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Reading By Candlelight Book Club
Fiona Taylor
44 episodes
23 hours ago
What really happens when a writing retreat turns deadly? ๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธโœ๏ธ In this episode, our host Fiona Taylor chats with January Gilchrist, author of the twist-filled thriller The Final Chapter โ€” a story that takes the idea of โ€œwriterโ€™s blockโ€ to a whole new level. We talk about the dark side of creativity, the lure of isolation, and how far people will go for a story worth telling. Itโ€™s atmospheric, unsettling, and utterly compelling โ€” the perfect listen for your evening walk, your commute, or ...
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What really happens when a writing retreat turns deadly? ๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธโœ๏ธ In this episode, our host Fiona Taylor chats with January Gilchrist, author of the twist-filled thriller The Final Chapter โ€” a story that takes the idea of โ€œwriterโ€™s blockโ€ to a whole new level. We talk about the dark side of creativity, the lure of isolation, and how far people will go for a story worth telling. Itโ€™s atmospheric, unsettling, and utterly compelling โ€” the perfect listen for your evening walk, your commute, or ...
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Reading By Candlelight Book Club
January Gilchrist - "The Final Chapter"
What really happens when a writing retreat turns deadly? ๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธโœ๏ธ In this episode, our host Fiona Taylor chats with January Gilchrist, author of the twist-filled thriller The Final Chapter โ€” a story that takes the idea of โ€œwriterโ€™s blockโ€ to a whole new level. We talk about the dark side of creativity, the lure of isolation, and how far people will go for a story worth telling. Itโ€™s atmospheric, unsettling, and utterly compelling โ€” the perfect listen for your evening walk, your commute, or ...
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1 week ago
27 minutes

Reading By Candlelight Book Club
Alli Parker - "Until The Red Leaves Fall"
Our host, Fiona Taylor, had the absolute pleasure of chatting with author Alli Parker about her brilliant new novel, Until the Red Leaves Fall, our September Historical Fiction Book Box pick Set in the velvet seats and backstage shadows of 1950s Melbourne theatre, itโ€™s a story of secrets, betrayal, and resilience โ€” with unforgettable characters like Emmy Darling, dancer Isadora Westlake, and the formidable actress and theatre owner Virginia van Belle. Alli and I discussed the spark ...
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1 month ago
32 minutes

Reading By Candlelight Book Club
Mark Mupotosa Russell - "The Wolf Who Cried Boy"
I had the absolute pleasure of chatting with Mark Muptosa-Russell, author of The Wolf Who Called Boy, for the @readingby.candlelight Book Club. Markโ€™s debut is a powerful, lyrical story that blends myth, memory, and the search for belonging. In our conversation, he shared the inspiration behind the book, how his own personal experience shaped the story, and what it means to write about identity, courage, and the ties that bind us. It was such a thoughtful and moving discussion โ€” one that remi...
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1 month ago
30 minutes

Reading By Candlelight Book Club
Luke Johnson - "King Tide"
What happens when a king tide washes up more than just seaweed? ๐ŸŒŠ Luke Johnsonโ€™s debut novel King Tide reveals the long-buried secrets of a small communityโ€ฆ This epiosde on the Reading By Candlelight Book Club, we dive into Lukeโ€™s writing journey, his inspirations, and what it feels like to finally see your debut novel on shelves. ๐ŸŽง Listen now or watch on YouTube. ๐Ÿ“– Have you read King Tide yet? Come chat with us in the RBC Facebook group! 'Reading by Candlelight' is a book subsc...
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2 months ago
30 minutes

Reading By Candlelight Book Club
Jessica Seaborn - Isn't It Nice We Both Hate The Same Things
๐Ÿ“š August Book Club โ€“ General Fiction This month, I chat with author Jessica Seaborn (@seabornj) about her brilliantly titled second novel, Isn't It Nice We Both Hate The Same Things โ€” a powerful, funny, and insightful look at adult friendships, fractured ties, and starting over in your thirties. As always, there are no spoilers as Jess talks about where the idea for the book began, her writing process (it is fascinating!), and which characters she loved writing the most. ๐Ÿ“– Have you read it ye...
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2 months ago
29 minutes

Reading By Candlelight Book Club
Emma Babbington - "The Neighbours"
Our host Fiona Taylor chats with debut author Emma Babbington about her twisty thriller "The Neighbours" in this SPOILER-FREE episode. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€ is a sharp, fresh spin on the domestic thriller. ๐˜ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถโ€™๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜ถ๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฏโ€™๐˜ต ๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณโ€ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ง ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ? Thatโ€™s the unsettling dilemma facing Liv Elliot when her odious neighbour, Dr Richard Wellington โ€” morning TV regular and surgeon to the rich and famous โ€” is found dead in the park at the exact time her ...
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3 months ago
29 minutes

