulcet tones soothing your child's earholes belong to her. Emily is also an Actor and is putting her Digital Marketing Degree to good use by bringing Goode Story Time to life.more
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Aug 2020
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41. Reading with a chance of tacos

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
A podcast that connects aspiring authors and illustrators to the world of children's literature. Gather tips, tricks and publishing info, as we c...elebrate creators and their journeys, awesome stories and all the fun of kids books. What are you waiting for? Grab a taco and come join us.more
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623 2.5K 2 episodes / week Avg Length 37 min
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42. Free Books For Kids

Australia
Welcome to BIG W's Free Books for Kids podcast. Since 2019 BIG W has been giving out Free Books to families in our stores, and now our much-loved ...program is available as an audio series. We know every day is a Big Day and that's why we've got stories the whole family will love.more
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823.6K 373.9K 11 episodes / year Avg Length 6 min
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43. Five Books

Warriewood, New South Wales, Australia
For Jews the world over, weekly sections of the Five Books of Torah coupled with a matching extract of Prophets are read in synagogues on Shabbat, a t...radition that has roots in the oldest Jewish communities. Across the course of a year, beginning at Simchat Torah, this enables all Jews to hear and learn the whole Torah together, in manageable weekly pieces, one section at a time. Five Books helps you to hear the parashat in full every week, coupled with a thought-provoking meditation on one of its messages, known as a D'var Torah.more
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23 episodes / year Avg Length 55 min
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44. Tall And True Short Reads

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
The Tall And True Short Reads podcast is an audio fiction podcast featuring short stories, blog posts, and other writing written and narrated by Rober...t Fairhead from the Tall And True writers' website.more
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52 764 1 episode / month Avg Length 8 min
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45. The Book Podcast

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
The inside story of books from new and established Australian women writers of all genres.
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46. Middle Grade Mavens

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
The Middle-Grade Mavens are two Australian authors reviewing middle-grade children's books. We also chat with authors and illustrators about their... inspiration, processes, and experience and sometimes we interview publishers and agents to find out more about the industry. Whether you're a writer, school librarian, teacher, or just a book fan, this is for you. Julie Anne Grasso is the author of the Frankie Dupont Mystery series, cupcake enthusiast, and part-time library book wrangler. Pamela Ueckerman is a dance teacher, writer, book reviewer, editor, and home educator.more
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535 918 3 episodes / year Avg Length 44 min Jan 2019
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47. HYBRID Author

Australia
Interviews, for writers like you, with industry professionals on forging a career both independently and traditionally publishing your books. Host, te...chnical writer, children's and young adult fiction and nonfiction author, Joanne Morrell focuses on how you can identify your writing process, publish productively and learn to feel comfortable promoting your books.more
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581 1.1K 4 episodes / month Avg Length 38 min
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48. Mini Taco

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Welcome to Mini Taco! A podcast that connects kids to their favorite authors and illustrators. Each episode aims to inspire little people to use their... big imaginations to read, write, draw, and create! This podcast is an excellent resource for educators to help kids get excited about books and reading.more
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623 2.5K 1 episode / week Avg Length 23 min
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49. Books, Books, Books Podcast

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
The latest books from the best writers. Join books writer, Nicole Abadee, as she interviews top Australian and international Authors about their new r...eleases. Make yourself a cup of tea, pull up a comfy chair, and settle in for some great conversations..more
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482 334 1 episode / month Avg Length 54 min Apr 2020
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50. Books On The Go

Australia
A podcast where we talk about our book of the week. Read along with us!
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330 1 episode / week Avg Length 25 min
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51. Addiction To Fiction

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Welcome to the Addiction To Fiction podcast, created to bring pleasure to its listeners, by providing an escape from everyday responsibility and repet...ition. Our books, written by Australian authors contain complex characters, interesting themes, and plotlines set in exotic locations, and through time. Reignite your love of storytelling with us and grow your addiction to fiction today!more
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6K Jan 2021
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52. Connected Libraries Book Matters Podcast

Narre Warren, Victoria, Australia
A monthly podcast about books and the people who write them. Packed with reading recommendations, author interviews and insightful advice on finding b...ooks for you and your family from the helpful staff at Connected Libraries.more
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8.3K 1.9K 1 episode / week Avg Length 51 min
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53. The Unlocked Creative

Australia
In this podcast you will learn how to:- Start Writing- Find time to write- Get unstuck and find motivation- Learn the complete process of writing a bo...ok- Uncover your unique story and who you're writing for Self-publish- Market your first booking hear from inspiring guests who have had success and are going to share all their secrets! You can do anything with your God-led creativity. If you are ready to step into UNLOCKING your potential in your life, you're in the right place.more
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98 6 205 25 episodes / year Avg Length 10 min
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