Put on your deerstalker, grab your magnifying glass, and make sure you have your wits about you in Episode 30 of the Hope Book Club

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Hope Book Club, Ep 30: Can You Solve These Murder Mysteries?

Join Katrina Roe & Natasha Moore as they dive into the humour, trials and first hand tails from three journalistic style memoirs this week.

Hope Book Club, Ep 29: Journalistic Style Memoirs

Join Katrina Roe & Natasha Moore as they dive into the humour, trials and first hand tales from three journalistic style memoirs this week.

We delve into some hot new holiday reads – Natasha Moore has been reading the latest novels by two of her favourite authors.

Hope Book Club, Ep 28: Christmas Holiday Reads

I am woman. Hear me roar. Our latest instalment of the Hope Book Club explores books about fierce and fiery women.

Hope Book Club, Ep 27: Brave Women

These cracking books all feature a plague of some description, but they’ll also make you feel a whole lot better about the current crisis.

Hope Book Club, Ep 26: The Pandemic Edition

Upgrade your brain, show off your smarts and get your genius on. It’s the brainy edition of the Hope Book Club, with a focus on Australian non-fiction.

Hope Book Club, Ep 25: The Brainy Edition

What could be better than reading about books? In this episode, Hope 103.2’s Katrina Roe and Natasha Moore from the Centre for Public Christianity explore some of the best books about books. The Dictionary of Lost Words - the debut novel from Australian author Pip Williams, this delightful tale is set around the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary.   Young Esme spends her childhood hanging around the lexicographers in the Scriptorium, but as she grows she realises that some words, especially women’s words, aren’t making it into the dictionary. Mr Penumbra’s 24 Hour Bookshop – by Robin Sloane.  This mystery/adventure is about an unemployed digital designer who finds himself working the graveyard shift in a very unusual bookstore in San Francisco. And How Proust can Change Your Life, by Alaine de Botton – Part literary biography, part self-help, this witty and wise book by Britain’s favourite philosopher might just convince you to finally tackle Proust yourself! Plus we discuss the TV shows that are actually better than the books they’re based on. It’s the extremely bookish episode 24 of the Hope Book Club podcast – Because life’s just better with a book about books!

Hope Book Club, Ep 24: Books About Books!

Perfect for these chilly winter days, the Hope Book Club fires up some crackling good fireside fiction for Episode 23. Katrina Roe and Natasha Moore from the Centre for Public Christianity discuss: Fleishman is in Trouble - the debut novel of Taffy Brodesser-Akner. It’s the story of a 41 year man, Toby Fleishman, going through a bitter divorce from his wife of 15 years. Bel Canto by Anne Patchett - Loosely based on true events, a group of high profile diplomats and an opera singer are taken hostage by terrorists in South America. It’s a lockdown experience like no other. And The Giver of Stars, by Jojo Moyes - about the packhorse librarians in the mountains of Kentucky. Plus, we bring our top five heart-warming reads for the Pandemic. That’s all in episode 23 of the Hope Book Club podcast. Because life’s just better with a book!

Ep 23: The Fireside Fiction Edition

The Hope Book Club will help you find your next great read! Katrina Roe and Natasha Moore review books that will enrich your life. They relish well-written fiction with intriguing characters and thought-provoking themes and tackle nonfiction with a challenging question at the core.

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