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The Joys of Binge Reading

Jenny Wheeler

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Dwight Holing – Modern Western Thrillers

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2020/03/29

Dwight Holing’s contemporary western thriller series starring Nick Drake owe their success to their readers, who are vocal in clamoring for the next book . . . Hi there. I'm your host, Jenny Wheeler and today Dwight explains how he sees writing as a collaboration and agrees with feted author John Cheever who once said "I can't write without a reader. It's precisely like a kiss. You can't do it alone. " We are delighted also to be offering a Nick Drake Giveaway - two E-book copies of The Sorrow

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36:29

Janet Gover – Aussie Country Life

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2020/03/23

Janet Gover’s fictional country town of Coorah Creek is Robyn Carr’s Virgin River set in The Outback – with the stories of love and loss, flights and fights, that fans love. Hi there, I’m your host Jenny wheeler, and today on the Joys of Binge Reading Janet talks about her latest book, The Lawson Sisters, a contemporary story of family guilt and estranged siblings, and exciting new projects – like her recreation of Bronte stories in the 20th century. Six things you’ll learn from this Joys of

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Hazel Gaynor – Riviera Romance

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2020/03/15

Hazel Gaynor’s best-selling historical novels take famous events and look at how they affected the lives of the “little people.” Her most recent work - her eighth - Meet Me in Monaco - does just that with the events surrounding Grace Kelly’s Monaco marriage to Princess Rainier. Hi there I’m your host Jenny Wheeler and today Hazel talks about what it takes to build a successful author career and the Titanic love story that got her launched. And as a special treat we've got three paperback

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38:52

Melanie Benjamin – Best Selling Historicals

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2020/03/09

Melanie Benjamin’s historic fiction successfully combines romance with thriller plots and famous real life heroines, so its perhaps not surprising her books regularly grace the New York Times and USA Today best seller lists. Hi there, I’m your host Jenny Wheeler and today Melanie talks about her latest book Mistress of the Ritz, a World War II story based in the landmark Paris hotel taken over by the Nazis. It’s a love story and a suspense thriller all in one. Six things you’ll learn from this

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36:51

SW Hubbard – Twisty Domestic Thrillers

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2020/03/01

SW Hubbard’s twisty edgy domestic thrillers are favorites with readers who also enjoy her complex characters and sly humor. Hi, I’m your host Jenny Wheeler and today on the Binge Reading podcast SW - Sue – talks about what it takes to be a successful indie author with not just two but three different series to her credit. Along with the show, we’re giving away three Ebook copies of Treasure Built On Sand, SW’s latest Estate Sale mystery and a twisty domestic thriller. Enter the draw on the

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41:53

Kate Alcott – Hollywood Stardust

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2020/02/22

Kate Alcott’s Hollywood novels take us inside the sparkle of the star system to reveal real people, from Clark Gable and Carole Lombard on the set of Gone With The Wind to purity icon Ingrid Bergman’s spectacular fall from grace as an American darling. Hi there. I’m your host Jenny Wheeler and on the Joys of Binge Reading today Kate talks about growing up in Los Angeles and being a Hollywood insider, as well as assessing how women writers and actors fared in early Hollywood compared with today

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Laura Kamoie – My Dear Hamilton

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2020/02/16

Laura Kamoie hit No 1 in the Amazon best seller charts with her latest historical novel My Dear Hamilton on the week we talked – evidence of the success she and co-author Stephanie Dray are enjoying with their novel about Eliza Hamilton, wife of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton. Hi there, I’m your host Jenny Wheeler, and in today’s Binge Reading episode, Laura talks of the joy she gets in unearthing women’s stories from obscurity and her other career - writing raunchy romance. And we’ve got

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36:00

Scott Graham – Murder Mayhem & Mysticism

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2020/02/09

Scott Graham’s National Park mysteries combine murder, mayhem and mysticism in spectacular landscapes while embracing a keen awareness of environmental and social justice issues - a heady brew that’s winning him a growing audience. Hi there I’m your host Jenny Wheeler and in today’s Binge Reading podcast Scott talks about why he chose to set his five book series around an archaeologist sleuth Chuck and his Latina wife Janelle. Six things you’ll learn from this Joys of Binge Reading

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35:22

Stephanie Parkyn – French Love & Obsession

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2020/01/31

Welcome back to The Joys of Binge Reading podcast. I’m your host, Jenny Wheeler, and here in New Zealand we’ve taken a month out for a summer holiday break - blobbing out at the beach. Now we’re back - rejuvenated and raring to go – in our mission of helping you – our audience - discover popular best sellers you’ll find irresistible reading… Australia’s bush fires have made international news while we’ve been in recess, so it’s fitting to kick off the first episode of 2020 with author

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36:59

Ian Austin – Undercover Cop Dan

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2019/12/23

Ian Austin’s under-cover cop Dan Calder is a man with a tendency for trouble – either creating it or falling into it… the protagonist in a crime series that’s been favorably compared to international names like John Grisham and Ian Rankin. Hi there I’m your host Jenny Wheeler and today Ian talks about why he doesn’t see Dan as a “hero”, describes how he became a full-time writer after a long and successful career as a police officer, and the high value he places on reader feedback. Six things

