Join host Victoria Carthew as she chats with Sarah Di Lorenzo - resident nutritionist for Channel 7's "Sunrise" and "Weekend Sunrise" - about her brand-new book "The Liver Repair Plan". The liver's ability to heal and regenerate can greatly improve your wellbeing. Clinical nutritionist and bestselling author Sarah Di Lorenzo's four-week plan has helped hundreds of her patients repair their inner health and now she's sharing it with you. "The Liver Repair Plan" offers practical guidance, easy-to-...
Jul 28, 2025•29 min
Join host Victoria Carthew as she speaks with Australian author Sam Guthrie about his debut thriller, “The Peak”. Political hatchet man Charlie will do anything to protect his longtime Sebastian, government minister and his longtime best friend. When Sebastian does the unthinkable, things in the outside world start to fall apart too and Charlie can’t help but wonder, what the hell did Sebastian do? From the jostling streets of Hong Kong to Beijing's shadowy halls of power and the backstabbing Ma...
Jul 21, 2025•28 min•Season 5Ep. 26
In this exciting interview, our Children's Category Manager Dion, sits down with Jeff to discuss his 20th book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series coming this October! Jeff and Dion dive into the awkward and comedic hardships of life as a middle school kid, the antics that unfold with Greg and Rowley, and what growing up with the Heffley family would be like. Order your copy of "Diary Of A Wimpy Kid 20: Partypooper" at your local QBD Books store or online today: https://www.qbd.com.au/diary-of-a-...
Jul 18, 2025•11 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Join host Victoria Carthew as she speaks with multi-million-copy international bestseller Lisa Jewell about her newest title, "Don't Let Him In". He's the perfect man. He says he loves you. You think he might even be made for you. Before long he's moved into your house - and into your heart. And then he leaves for days at a time. You don't know where he's gone or who he's with. And you realise - if you looked back - you'd say to yourself - DON'T LET HIM IN. Purchase “Don't Let Him In” from your ...
Jul 14, 2025•28 min•Season 5Ep. 25
Welcome to QBD Romance Club! Hosted by Amy Matthews, author and associate professor in Creative Writing at Flinders University, the podcast will dive deep into the world of romance, featuring insightful conversations with some of Australia’s biggest names in the genre. This episode, we’re joined by the vibrant Ash London ( Love On The Air ), who brings all her signature energy and warmth as we chat about Radio Romance . Together, we explore the research that shaped her book—from her own experien...
Jul 11, 2025•38 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Join host Victoria Carthew as she speaks with bestselling author Riley Sager about his latest novel, “With a Vengence”. In 1942, six people destroyed Anna Matheson’s family. Twelve years later, she’s ready for retribution. Under false pretences, Anna has lured those responsible for her family’s downfall onto a luxury train from Philadelphia to Chicago, an overnight journey of fourteen hours. Her goal? Confront the people who’ve wronged her, get them to confess their crimes, and deliver them into...
Jul 07, 2025•23 min•Season 5Ep. 24
Join host Dion McLeod as he chats with bestselling author Jen Calonita about "Disney Twisted Tales 21: Cruel Truth". ABOUT THE BOOK: What if Anita and Cruella were best friends? It’s 1953, and teenage Anita Weatherby and her family have just moved to a booming postwar London. While her older sister settles right in, to the delight of their parents, Anita finds their new school—and her academic rival, Roger Radcliffe—daunting. Nothing seems to be going Anita’s way until a glamorous, confident new...
Jul 04, 2025•31 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Join Victoria Carthew as she speaks with internationally bestselling author Kayte Nunn about her latest novel, “The Palazzo”. Newly widowed beauty entrepreneur Vivi Savidge's fortieth birthday is fast approaching, and she plans to celebrate it at the Palazzo Stellina, a historic former convent in the foothills of the Italian Alps run by disgraced chef, Marco Bianchi, and his elderly grandmother. Vivi's little sister, Alice, is flying from Brisbane with her sixteen-year-old twins in tow. Ex-colle...
Jul 04, 2025•24 min•Season 5Ep. 23
Welcome to QBD Romance Club! Hosted by Amy Matthews, author and associate professor in Creative Writing at Flinders University, the podcast will dive deep into the world of romance, featuring insightful conversations with some of Australia’s biggest names in the genre. This time, we welcome the effervescent Lynette Noni ("Wandering Wild") to explore the tension and chemistry that can be built within a survival romance setting! We chat about how Lynette found herself differing from fantasy and wr...
Jun 27, 2025•35 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Join host Victoria Carthew as she chats with New Zealand-based author Jennifer Trevelyan about her debut novel, “A Beautiful Family”. At ten years old, she catches more than her parents and older sister suspect. Over their summer break, her mother plans to finish her novel, her father wants to grill and watch cricket, and her fifteen-year-old sister hopes to catch the eye of a local lifeguard. With everyone around her distracted, she teams up with a new friend to solve a mystery that haunts this...
