Recommended Reads

Straight from the authors’ mouths

Straight from the authors’ mouths

SarahM2020-02-25T20:28:38+11:00Categories: News|Tags: An Odyssey, authors, books, Daniel Mendelsohn, Debra Glover, Recommended Reads, The Whole Bright Year, Word of Mouth TV|

Recommended Reads

Our guest Debra Oswald, author of The Whole Bright Year has chosen An Odyssey by Daniel Mendelsohn as her recommended read for Word of Mouth TV. A novel that echoes the themes and circularity of the original Homerian epic; the second oldest surviving work of Western literature and the sequel to the Iliad, which is the oldest, An Odyssey reminds us of the universality of themes surrounding fathers and sons, trickery and truthfulness.

Straight from the authors’ mouths

Straight from the authors’ mouths

SarahM2020-02-25T20:36:59+11:00Categories: News|Tags: Australia, books, Clare Wright, Recommended Reads, Richard Glover, The Land Before Avocado, Word of Mouth TV, You Daughters of Freedom|

Recommended reads

Prepare to take your seats (or beds) whatever the case may be as we have a slew of recommendations for our season finale. Richard Glover kicks off with You Daughters of Freedom by Clare Wright, a momumental history of the suffragist movement. Both Kate and Sarah are strong feminists, so it was right up our alley. Usually, we just run the publisher's blurb but to celebrate the finale, Kate has reviewed both Richard's and Debra Oswald's suggestions. Enjoy!

Straight from the authors’ mouths

Straight from the authors’ mouths

SarahM2019-07-04T15:25:30+10:00Categories: News|Tags: Anthea Hodgson, Christine Wells, Dervla McTiernan, Jamie Oliver, Kate Forsyth, Manu Feildel, Recommended Reads, Return of the Naked Chef, Rosalie Ham, S.L. Mills, Sarah Mills, The Cowgirl, The Dressmaker, The French Kitchen, The Juliet Code, The Ruin, Word of Mouth TV|

Recommended reads

It's raining again! Perfect reading and cooking weather, and do we have some reads for you! Feeling like curling up with some rural romance? Christine Wells recommends The Cowgirl by Australian author Anthea Hodgson. Christine read Hodgson's previous novel The Drifter , and was hooked. So get your reading gear on, a bar of chocolate, and maybe some tissues, and enjoy this wonderful winter's offering - six recommendations in all.

Straight from the authors’ mouths

Straight from the authors’ mouths

SarahM2019-04-15T16:29:23+10:00Categories: News|Tags: Kate Forsyth, Pamela Hart, Recommended Reads, S.L. Mills, Sarah Mills, Stephen Hart, The Desert Nurse, The Lighthouse at Pelican Rock, Word of Mouth TV|

Recommended reads

Word of Mouth TV has three more great Australian novels to recommend this month, and three new cookbooks. Pamela Hart kicks off with The Lighthouse at Pelican Rock, a book written by none other than her husband Stephen Hart - his debut novel. But Pamela swears she is not recommending it just because Stephen wrote it. She edited the book as well, so it is, indeed, etched into her heart, excuse the pun. "Everytime I read it, I forgot to edit it," she says. "It just sucked me in all over again."

Straight from the authors’ mouths

Straight from the authors’ mouths

SarahM2019-02-09T12:01:12+11:00Categories: News|Tags: books, Charlotte Smith, Fashion, food, Kate Forsyth, Mary S. Lovell, One Enchanted Evening, Recommended Reads, Sarah Mills, The Riviera Set, Word of Mouth TV|

Recommended reads

Hopefully you've chewed through all those novels gifted at Christmas and are ready to jump into the 2019 reading year. As the saying goes, there's no rest for the wicked! Word of Mouth TV has three new book and three new cookbook recommendations which will surely take you through to the next episode in March. Guest author Charlotte Smith, a fashion anthropologist, recommends The Riviera Set - a portrait of high society between 1920 and 1960 and the authors who partied with them. And her cookbook recommendation is equally glamorous. Kate and Sarah serve up their favourites as well. Happy reading!