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34:43

Martin Walker – Bruno Police Chief

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2019/12/13

Martin Walker’s Bruno, the French police chief at the heart of his best-selling Perigord mystery series, is everyone’s ideal cop – as well as the town’s most eligible bachelor and a talented host with an international award-winning cook book in his name . . . . Hi there, I’m your host Jenny Wheeler and today Martin Walker talks about French charm, his passion for the Perigord, and his years as a diplomatic correspondent in Gorbachev’s Moscow and Clinton’s Washington. Six things you’ll learn

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51:39

Stephanie Barron – Controversial History

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2019/12/06

Stephanie Barron’s popular Jane Austen mysteries feature the famous novelist as a crime investigator and are so close to real life that Stephanie sometimes hears Jane’s voice in her head as she writes. Hi there, I’m your host, Jenny Wheeler and today Stephanie talks about channelling Jane Austen, World War II espionage novels, and That Churchill Woman, her latest novel about Sir Winston Churchill’s controversial American mother. Six things you’ll learn from this Joys of Binge Reading

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39:56

Gill Paul – Famous Fabulous Lives

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2019/11/26

Novelist Gill Paul takes iconic women of the 20th century – from Wallis Simpson to Diana, Princess of Wales, from Jackie O to Maria Callas – and spins a magic story that combines fact with imagination to give readers new insights into famous lives. . . . Hi there. I’m your host Jenny Wheeler and in this week’s Joys of Binge Reading episode Gill talks about the romance of the Romanovs, and her crazy passion for cutting ice to go swimming. Win a copy of Gill's latest book Gill’s been kind

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38:29

Joanna Shupe – Gilded Age Romance

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2019/11/18

Joanna Shupe’s Gilded Age New York heroes are giving Regency Dukes a run for their money on romance best seller lists, making the age of the Astors and Vanderbilts “hot” with contemporary readers. Hi there I’m your host Jenny Wheeler and Joanna talks about feisty women, ostentatious wealth, dinner parties on horseback and how so often truth is stranger than fiction. Six things you’ll learn from this Joys of Binge Reading episode: Why surprising readers is importantThe lure of the Gilded

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Anna Willett – Nightmare Thrillers

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2019/11/05

Anna Willet writes nightmare thrillers it’s best not to read before bed – and that’s the way her readers love them. Hi there, I’m your host Jenny Wheeler, and in todays Binge Reading episode Anna talks about facing her worst fears in her nail biting books and the traumatic experience as a teen that has colored her work. Six things you’ll learn from this Joys of Binge Reading episode: The draw of psychological thrillersOn being an Australian thriller writerThe challenge of giving her

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46:47

Cassandra Clark – Abbess of Meaux Medievals

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2019/10/29

When Cassandra Clark publishes a new book in her Abbess of Meaux series, medievalists rejoice. The ten-book series was sparked by a dream, and it focuses on the remarkable Cistercian nun Hildegard, during the turbulent reign of the boy king, King Richard II. Hi there. I’m your host Jenny Wheeler and today Cassandra talks about how the victors write history and being in New York on September 11. Six things you’ll learn from this Joys of Binge Reading episode: The dream that sparked a

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38:18

Jenny Wheeler – 100 Podcasts – and new book

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2019/10/21

Jenny: Welcome to the 100th episode of The Joys of Binge Reading podcast. Yes! We've reached 100 episodes. I can hardly believe it! Hi there. I'm your host Jenny Wheeler and when I started this podcast two years ago, my first modest goal was to reach a respectable number - 50 in fact - and now look at us! I'm absolutely thrilled. We talked to a hundred fantastic mystery, thriller and romance authors, recording their wins and losses and giving you, their readers, a chance to discover new

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Margaret Mizushima – K9 Mysteries

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2019/10/14

Tracking Game with Margaret Mizushima - a new K-9 police procedural Margaret Mizushima's police-procedurals-with-heart mysteries feature K-9 Deputy Mattie Cobb and her very smart partner, a highly trained German Shepherd called Robo. Hi there. I'm your host Jenny Wheeler and today Margaret talks about the remarkable real life dog that Robo is based upon, as well as telling the truth of writing what you know, from her experience. Six things you’ll learn about Margaret in this Joys of

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35:15

Fiona Davis – Big Apple Drama

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2019/10/04

Critics rave about the unexpected and clever plot twists in Fiona Davis's historical bestsellers, dual timeline stories set in the Big Apple's most iconic buildings, from the Chelsea Hotel to Grand Central Station and the Dakota building to the Barbizon. Hi there. I'm your host Jenny Wheeler and today in the 98th episode of The Joys of Binge Reading, Fiona talks about the famous and sometimes eccentric people who bring New York - and her books to life. Six things you’ll learn from this Joys

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Harriet Steel – British Raj mysteries

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2019/09/27

Harriet Steel’s Inspector de Silva historical crime series takes us back to the exotic sights, sounds and smells of 1930s Ceylon under the British Raj, in classic Golden Age mystery style. Hi there, I’m your host Jenny Wheeler and today Harriet talks about how an encounter with Chocolat author Joanne Harris changed her life, and her passion for the remarkable Lola Montez, who in her time was second only to Queen Victoria in fame and notoriety. Six things you’ll learn from this Joys of Binge

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