Jun 19, 2025•23 min•Season 5Ep. 22
Join host Victoria Carthew as she speaks with author Chloe Elisabeth Wilson about her debut novel, “Rytual”. Marnie Sellick is adrift when she lands a job at the coveted, mysterious beauty brand ‘rytual cosmetica’. The enigmatic founder and CEO, Luna Peters, takes a liking to Marnie, and as the two grow closer Marnie becomes intoxicated by the life that Luna, and rytual, can offer her. But all is not what it seems at rytual. Luna has a cult-like hold over the all-female staff, and that's not to ...
Jun 16, 2025•27 min•Season 5Ep. 21
Welcome to QBD Romance Club! Hosted by Amy Matthews, author and associate professor in Creative Writing at Flinders University, the podcast will dive deep into the world of romance, featuring insightful conversations with some of Australia’s biggest names in the genre. This time, we welcome the charming Ashley Poston (“The Seven Year Slip”) to explore the magnetism behind the age-old right person, wrong time trope, and why it continues to draw people in, time and time again. We chat about the re...
Jun 13, 2025•31 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Join host Victoria Carthew as she speaks with actor and author Darcy Tindale about her latest novel, “Burning Mountain”. In April 2006, fifteen-year-old Oliver went hiking to the lookout on Burning Mountain - and vanished without trace. His four schoolmates were the last ones to see him on the trek, yet the teenagers were never able to explain his disappearance. Almost twenty years later, Detective Rebecca Giles is called to bushland on nearby Mount Wingen. A skull has been dug up, reviving the ...
Jun 09, 2025•29 min•Season 5Ep. 20
Join host Victoria Carthew as she speaks with award-winning author Shelley Burr about her latest crime novel, “Vanish”. Lane Holland's crime-solving career ended the day he went to prison. With his parole hearing approaching, he faces the grim reality that an ex-con can never work as a private eye. Yet one unsolved case continues to haunt him: the disappearance of Matilda Carver two decades ago. Never one to follow the rules, Lane finds a lead - a mysterious farm community led by the enigmatic S...
Jun 06, 2025•29 min•Season 5Ep. 19
Join host Dion McLeod as he chats with Li Chen about her brand-new junior graphic novel "Detective Beans: Adventures In Cat Town". ABOUT THE STORY: Detective Beans is back to solve all the mysteries that you need solved, and even the ones you don't need solved. He's that good. In between playing Scrabble, having sleepovers and trips to the beach, there's always time for crime solving. Whether it's who ate Mum's donuts, who has lost their handbag in the park, which pigeon stole King Chip, or even...
Jun 02, 2025•32 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Welcome to QBD Romance Club! Hosted by Amy Matthews, author and associate professor in Creative Writing at Flinders University, the podcast will dive deep into the world of romance, featuring insightful conversations with some of Australia’s biggest names in the genre. This time, we welcome the lovely Laurie Gilmore (“The Dream Harbour” series) to explore the charm and magic behind cosy small-town romances, and why they resonate so deeply in our fast-paced, digital world. We chat about the key i...
May 30, 2025•32 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Join host Victoria Carthew as she speaks with New York Times bestselling author Jeffery Deaver about his latest Colter Shaw thriller, “South of Nowhere”. A small town in Northern California is at risk of being destroyed by a failing levee, and Colter Shaw has been hired to locate a family swept away by the raging water, with just mere hours to survive.But is the levee at risk of failing from natural causes or is someone sabotaging it? With the help of his sister, Dorion, the duo must save the ci...
May 26, 2025•28 min•Season 5Ep. 18
Join Victoria Carthew as she speaks with internationally bestselling author Dervla McTiernan about her highly-anticipated new novel in the Cormac Reilly series, “The Unquiet Grave”. For years the boglands of Northern Europe have given up bodies of the long-deceased. Bodies that are thousands of years old, uncannily preserved. Bodies with strange injuries that suggest ritual torture and human sacrifice.When a corpse is found in a bog in Galway, Cormac Reilly assumes the find is historical. But cl...
May 23, 2025•26 min•Season 5Ep. 17
Join host Dion McLeod as he chats with bestselling author Ben Miller about "Diary Of A Puss In Boots", QBD’s Children’s Book of the Month for May! In this incredible story, Mittens knows a cat of his calibre should be living it up in a castle, and he's determined to make his dream reality. His master certainly isn't going to be much help, so it's up to Mittens to charm the king and queen, defeat a shapeshifting ogre, and outwit the princess's own cunning kitty. But first things first, he has his...
May 19, 2025•26 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Welcome to QBD Romance Club! Hosted by Amy Matthews, author and associate professor in Creative Writing at Flinders University, the podcast will dive deep into the world of romance, featuring insightful conversations with some of Australia’s biggest names in the genre. This time, we welcome the fantastic Alexandria Warwick (“The Four Winds” series). In this episode, the duo discusses how Alexandria uses mythology to frame her romantasy novels and how tropes - such as second-chance romance - can ...