Straight from the authors’ mouths

Straight from the authors’ mouths

SarahM2018-11-17T15:04:26+11:00Categories: News|Tags: books, food, Josephine Moon, Kate Forsyth, Recommended Reads, S.L. Mills, Sarah Mills, Three Gold Coins|

Recommended reads

Crime, drama, historical fiction - the choice is yours from the Josephine Moon episode's round of recommended books. Suspense and ambiguity set the tone for all three picks. Josephine kicks off with The Music Shop, a novel by Rachel Joyce, set in Margaret Thatcher's dystopian England. From there, the Word of Mouth TV foodies roll out a luscious, mouth-watering round of cookbooks. The predominant theme is Italy, which is appropriate given the Tuscan setting of Three Gold Coins. Let us know your thoughts.

Kids & YA Fest – author recommendations

Kids & YA Fest – author recommendations

SarahM2018-09-03T18:43:49+10:00Categories: News|Tags: Deb Abela, Garth Nix, Jacqueline Harvey, Kensy and Max, Lois McMaster Bujold, Recommended Reads, The Curse of Chalion, The Frogkisser!, The Stupendously Spectacular Spelling Bee, Word of Mouth TV, Writing NSW's Kids & YA Festival|

Recommended reads

Authors appearing at NSW Writing's Kids & Young Adult Festival had been on a pre-festival childrens-reading binge, so there was no shortage of recommendations for those seeking a gift to inspire a young one. Garth Nix, Jaclyn Moriarty and Belinda Murrell offer a delightful and diverse selection of books to entertain children (and adults) of all genders. I'll be reading these myself.

Straight from the authors’ mouths

Straight from the authors’ mouths

SarahM2018-08-27T19:11:02+10:00Categories: News|Tags: books, Cooks Companion, Emma Donahue, Five Quarters of an Orange, food, How to be a domestic goddess, Joanne Harris, Kate Forsyth, Lauren Chater, Maggie Beer, Maggie's Recipes for Life, Natasha Lester, Nigella Lawson, Paris Seamstress, Recommended Reads, S.L. Millls, Sarah Mills, Stephanie Alexander, The Wonder, Word of Mouth TV|

Recommended reads

Looking for something to read in your next quiet moment? Never fear! Word of Mouth TV is here. Lauren Chater, author of The Lace Weaver, Kate Forsyth and Sarah Mills serve up the best books they've read lately, and a couple of their favourite cookbooks.

Sydney Writers’ Festival authors’ book tips rock

Sydney Writers’ Festival authors’ book tips rock

SarahM2018-07-18T15:50:09+10:00Categories: News|Tags: books, cookbooks, recommendations, Recommended Reads, Sydney Writers Festival, Word of Mouth TV|

Recommended reads

The recommendations from authors just keep coming. This latest offering hails from our second episode of the Sydney Writers' Festival, and includes recommendations from Stella Prize Winner Charlotte Wood, debut authors Sophie Green, as well as from the very well-read crowd at the Sydney Writers' Festival. There will be no excuses come the book-club choosing.

Straight from the Perth Fest’s authors’ mouths

Straight from the Perth Fest’s authors’ mouths

SarahM2018-07-12T19:07:06+10:00Categories: News|Tags: Ambelin Kwaymullina, Call of the Reed Warbler, Charles Massy, Dervla McTiernan, Di Morrissey, Don Winslow, George Saunders, Heather Rose, Lincoln in the Bardo, Louise Allan, Marina Abramovic, Museum of Modern Love, Perth Festival Writers Week, Rebecca Lim, Recommended Reads, Sarah Winman, The Astrologer's Daughter, The Cartel, The Force|

Recommended reads

Each episode, we interview authors and ask them to name the best book they’ve read lately on the assumption that we are bound to get the best of the best when it comes to creating our own reading list. This set of recommended reads comes from authors who were appearing at the Perth Festival Writers Week, and we have some real humdingers.