Welcome to our very first (unofficial) crossover episode with Tina Strachan, co-host of The Book Deal Podcast (with Madeline Cleary) and author of The Wilder Zoo Series. The first of which, Neeka and The Wilder Zoo: The Missing Key was released in Jan this year, the second of which is out 1 July: Neeka and The Storm! These gorgeous books for middle grade readers draw on Tinas brilliant expertise in zookeeping and animal welfare - she is still a working conservationist with incredible animal experiences!! And of course, shes a mum of two who gets up at 4,30 AM!!! Everyday!! Incredible!

WHO IS YOUR HOST??

Nadia Mahjouri is the author of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Half Truth ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- her debut novel that was released Feb 11 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Available NOW!!!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Nadia Mahjouri is a therapist at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Holding Space Counselling⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you would like to reach out for support, you can book an appointment online. Nadia works face to face in nipaluna or online everywhere.

Her website is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.nadiamahjouri.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and you can find her on Instagram @nadiamahjouri or sign up for her newsletter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Whole Truth: Stories of Ache and Ecstasy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Or you can email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠nadiamahjouriauthor@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Maxine Beneba Clarke is an award winning author of over FOURTEEN books for adults and children! In todays episode we discuss her latest release - OUT NOW - called Stuff I'm NOT Sorry For - 99 poems for young people.

This joyful and diverse collection of poems in both form and content is aimed at kids aged 9 - 14 and will have the whole family laughing and nodding along with agreement!

Teachers Notes for Primary Kids Available Here

Teachers Notes for Secondary Kids Available Here

WHO IS YOUR HOST??

Nadia Mahjouri is the author of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Half Truth ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- her debut novel that was released Feb 11 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Available NOW!!!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Nadia Mahjouri is a therapist at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Holding Space Counselling⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you would like to reach out for support, you can book an appointment online. Nadia works face to face in nipaluna or online everywhere.

Her website is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.nadiamahjouri.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and you can find her on Instagram @nadiamahjouri or sign up for her newsletter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Whole Truth: Stories of Ache and Ecstasy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Or you can email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠nadiamahjouriauthor@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Todays episode is with the luminous Laura Elvery! We discuss her new novel Nightingale which is OUT NOW and how she managed to do her final proof reads while juggling children at the hellscape we call BOUNCE!

Laura is the multi award winning author of two collections of short stories Ordinary Matter and Trick of the Light.

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WHO IS YOUR HOST??

Nadia Mahjouri is the author of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Half Truth ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- her debut novel that was released Feb 11 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Available NOW!!!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Nadia Mahjouri is a therapist at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Holding Space Counselling⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you would like to reach out for support, you can book an appointment online. Nadia works face to face in nipaluna or online everywhere.

Her website is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.nadiamahjouri.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and you can find her on Instagram @nadiamahjouri or sign up for her newsletter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Whole Truth: Stories of Ache and Ecstasy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Or you can email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠nadiamahjouriauthor@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

School holidays and the festival of chocolate means that this week is a BEST OF episode, but I am so happy to share this chat I had with Kate Kruimink, multi award winning author of Heartsease (Pan McMillan 2024) and A Treacherous Country (Allen and Unwin) last year - in light of the fabulous news that Kate took out the biggest prize at the Tasmanian Literary Awards - The Premiers Award For Fiction last month, for her gorgeous novel Heartsease - that we discuss in this episode.

Dont miss it - you will love this beautiful novel.

WHO IS YOUR HOST??

Nadia Mahjouri is the author of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Half Truth ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- her debut novel that was released Feb 11 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Available NOW!!!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Nadia Mahjouri is a therapist at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Holding Space Counselling⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you would like to reach out for support, you can book an appointment online. Nadia works face to face in nipaluna or online everywhere.

