Say hello to the Shameless Book Club.
(It says an overenthusiastic ‘hi’ back, fellow bookworms!)
At the beginning of every month, Zara, Mich and Annabelle select a monthly fictional read for the Shameless community to devour. Then, at the end of the month, there will be a bumper Shameless podcast episode, where we share exactly what we thought, hear your opinions and hot takes on the plot and characters, and announce what book will be coming up next. The Shameless Media team has a very, very deep love for reading. If you do too, then we’d bloody love to have you.
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Our first pick of the year was Tom Lake by Ann Patchett; a meditation on youthful love, married love, and the lives parents have led before their children were born. In the spring of 2020, Lara’s three daughters return to the family's orchard in Northern Michigan. While picking cherries, they beg their mother to tell them the story of Peter Duke, a famous actor with whom she shared both a stage and a romance years before at a theater company called Tom Lake. As Lara recalls the past, her daughters examine their own lives and relationship with their mother, and are forced to reconsider the world and everything they thought they knew.
We are so thrilled to bring you this interview with lifestyle editor and writer, Gyan Yankovich. Gyan is a lifestyle editor for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, and has just published her first novel. Just Friends explores modern friendship: what it means to be a friend, lose a friend, and everything in between.
More book reviews!
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December 2023
‘Green Dot’ by Madeleine Gray
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November 2023
‘Good Material’ by Dolly Alderton
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October 2023
‘None of This Is True’ by Lisa Jewell
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September 2023
‘The List’ by Yomi Adegoke
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August 2023
‘The Rachel Incident’ by Caroline O’Donoghue
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July 2023
‘Yellowface’ by R.F. Kuang
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June 2023
‘Really good, actually‘ by Monica Heisey
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May 2023
‘Pineapple Street’ by Jenny Jackson
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April 2023
‘Vladimir’ by Julia May Jonas
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March 2023
‘Alone With You In The Ether’ by Olivie Blake
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February 2023
‘The Thursday Murder Club’ by Richard Osman
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January 2023
‘Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow’ by Gabrielle Zevin
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December 2022
‘You made a Fool of Death with your Beauty’ by Akwaeke Emezi
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November 2022
‘Cleopatra and Frankenstein’ by Coco Mellors
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October 2022
‘Seeing Other People’ by Diana Reid
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September 2022
‘Black Cake’ by Charmaine Wilkerson
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August 2022
‘In Love’ by Amy Bloom
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July 2022
‘The Island of Missing Trees’ by Elif Shafak
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June 2022
‘The Wedding Party’ by Jasmine Guillory
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May 2022
‘Small Joys of Real Life’ by Allee Richards
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April 2022
‘An American Marriage’ by Tayari Jones
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March 2022
‘Violeta’ by Isabel Allende
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February 2022
‘If I Had Your Face’ by Frances Cha
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January 2022
‘Love Stories’ by Trent Dalton
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December 2021
‘The Paper Palace’ by Miranda Cowley Heller
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November 2021
‘In Order To Live’ by Yeonmi Park
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October 2021
‘The Henna Artist’ by Alka Joshi
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September 2021
'You and Me on Vacation’ by Emily Henry
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August 2021
'Fault Lines’ by Emily Itami
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July 2021
'Malibu Rising’ by Taylor Jenkins Reid
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June 2021
'New Animal’ by Ella Baxter
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May 2021
'Swing Time’ by Zadie Smith
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April 2021
It ends with us by Colleen Hoover.
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March 2021
'The Shadow Box' by Luanne Rice
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February 2021
‘Just Like You’ by Nick Hornby
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January 2021
‘Daisy Jones and The Six’ by Taylor Jenkins Reid
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December 2020
‘Transcendent Kingdom’ by Yaa Gyasi
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November 2020
‘Ghosts’ by Dolly Alderton
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October 2020
‘A Man Called Ove' by Fredrik Backman
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September 2020
'A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing' by Jessie Tu
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August 2020
‘The Yield’ by Tara June Winch
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July 2020
'Red, White and Royal Blue' by Casey McQuiston
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June 2020
‘Girl, Woman, Other’ by Bernardine Evaristo
More author interviews!
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Madeleine Gray on affairs
Madeleine was working at a bookstore when her debut novel Green Dot took off, and has already become an absolute crowd favourite. In this interview, Madeleine and Sohani chat about all things affairs.
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Jessie Stephens on depression
We were lucky enough to chat with Jessie about her new release, ‘Something Bad is Going to Happen’. Jessie spoke candidly about what it’s like separating this work of fiction from her own personal and family history of depression, to who the book was initially intended for.
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Trent Dalton on feeling seen
Trent is the author of so many novels you’ve probably read already, including Love Stories, All Our Shimmering Skies, and of course, his widely acclaimed, semi-autobiographical novel, Boy Swallows Universe. Trent is a captivating storyteller if you’ve read his written work, and you’ll witness that magic in this interview.
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Sally Hepworth on dysfunctional families
Sally has sold over one million books and has written the bestsellers ‘The Good Sister’ and ‘The Mother-In-Law’ - the latter has been optioned for a TV show by Amy Poehler! In this chat, Sally speaks about what inspires her to include neurodiverse characters in her books, and what she makes sure to end every chapter with.
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R.F. Kuang on appropriation
‘Yellowface’ is arguably Rebecca’s buzziest book, so this interview couldn’t have come at a better time. In this conversation, Rebecca talks about how the book is reflective of her own experience and why writing from the perspective of June was actually cathartic.
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Gabrielle Zevin on success
We are so excited to kick off our re-launch by bringing you a special chat between New York Times bestselling author Gabrielle Zevin and book clubber Sohani Goonetillake.
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Zara McDonald
Zara is a writer, editor and podcaster. She's also perpetually frazzled.
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Michelle Andrews
When Mich isn't hosting podcasts she's drinking tea or playing with her dog's delightfully floppy ears.
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Annabelle Lee
Annabelle is an enthusiastic Steve Carell stan. She also produces/hosts podcasts.