interview Archives - Word of Mouth TV

Richard Glover’s take on 70s life and food

Richard Glover’s take on 70s life and food

SarahM2020-02-25T18:32:00+11:00Categories: News|Tags: 1970s, Australia, Author, books, food, interview, Q&A, Richard Glover, The Land Before Avocado, Word of Mouth TV|

Author Q&A

ABC talk-radio presenter and author of The Land Before Avocado, Richard Glover, shares his thoughts on the 1970s with Word of Mouth TV. After incorporating extensive research and personal experience, he reminds us that the Australia of 50 years ago is not the great place that nostalgic, dewy-eyed boomers would have us believe: it was boring, insular, authoritarian and intolerant. Nor is our country going to the dogs; life has improved on nearly every metric. On the upside, he says going back in time offers a great opportunity to laugh at ourselves and to appreciate just how far we've come.

Christine Wells’ quest for exquisite food moments

Christine Wells’ quest for exquisite food moments

SarahM2019-07-22T22:16:58+10:00Categories: News|Tags: Author, books, Christine Wells, food, interview, Kate Forsyth, Q&A, S.L. Mills, Sarah Mills, The Juliet Code, Word of Mouth TV|

Author Q&A

Christine Wells, author of The Juliet Code, shares her obsession with dangerous women and the French Resistance with Word of Mouth TV. Set in wartime France when rations were in place, Christine hones in on the delicacies - all the items that weren't available, such as coffee - and relays the exquisite delight her characters experience when they sample their favourite rare fare. For Christine, the physical memory of a food can be one of the most powerful food experiences, which perhaps explains why she is going "retro" for her death-bed meal.

Pamela Hart’s love of food, words and the chip butty

Pamela Hart’s love of food, words and the chip butty

SarahM2019-04-15T16:40:16+10:00Categories: News|Tags: ANZAC Day, Author, books, food, interview, Kate Forsyth, Pamela Hart, Q&A, S.L. Mills, Sarah Mills, The Desert Nurse|

Author Q&A

Pamela Hart says the most difficult part of writing the The Desert Nurse was recording the endless stream of casualties from Gallipoli in a manner that wouldn't overwhelm the reader. Pamela is a research-heavy author and food also plays a key role in her novels. The Country Women's Association cookbooks are her go-to references for the food of the times. She also has a soft spot for Margaret Fulton and the chip butty.

Charlotte Smith’s passion for food and fashion

Charlotte Smith’s passion for food and fashion

SarahM2019-02-05T19:45:03+11:00Categories: News|Tags: Author Q&A, books, Charlotte Smith, Fashion, food, interview, One Enchanted Evening|

Author Q&A

Anglo-American Charlotte Smith inherited a vast collection of vintage and historic garments and accessories from her American Quaker godmother, Doris Darnell. Along with 3,500 items of clothing came boxes of personal letters and Doris’s handwritten notes documenting the stories of the women who wore them. As custodian, Charlotte has expanded the collection to more than 9,000 pieces, to include fashion from 36 different countries - the largest in the world. She has written a series of books about the collection and talks to us about her writing journey.

Josephine Moon shares her love of food and Italy

Josephine Moon shares her love of food and Italy

SarahM2018-11-17T13:41:18+11:00Categories: News|Tags: books, food, interview, Josephine Moon, Kate Forsyth, Q&A, S.L. Mills, Sarah Mills, Three Gold Coins, Word of Mouth TV|

Author Q&A

Josephine Moon reveals herself as something of a foodie in our author Q&A. Not only does food play a central role in all of her novels but at home as well, where she lives on acreage with her family and horses. She also gives us a sneak peak into her next novel, to be published in March, which is themed around coffee (for coffee addicts everywhere!), and shares some of her mother's tips on how to make the perfect potato salad. We'll be incorporating these tips into our Christmas repertoire this year for sure.

The pancakes revelations: Holly Ringland answers all

The pancakes revelations: Holly Ringland answers all

SarahM2018-09-22T16:25:51+10:00Categories: News|Tags: Author Q&A, Holly Ringland, interview, The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, Word of Mouth TV|

Author Q&A

Holly Ringland has generously answered Word of Mouth TV's Q&A and we think you'll find the answers very interesting. In the process, Holly uncovered an unholy obsession with pancakes, so much so, that from here on out, we are considering dubbing the Q&A the pancake revelations. This Q&A swings from the depths of trauma to the dizzying heights of culinary joy - perhaps there's a link?

British author Sarah Winman offers sound bite

British author Sarah Winman offers sound bite

SarahM2018-07-15T14:25:27+10:00Categories: News|Tags: Author Q&A, interview, Perth Festival Writers Week, Sarah Winman, Tin Man, transcript|

Author interview

Sarah Winman, who's award-winning debut novel When God Was a Rabbit stormed into the international bestseller list, was in Australia this year to promote her latest novel Tin Man at the 2018 Perth Festival Writers' Week, and took time out to have a chat with Kate Forsyth (also a guest). Sarah has a great food story to share about how she and her partner would trade their art for restaurant dinners as young things when they were struggling just to pay the rent.

Kelly Rimmer gives a sneak peek at her next project

Kelly Rimmer gives a sneak peek at her next project

SarahM2018-04-29T10:49:33+10:00Categories: News|Tags: Before I Let You Go, interview, Kelly Rimmer, Q&A|

Author Q&A

Kelly Rimmer is the brilliant novelist behind Before I Let You Go; and she's taking the contemporary women's fiction world by storm. In this episode, Kelly shares her inspiration for the novel, and gives us a sneak peek into her next project. She also shares her love-hate relationship with onions, and her deep love of Polish food: sledzi (pickled herring), pierogi and her cousin's pink sledzi (salad).