Her website is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.nadiamahjouri.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and you can find her on Instagram @nadiamahjouri or sign up for her newsletter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Whole Truth: Stories of Ache and Ecstasy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Or you can email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠nadiamahjouriauthor@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Todays episode is with author Lisa Tirreno, whose debut novel Prince of Fortune was released earlier this year by Simon and Schuster. In this novel we discuss the inspiration for the homo-normative and trans normative world creation in her novel and also consider how she manages to get it all done alongside juggling motherhood and chicken wrangling!

WHO IS YOUR HOST??

Nadia Mahjouri is the author of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Half Truth ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- her debut novel that was released Feb 11 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Available NOW!!!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Nadia Mahjouri is a therapist at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Holding Space Counselling⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you would like to reach out for support, you can book an appointment online. Nadia works face to face in nipaluna or online everywhere.

Her website is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.nadiamahjouri.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and you can find her on Instagram @nadiamahjouri or sign up for her newsletter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Whole Truth: Stories of Ache and Ecstasy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Or you can email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠nadiamahjouriauthor@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Todays episode is with Edita Mujkić author of award winning memoir Between Before and After, published by Hawkeye Books Editas share the story that inspired her memoir - namely her journey to escape besieged Sarajevo with her children in 1992 - a journey that eventually led to her settling in Australia with her family.

Edita is a National Ambassador for the Refugee Council of Australia. You can find her on instagram @edita.mujkic

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WHO IS YOUR HOST??

Nadia Mahjouri is the author of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Half Truth ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- her debut novel that was released Feb 11 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Available NOW!!!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Nadia Mahjouri is a therapist at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Holding Space Counselling⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you would like to reach out for support, you can book an appointment online. Nadia works face to face in nipaluna or online everywhere.

Her website is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.nadiamahjouri.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and you can find her on Instagram @nadiamahjouri or sign up for her newsletter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Whole Truth: Stories of Ache and Ecstasy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Or you can email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠nadiamahjouriauthor@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Todays interview guest is the luminous Alice Robinson, author of If You Go, as well as two previous novels - Anchor Point, longlisted for the Stella Prize and the Indie Book Awards and The Glad Shout, shortlisted for an Aurealis Award and The Colin Roderick Literary Award and winner of the Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction.

Alice and I chat about separation, grief and how time changes our understanding of ourselves as parents, and of our own parents and how they parented us. I loved this conversation, and I adored If You Go - if you havent read it - hurry to get a copy now.

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Melbourne Friends! I am finally launching Half Truth in Melbourne at the end of March and early April. Please see my bio on instagram or tickets are links are available from the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Penguin Events⁠⁠⁠⁠ page.

WHO IS YOUR HOST??

Nadia Mahjouri is the author of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Half Truth ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- her debut novel that will be released Feb 11 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pre-orders available NOW!!!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Nadia Mahjouri is a therapist at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Holding Space Counselling⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you would like to reach out for support, you can book an appointment online. Nadia works face to face in nipaluna or online everywhere.

Her website is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.nadiamahjouri.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and you can find her on Instagram @nadiamahjouri or sign up for her newsletter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Whole Truth: Stories of Ache and Ecstasy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Or you can email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠nadiamahjouriauthor@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Today's episode is with the wonderful Lauren Keegan, author of All The Bees In The Hollows,

Lauren has two kids and works as a perinatal psychologist, and is finishing her second novel! Don't miss this gorgeous chat with the lovely Lauren all about choosing to write even when it means others may miss out!______

And for Melbourne Friends - Good news! I will be in Melbourne for three events in the coming weeks!

Firstly at The Wheeler Centre for ⁠The Next Big Thing panel with debut writers - Twists and Turns is the Theme⁠

And secondly - a ⁠Melbourne Launch on 1 April at Sandringham Library where I will be in conversation with the wonderful Anna Johnston, author of The Borrowed Life of Frederik Fyfe. ⁠Tickets free for both but essential!

And thirdly, I am excited to be having an event at the lovely Eltham Bookshop - in conversation with Anne Freeman, author of Me That You See - Tickets are $45 and include moroccan tea, sweets and a copy of the novel or else your choice of another book or gift voucher!