Hosts Simone, Deb and Tanya chat with Sarah Bernstein about her book "Study For Obedience". See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In our latest episode, hosts Simone, Deb and Tanya discuss Study for Obedience from Sarah Bernstein.  This book tells the story of a young woman who moves from the place of her birth to the remote northern country of her forebears to be housekeeper to her brother, whose wife has recently left him. Soon after arriving, a series of inexplicable events occurs – deaths of cattle; the demise of a ewe and her lamb; a local dog's phantom pregnancy; a potato blight too. She notices that locals...

Hosts Simone, Deb and Tanya chat with the bestselling author of The Maid, Nita Prose about her latest book "The Mystery Guest". We chat about how she got the idea, the cast of characters and storyline, plus Nita shares some really big news with us!! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In our latest episode, hosts Simone, Deb and Tanya discuss a book from the bestselling author of The Maid, Nita Prose called The Mystery Guest. Molly Gray is not like anyone else. With her flair for cleaning and proper etiquette, she has risen through the ranks of the glorious five-star Regency Grand Hotel to become the esteemed Head Maid. But just as her life reaches a pinnacle state of perfection, her world is turned upside down when J.D. Grimthorpe, the world-renowned mystery author, drops...

Hosts Simone, Deb and Tanya chat with the bestselling author of Breathless, Amy McCulloch about her latest book "Midnight”. In the previous Relaxing Reads episode they discussed the book "Midnight". It's another pulse-pounding thriller: a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Antarctica to camp beneath the midnight sun becomes a desperate battle for survival against a killer determined to follow their prey to the very ends of the earth. With 24 hours of daylight, there is nowhere to hide.Olivia has...

In our latest read, hosts Simone, Deb and Tanya discuss a book from the bestselling author of Breathless, Amy McCulloch "Midnight”. It's another pulse-pounding thriller: a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Antarctica to camp beneath the midnight sun becomes a desperate battle for survival against a killer determined to follow their prey to the very ends of the earth. With 24 hours of daylight, there is nowhere to hide.Olivia has always dreamt of spending a "white night" on the frigid continent, but...

Our latest read, The Mythmakers is Keziah Weir’s debut novel about a young journalist named Sal who discovers a short story by an older author she met years ago. The story she believes is about her and that moment she met the man, Martin. Her life is in shambles, with a relationship falling apart and a career that’s taking a nosedive…so why not leave it all behind in search of that manuscript. This leads to an entanglement with the author’s widow, daughter and former best friend. It’s a...

In our latest read, hosts Simone, Tanya and Deb discuss “Three Holidays and a Wedding” a team effort from authors, Uzma Jalaluddin and Marissa Stapley. As strangers and seatmates Maryam and Anna fly to Toronto over the holidays — Maryam to her sister's impromptu wedding, and Anna to meet her boyfriend's wealthy family for the first time—neither expect that severe turbulence will scare them into confessing their deepest hopes and fears to one another. They end up being forced to delay those...

Hosts Josie, Ryan and (Britney Super-Fan) Simone discuss the book that has everyone talking, Britney Spears 'The Woman in Me'. Our three hosts go beyond the Justin Timberlake headlines and discuss Britney's often sad, but amazing journey and surviving it all, in her own words. In June 2021, the whole world was listening as Britney Spears spoke in open court. The impact of sharing her voice—her truth—was undeniable, and it changed the course of her life and the lives of countless others. The...

In our latest read, hosts Simone, Tanya and Deb discuss Pebble & Dove from Amy Jones. A once-famous but now-abandoned aquarium-in-a-ship in Florida is the backdrop for a novel of family secrets and dysfunction, and the ways in which it can sometimes take an animal to remind us how to be human.This is the story of a family falling apart, only to be brought back together again by an unlikely champion—a 1,000-pound manatee named Pebble. Lauren’s life is a mess, with a teenage daughter,...

Guest hosts, The B-Team!, Josie and Ryan are back! In this episode they discuss Viola Davis's powerful memoir 'Finding Me' and learning about the incredible struggle and success of Viola's life. "In my book, you will meet a little girl named Viola who ran from her past until she made a life-changing decision to stop running forever. This is my story, from a crumbling apartment in Central Falls, Rhode Island, to the stage in New York City, and beyond. This is the path I took to finding my...

In our latest read, hosts Simone, Tanya and Deb chat about A History of Burning by Janika Oza. This epic debut novel is about how one act of rebellion can influence a family for generations. Beginning in 1898 with a young boy, Pirbhai, being tricked into traveling from India to Africa to help build the East African Railway, this sweeping saga traces the story of four generations told in snapshots through the years. It explores the impacts of colonialism, resistance, exile and the power of...

In our latest read, hosts Simone, Tanya and Deb chat about Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers, A lonely shopkeeper takes it upon herself to solve a murder in the most peculiar way in this captivating mystery by Jesse Q. Sutanto, bestselling author of Dial A for Aunties. When one thinks of the ideal amateur detective, none of Vera Wong's qualities — like tampering with evidence and romantically setting up two of her suspects together — would come to mind. But when the tea shop...