May 16, 2025•34 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Join host Victoria Carthew as she chats with author Michelle Prak about her latest thriller, “Barren Cape”. Former housemates Mac and Erika are homeless. Well, Erika is fine, she just has to live with her parents until she can find another rental. Mac’s situation is much worse – family isn’t an option and she’s surfing the couches of her increasingly exasperated friends. Driving around one lonely afternoon, Mac discovers Barren Cape. Once destined to be a luxury escape, now it’s just wire fence ...
May 12, 2025•25 min•Season 5Ep. 16
Join host Victoria Carthew as she speaks with bestselling author Amanda Hampson about her latest Tea Ladies Mystery, “The Deadly Dispute”. 1967: Hazel’s new job at the docks quickly turns perilous when she stumbles into the criminal underworld that lurks beneath the surface. A million in gold coins has vanished from a cargo ship and a dead body washed up. Suddenly, she’s in over her head. Disillusioned with her life, Betty is led astray by a charismatic new friend and finds herself exposed in mo...
May 09, 2025•27 min•Season 5Ep. 15
Join host Dion McLeod as he chats with bestselling author Lynette Noni about "Wandering Wild", her newest young adult romance novel! Perfect for readers wanting a high stakes lost-in-the-wilderness adventure brimming with tension-filled romance, “Wandering Wild” follows Zander and Charlie. Zander Rune was the darling of Hollywood until he fell from glory and was labelled a problematic bad boy. His public image needs fixing-fast-or he'll lose the role of a lifetime, and all his dreams with it. Ch...
May 05, 2025•29 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Welcome to QBD Romance Club! Hosted by Amy Matthews, author and associate professor in Creative Writing at Flinders University, the podcast will dive deep into the world of romance, featuring insightful conversations with some of Australia’s biggest names in the genre. In our next episode, we welcome Lauren Asher (“Dirty Air” series), Becka Mack (“Playing For Keeps” series), and Peyton Corrine (“The Undone” series) to talk ALL things sports romance! Our very exciting panel chats about their favo...
May 02, 2025•36 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Join host Victoria Carthew as she speaks with crime fiction author S.R. White on his latest novel, “Pacific Heights”. In the courtyard of the Pacific Heights building, a local waitress is found dead. Five apartments overlook the murder scene. Five people witnessed a crime take place. Finding the killer should be simple. Except none of the witnesses' stories match. They all saw something - from a different angle, at a different time. None of them saw everything. Anyone could be the killer. Detect...
Apr 28, 2025•27 min•Season 5Ep. 14
QBD’s host Victoria Carthew speaks with broadcaster and author Jane Caro about her latest suspenseful thriller, “Lyrebird”. Twenty years ago, ornithology student Jessica Weston filmed a lyrebird mimicking the dying screams of a woman in the Barrington Tops National Park. Terrified, she took her recordings to the Maitland police to report a murder. Despite support from newly minted detective, Megan Blaxland, no one was reported missing in the area and no body found, so Jessica's claims were mocke...
Apr 24, 2025•32 min•Season 5Ep. 13
Join Victoria Carthew as she speaks with author Peter Norris about his gripping debut memoir, “The Bank Robber’s Boy”. Peter Norris is not your ordinary CEO. The head of Club Corowa, a multi-million-dollar venue that employs more than 100 staff, he is also a world-class athlete who’s won bronze in the Obstacle Racing World Championships and two national bodybuilding titles. And he’s the son of one of Australia’s most notorious bank robbers. “The Bank Robber’s Boy” exposes the shocking truth abou...
Apr 21, 2025•27 min•Season 5Ep. 12
Welcome to QBD Romance Club! Hosted by Amy Matthews, author and associate professor in Creative Writing at Flinders University , the podcast will dive deep into the world of romance, featuring insightful conversations with some of Australia’s biggest names in the genre. In our next episode, we are joined by Audrey Bellezza and Emily Harding (“Emma Of 83rd Street” and “Elizabeth of East Hampton”) to celebrate the 250th Anniversary of Jane Austen! Browse QBD’s Romance range here: https://www.qbd.c...
Apr 17, 2025•27 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Join QBD’s host, Victoria Carthew, as she speaks with award-winning author Zane Lovitt about his latest suburban crime fiction novel, “The Body Next Door”. When Claire Corral goes missing from her home on Carnation Way, her neighbour Jamie isn't too concerned. He's busy – caring for his dad, recovering from a broken heart and eating himself into a bigger pair of pants. Then the police turn up. Is Claire's disappearance connected with the body found next door thirteen years ago? Does Jamie's fath...
Apr 14, 2025•28 min•Season 5Ep. 11
Join host Victoria Carthew as she speaks with award-winning author Mandy Beaumont about her latest book, “The Thrill of It”. The 1977 murder of Marlowe Kerr – Sydney’s art darling and socialite, a woman known for her lavish parties and her world-famous designs, was never solved. And now, in 1989, a terrifying string of crimes against older women begins, forcing aging female residents to lock themselves in their homes. They will be in a state of constant fear. As the killer’s reign of terror esca...
Apr 11, 2025•28 min•Season 5Ep. 10