Reading By Candlelight Book Club
Holly Brunnbauer - "What Did I Miss?"
You wonโ€™t want to miss this! Our host Fiona Taylor chats with debut author Holly Brunnbauer (@holly) about her delightful rom-com #WhatDidIMiss in this SPOILER-FREE episode. ๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜‹๐˜ช๐˜ฅ ๐˜ ๐˜”๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ด? is a fresh and feisty rom-com about Makayla - newly divorced, nearly 30, and on a mission to make up for everything she missed in her twenties. The book starts with a bang (literally wink) and takes us on a wild ride as Makayla figures out what she really wants from life, love, and a certain very ha...
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3 months ago
30 minutes

Reading By Candlelight Book Club
Madeleine Cleary - "The Butterfly Women"
Join our host Fiona Taylor as she chats with author Madeleine Cleary about her debut historical novel The Butterfly Women in this SPOILER-FREE episode. The Butterfly Women is Madeleineโ€™s first novel and was published in April 2025 with Affirm Press. Rich in story, dark in tone and meticulously researched, this is a story that is at its heart about womenโ€™s friendships as much as being a historical murder thriller. I loved the descriptions of Melbourne in 1863, especially Little Lon, and ...
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4 months ago
30 minutes

Reading By Candlelight Book Club
Angie Faye Martin - "Melaleuca"
Our host Fiona Taylor is chatting with author Angie Faye Martin about her stunning debut crime novel Melaleuca, in this SPOILER-FREE episode. ๐˜”๐˜Œ๐˜“๐˜ˆ๐˜“๐˜Œ๐˜œ๐˜Š๐˜ˆ - Police Detective Renee Taylor returns to her small town roots only to be thrust into a murder investigation that uncovers more than she expects when it links to a past case. As Renee delves deeper into the past, the mystery grows, spotlighting intergenerational cruelty, corruption, and racism as the dark truth of the town and the past ...
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4 months ago
35 minutes

Reading By Candlelight Book Club
Darcy Tindale - "Burning Mountain"
Join our host Fiona Taylor as she chats with the multi-talented Darcy Tindale about Burning Mountain, the gripping second book in her Detective Rebecca Giles series, in a spoiler-free interview. Darcy was an absolute delight to speak with - her background as an actor, theatre sports performer, and director gives her a wonderfully diverse perspective to draw from in her writing. ๐˜‰๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ is an eerie, fast-burning (no pun intended) story that is tightly packed with compelling characters...
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4 months ago
33 minutes

Reading By Candlelight Book Club
Sarah Clutton - "The Remarkable Truths of Alfie Bains"
Join our host Fiona Taylor as she chats with debut author Sarah Clutton about her delightful book #TheRemarkableTruthsOfAlfieBains in a SPOILER-FREE interview (under 30 mins!) ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜›๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ˆ๐˜ญ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ฆ ๐˜‰๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ด is a truly heart-warming story about family and the ties that bind. A delight to read - it made me laugh and cry, sometimes at the same time. I dare anyone not to fall for the irrepressible and irresistible Alfie Bains. ๐Ÿ“– Have you read it yet? Join the conversation in the ๐‘…๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐ต๐‘ฆ ...
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5 months ago
29 minutes

Reading By Candlelight Book Club
Anna Maynard - "Dancing With Bees"
Join our host Fiona Taylor as she chats with debut author Anna Maynard about her book "Dancing with Bees" in a SPOILER-FREE interview. They discuss how beekeeping and hip hop factor into the story, why Anna loves romance and rom-coms, and what she is working on next. When she isn't writing, Anna works as a doctor and is the lead singer for Nuria (check them out on Spotify!). Dancing With Bees is a rom-com with a bee-utiful story (see what I did there!) about love, connection, and what ...
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6 months ago
29 minutes

Reading By Candlelight Book Club
Michelle Prak - "Barren Cape"
Join our host Fiona Taylor as she chats with bestselling author Michelle Prak (@prakky) about her brand new thriller #BarrenCape in a SPOILER-FREE interview. "๐˜๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ" ๐˜‰๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜Š๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ is the follow-up to Michelleโ€™s bestselling thriller debut ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜™๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ, which was one of my favourite reads of 2023. We talk about her inspiration for the story, how the setting became a character in its own right, and how her 30-year career in communications and PR has shaped her writi...
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6 months ago
31 minutes

Reading By Candlelight Book Club
Camille Booker - "The Woman in the Waves"
March Book Box (Crime/Thriller) โ€“ The Woman in the Waves Join our host Fiona Taylor as she chats with award-winning author Camille Booker, about her second novel - The Woman in the Waves - in a SPOILER-FREE interview you wonโ€™t want to miss! Camille shares the inspiration behind her story, who her detective is loosely based on and her love of gothic mysteries and Peaky Blinders. The Woman in the Waves is a masterful mix of historical fiction and psychological suspense set in the 1920s. The des...
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8 months ago
30 minutes

