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.

"𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦"

𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘦 is the follow-up to Michelle’s bestselling thriller debut 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘶𝘴𝘩, 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 writing. Michelle also shares her advice for aspiring writers and gives a shoutout to the two authors she hopes to emulate.

Have you read it yet? Join the conversation in the 𝑅𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐵𝑦 𝐶𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑙𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 Book Club on Facebook!

📦 RBC Book Boxes are available now from @readingby.candlelight

'Reading by Candlelight' is a book subscription that celebrates up-and-coming Australian authors, delicious beverages, and incredible creations. Each month features a different novel paired with a handmade scented candle, a seed paper bookmark, a beverage (choice of alcoholic/nonalcoholic), a surprise, and an invitation to join the RBC Facebook Community.

March Book Box (Crime/Thriller) – 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 won’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 descriptions of the sea & the landscape are so vivid you can almost taste the salt, and the gothic vibe adds tension and depth to this suspenseful story.

📖 Have you read it yet? Join the conversation in the 𝑅𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐵𝑦 𝐶𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑙𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 Book Club on Facebook!

📦 RBC Book Boxes are available now from @readingby.candlelight

'Reading by Candlelight' is a book subscription that celebrates up-and-coming Australian authors, delicious beverages, and incredible creations. Each month features a different novel paired with a handmade scented candle, a seed paper bookmark, a beverage (choice of alcoholic/nonalcoholic), a surprise, and an invitation to join the RBC Facebook Community.

March Book Box (Historical Fiction) – 𝑊ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐵𝑖𝑟𝑑𝑠 𝐶𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝐻𝑒𝑟 𝑁𝑎𝑚𝑒

Join me as I chat with bestselling author Claire van Ryn, about her second novel - 𝑊ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐵𝑖𝑟𝑑𝑠 𝐶𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝐻𝑒𝑟 𝑁𝑎𝑚𝑒 in a SPOILER-FREE interview you won’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.

𝑊ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐵𝑖𝑟𝑑𝑠 𝐶𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝐻𝑒𝑟 𝑁𝑎𝑚𝑒 is set in the breathtaking landscape of Tasmania’s north-west and is a moving and truly beautiful story of family, heartbreak and the pull of home by bestselling author @clairevanryn (whose debut 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑆𝑒𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐻𝑢𝑜𝑛 𝑊𝑟𝑒𝑛 also featured in the Reading By Candlelight book boxes in 2023!).

📖 Have you read it yet? Join the conversation in the 𝑅𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐵𝑦 𝐶𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑙𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 Book Club on Facebook!

📦 RBC Book Boxes are available now from @readingby.candlelight

'Reading by Candlelight' is a book subscription that celebrates up-and-coming Australian authors, delicious beverages, and incredible creations. Each month features a different novel paired with a handmade scented candle, a seed paper bookmark, a beverage (choice of alcoholic/nonalcoholic), a surprise, and an invitation to join the RBC Facebook Community.

𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐁𝐨𝐱 (𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧) - “𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐟 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡"

Join our host Fiona Taylor as she talks with debut author Nadia Mahjouri about her beautiful novel 𝘏𝘢𝘭𝘧 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩 in this SPOILER-FREE interview.

“𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘧𝘢𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺”

𝘏𝘢𝘭𝘧 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩 is a powerful, deeply personal story inspired by Nadia’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 her baby boy in search of the father she never knew — only to uncover the family she never knew she had.

We’d love to hear what you think of it in the Reading By Candlelight Book Club or on Instagram.

Aired live: 26th Feb, 2025
Shared: Podcast & YouTube - 27th Feb, 2025

'Reading by Candlelight' is a book subscription that celebrates up-and-coming Australian authors, delicious beverages, and incredible creations. Each month features a different novel paired with a handmade scented candle, a seed paper bookmark, a beverage (choice of alcoholic/nonalcoholic), a surprise, and an invitation to join the RBC Facebook Community.

𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐁𝐨𝐱 (𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞/𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫) - “𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧"

Join our host Fiona Taylor as she talks with debut author Bronwyn Rivers about her twisty thriller, “The Reunion" in this SPOILER-FREE interview.

“𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑦'𝑙𝑙 𝑤𝑖𝑠ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑛𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑤𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑏𝑎𝑐𝑘”

𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑅𝑒𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑜𝑛 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.

We’d love to hear what you think of it in the Reading By Candlelight Facebook Group or on Instagram.

Aired live: 25th Feb, 2025
Shared: Podcast & YouTube - 26th Feb, 2025

'Reading by Candlelight' is a book subscription that celebrates up-and-coming Australian authors, delicious beverages, and incredible creations. Each month features a different novel paired with a handmade scented candle, a seed paper bookmark, a beverage (choice of alcoholic/nonalcoholic), a surprise, and an invitation to join the RBC Facebook Community.

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. It’s a delightful romantic comedy that follows Poppy as she navigates life as a single mother after returning to the life she left behind, only to find love where she least expected. We’d love to hear what you think of it in the Reading By Candlelight Facebook Group or on Instagram.

Aired live: 28th Jan, 2025
Shared: Podcast & YouTube - 29th Jan, 205

'Reading by Candlelight' is a book subscription that celebrates up-and-coming Australian authors, delicious beverages, and incredible creations. Each month features a different novel paired with a handmade scented candle, a seed paper bookmark, a beverage (choice of alcoholic/nonalcoholic), a surprise, and an invitation to join the RBC Facebook Community.

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. It’s tensely plotted, and has all the ingredients for a Knives Out family drama – wealth, lies, greed, power, family, sibling rivalry – this book has it ALL. We’d love to hear what you think of it in the Reading By Candlelight Facebook Group or on Instagram.

Aired live: 21st Jan, 2025
Shared: Podcast & YouTube - 23rd Jan, 205

'Reading by Candlelight' is a book subscription that celebrates up-and-coming Australian authors, delicious beverages, and incredible creations. Each month features a different novel paired with a handmade scented candle, a seed paper bookmark, a beverage (choice of alcoholic/nonalcoholic), a surprise, and an invitation to join the RBC Facebook Community.

𝗛𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿

Dec Book Box - 𝘎𝘪𝘳𝘭 𝘍𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨

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 about love, her connection to her protagonist Finn, Katoomba, and the beautiful Blue Mountains where the book is set.

I could have talked to Hayley for hours, and she was incredibly generous with her time and writing advice, talking about writing her brilliant novel about a mysterious death, love, and past trauma, and how we explore shame.

Girl Falling is a masterful novel that comes together in the final pages with a satisfying twist you won’t see coming. I hope you enjoy listening to this spoiler-free interview on how it all came together and what Hayley is working on next.

With thanks to @hayleyscrivenor and her publisher @panmacmillanaust.

'Reading by Candlelight' is a book subscription that celebrates up-and-coming Australian authors, delicious beverages, and incredible creations. Each month features a different novel paired with a handmade scented candle, a seed paper bookmark, a beverage (choice of alcoholic/nonalcoholic), a surprise, and an invitation to join the RBC Facebook Community.