Reading Between Deadlines Podcast
Reading Between Deadlines Podcast
Podcast Description
Reading Between Deadlines is a twice-monthly podcast with Aussie authors Anthea Hodgson and Rachael Johns. Each month, we unpack a trending book in one episode and interview the author of Rachael’s Book Club Pick in the other. readingbetweendeadlines.substack.com
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The podcast focuses on contemporary fiction, literary criticism, and author experiences, highlighted through episodes that explore books like The Ministry of Time, which combines time travel with romance and social commentary, and discussions on themes such as gender and crime in Jacqueline Bublitz’s Leave the Girls Behind. Other episodes leverage humor to engage with unexpected topics and dissect various literary elements.
Reading Between Deadlines is a twice-monthly podcast with Aussie authors Anthea Hodgson and Rachael Johns. Each month, we unpack a trending book in one episode and interview the author of Rachael’s Book Club Pick in the other.
Maeve Binchy’s Evening Class—comfort fiction or structural masterclass?
This week, bestselling author Tess Woods joins us to discuss her all-time favourite Maeve Binchy novel: Evening Class. It’s a quiet, sprawling book with no clear protagonist, barely a plot, and somehow…it works.
In this episode, we explore:
– Why “quiet” doesn’t mean boring
– The weirdly satisfying moment when a character locks her mum in the bathroom
– How Maeve’s “everyday” prose masks big emotional arcs
– What makes a book comforting enough to reread
– The surprising real-life person Tess became friends with because of this novel
Plus:💋 We rate it: Kiss, Kill, or Marry?📚 Book recs from Tess, including The Bridges of Madison County, Looking for Alibrandi, and The Paper Palace
Next up: The Names by Florence Knapp
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