Reading By Candlelight Book Club
Claire van Ryn - "Where the Birds Call Her Name"
โœจ ๐๐ž๐ฐ๐„๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ž๐€๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ! โœจ ๐Ÿ“š March Book Box (Historical Fiction) โ€“ ๐‘Šโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐ต๐‘–๐‘Ÿ๐‘‘๐‘  ๐ถ๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘™ ๐ป๐‘’๐‘Ÿ ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘š๐‘’ Join me as I chat with bestselling author Claire van Ryn, about her second novel - ๐‘Šโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐ต๐‘–๐‘Ÿ๐‘‘๐‘  ๐ถ๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘™ ๐ป๐‘’๐‘Ÿ ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘š๐‘’ in a SPOILER-FREE interview you wonโ€™t want to miss! Claire shares the family history and research behind this beautiful story of family, secrets, and yes, the gorgeous birds of Tasmania. ๐‘Šโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐ต๐‘–๐‘Ÿ๐‘‘๐‘  ๐ถ๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘™ ๐ป๐‘’๐‘Ÿ ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘š๐‘’ is set in the breathtaking landscape of Tasmaniaโ€™s north-west and is a movin...
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8 months ago
32 minutes

Reading By Candlelight Book Club
Nadia Mahjouri - "Half Truth"
๐…๐ž๐›๐ซ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐๐จ๐ฑ (๐†๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐…๐ข๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง) - โ€œ๐‡๐š๐ฅ๐Ÿ ๐“๐ซ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก" Join our host Fiona Taylor as she talks with debut author Nadia Mahjouri about her beautiful novel ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ง ๐˜›๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ in this SPOILER-FREE interview. โ€œ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ณ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜บโ€ ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ง ๐˜›๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ is a powerful, deeply personal story inspired by Nadiaโ€™s own lived experiences and the life of her Moroccan grandmother. This multigenerational tale spans decades and continents, following Zarah as she journeys to Morocco with ...
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8 months ago
33 minutes

Reading By Candlelight Book Club
Bronwyn Rivers - "The Reunion"
๐…๐ž๐›๐ซ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐๐จ๐ฑ (๐‚๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž/๐“๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ) - โ€œ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‘๐ž๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ง" Join our host Fiona Taylor as she talks with debut author Bronwyn Rivers about her twisty thriller, โ€œThe Reunion" in this SPOILER-FREE interview. โ€œ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘’๐‘ฆ'๐‘™๐‘™ ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘ โ„Ž ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘ฆ ๐‘›๐‘’๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘Ÿ ๐‘ค๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘˜โ€ ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘…๐‘’๐‘ข๐‘›๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘› is a gripping thriller about a day that changes the characters forever. It is a story of friendship, grief, secrets and lies. It is atmospheric, gothic, and a fabulous mystery with dual timelines. Weโ€™d love to hear what you think of it i...
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8 months ago
30 minutes

Reading By Candlelight Book Club
Leesa Ronald - "Special Delivery"
January Book Box (Romance) - "Special Delivery". Join our host Fiona Taylor as she talks with debut author Leesa Ronald about her enemies-to-lovers rom-com, "Special Delivery" in this SPOILER-FREE interview. She was expecting... but she wasn't expecting him! Special Delivery is a laugh-out-loud debut that will be a huge favourite with readers and Book Clubs alike. Itโ€™s a delightful romantic comedy that follows Poppy as she navigates life as a single mother after returning to the life she l...
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9 months ago
29 minutes

Reading By Candlelight Book Club
Kate Horan "The Inheritance"
January Book Box (Crime/Thriller) - "The Inheritance". Join our host Fiona Taylor as she talks with debut author Kate Horan about her domestic suspense novel, "The Inheritance" in this SPOILER FREE interview. Families lie. DNA doesn't. The Inheritance is a brilliant debut that will be a huge favourite with readers and Book Clubs alike. Itโ€™s tensely plotted, and has all the ingredients for a Knives Out family drama โ€“ wealth, lies, greed, power, family, sibling rivalry โ€“ this book has it AL...
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9 months ago
35 minutes

Reading By Candlelight Book Club
Hayley Scrivenor - "Girl Falling"
๐—›๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ Dec Book Box - ๐˜Ž๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ญ ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ My final @readingby.candlelight interview for 2024 is with the super-talented Hayley Scrivenor, author of the December Book Box GIRL FALLING. I felt like I was listening to a masterclass on how to craft a spell-binding, best-selling novel as we delved into her writing process and why this story was the one she had to write. Hayley talks about her research, how using dual timelines allowed the story to succeed, her residency at Varuna, writing...
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10 months ago
42 minutes

Reading By Candlelight Book Club
What really happens when a writing retreat turns deadly? ๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธโœ๏ธ In this episode, our host Fiona Taylor chats with January Gilchrist, author of the twist-filled thriller The Final Chapter โ€” a story that takes the idea of โ€œwriterโ€™s blockโ€ to a whole new level. We talk about the dark side of creativity, the lure of isolation, and how far people will go for a story worth telling. Itโ€™s atmospheric, unsettling, and utterly compelling โ€” the perfect listen for your evening walk, your commute, or ...