In our latest read, hosts Deb, Simone and Tanya discuss  “The Whispers” from Ashley Audrain which takes us to a well-to-do neighbor­hood where couples and their kids gather for a barbecue as the summer winds down. Everything is fabulous until Whitney, the picture-perfect hostess, explodes in fury because her son disobeys her.Everyone at the party hears her exquisite veneer crack—loud and clear.Before long, that same young boy falls from his bedside window in the middle of the night. And then...

In Our latest read, Hosts Deb, Simone and Tanya discuss Jasmine and Jake Rock the Boat, by Sonya Lalli.  This is about romance on the high seas!Jasmine is newly single as she boards a cruise ship for seniors with her parents, as she tags along on their vacation. (unknowingly)What seemed to be the perfect relationship with Brian hit the rocks, meaning she has to face her parents and their friends, who’ve always been a little judgy.Despite a successful career and love life (for a moment)...

Our latest read, guest hosts Josie and Ryan discuss, The Creative Act: A Way of Being from Rick Rubin. Rick Rubin is a nine-time GRAMMY-winning producer, named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time and the most successful producer in any genre by Rolling Stone. He has collaborated with artists from Tom Petty to Adele, Johnny Cash to the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Beastie Boys to Slayer, Kanye West to the Strokes, and System of a Down to Jay-Z. “I set out to write a book...

In our latest read, hosts Deb, Tanya and Simone discuss, Your Driver Is Waiting from Priya Guns.  Damani is pretty tired…. Sher father has died, she cares for her mum, drives a ride share to pay the bills for both of them as she lives paycheck to paycheck living in their basement and is angry at a world that seemed to promise her more. …until she meets Jolene and then life opens up. Jolene seems like the perfect girlfriend …until she’s not!! This sets off an explosive chain of...

In our latest read, hosts Deb, Tanya and Simone discuss SAM by Allegra Goodman. A coming-of-age story about a girl from the ages of 7 to about 19. Sam adores her father, though he isn’t around much. She lives with her mother, Courtney, who struggles to make ends meet, and her half-brother, Noah. Sam doesn’t fit in at school, and doesn’t care about jeans or rules. She just loves to climb--trees, fences, walls, the side of a building. Climbing, is where she belongs: she can turn off her...

This month hosts, Deb, Tanya and Simone discus the debut novel for Amita Parikh “The Circus Train”. This novel takes us through the World of Wonders, Europe’s most magnificent travelling circus, where every moment is full of magic, and nothing is as it seems—especially for those who put on the show Lena Papadopoulos has never quite found her place within the circus, even as the daughter of the extraordinary headlining illusionist, Theo. Brilliant and curious, Lena yearns for the real-world...

This month hosts Deb, Simone and Tanya discuss “Exes and O’s” about a romance novel–obsessed social media influencer, Tara Chen who revisits her exes on her hunt for true love in this rom-com from author, Amy Lea.Romance-novel connoisseur Tara has had her heart broken ten times by ten different men--all of whom dumped her because of her "stage-five clinger" tendencies. Nevertheless, she’s determined to find The One. The only problem? Classic “meet-cutes” are dead thanks to modern dating apps....

This month hosts Deb, Simone and Tanya discuss Superfan: How Pop Culture Broke My Heart: A Memoir. For most of Jen Sookfong Lee's life, pop culture was an escape from family tragedy and a means of fitting in with the larger culture around her. Anne of Green Gables promised her that, despite losing her father at the age of twelve, one day she might still have the loving family of her dreams. Princess Diana was proof that maybe there was more to being a good girl after all. And yet as Jen grew...

Hosts Deb, Simone and Tanya discuss our latest read (December 2022) - The Sea Between Two Shores.  A powerful novel that follows two families brought together to reckon with what it means to make amends—for historic wrongs and the wrongs we commit against the ones we love. One family comes from a small island in the South Pacific nation of Vanuatu, who are mourning the death of their son in the aftermath of a devastating cyclone, while worrying over the looming departure of another. The...

Our latest read is a holiday romance, “All I Want For Christmas” by Maggie Knox. When Sadie and Max are selected as contestants on the famed reality singing show Starmaker, each thinks they've finally gotten their big Nashville break. But then they're paired up for duet week and stun the world with their romantic onstage chemistry. Fans go wild for #Saxie and the network demands they remain a duo on and offstage, or exit the competition. Faking a relationship until their final performance in...

This month hosts Simone, Deb and Tanya Discuss “Run Rose Run” from America’s most beloved superstar Dolly Parton and its greatest storyteller - James Patterson.  A young singer/songwriter on the rise and on the run, who’s determined to do whatever it takes to survive. Nashville is where AnnieLee Keyes has come to claim her destiny. It’s also where the darkness she’s fled might find her. And destroy her. There’s music, mystery, love and a little danger, of course.  See omnystudio.com/listener...