{"id":108299,"date":"2019-08-23T12:26:12","date_gmt":"2019-08-23T01:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/?p=108299"},"modified":"2019-08-29T16:20:46","modified_gmt":"2019-08-29T05:20:46","slug":"the-booktopia-podcast-jay-kristoff-rachael-treasure-diane-armstrong-and-rebekah-robertson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/2019\/08\/23\/the-booktopia-podcast-jay-kristoff-rachael-treasure-diane-armstrong-and-rebekah-robertson\/","title":{"rendered":"The Booktopia Podcast: Jay Kristoff, Rachael Treasure, Diane Armstrong, and Rebekah Robertson!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/booktopiapodcast?utm_source=booktopian_blog&amp;utm_medium=booktopian&amp;utm_campaign=podcast_roundup_aug23\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1204\" height=\"241\" src=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/booktopia-podcast.jpg\" alt=\"The Booktopia Podcast\" class=\"wp-image-54293\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s been incredibly busy here at Booktopia HQ lately, with loads of fantastic authors coming in for a book signing visit and a podcast with our Books team!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We were also lucky enough to be able to sit down for a chat with some of them &#8211; here are some of the podcasts you might have missed (but should definitely listen to!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2>Jay Kristoff on <em>Darkdawn<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/darkdawn-nevernight-book-3-jay-kristoff\/book\/9780008180096.html?utm_source=booktopian_blog&amp;utm_medium=booktopian&amp;utm_campaign=podcast_roundup_aug23\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-100492\" src=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/darkdawn-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"Darkdawn - Podcast\" width=\"150\" height=\"229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/darkdawn-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/darkdawn.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>After three years, the end of Jay Kristoff&#8217;s hugely popular Nevernight Chronicles is here with the arrival of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/darkdawn-nevernight-book-3-jay-kristoff\/book\/9780008180096.html?utm_source=booktopian_blog&amp;utm_medium=booktopian&amp;utm_campaign=podcast_roundup_aug23\">Darkdawn<\/a><\/em>, which will see hardened assassin Mia Corvere enact her brutal vengeance on Consul Julius Scaeva and the entire Itreyan Republic (or die in the attempt&#8230;).<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Bron Eley and Sarah McDuling, our resident Nevernight Chronicles obsessives, sat down for a nice long (spoiler free!) podcast with Jay about <em>Darkdawn<\/em>, his writing process, his fans, the effect this series has had on its readers, what\u2019s next for him, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Buy <em>Darkdawn<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/darkdawn-nevernight-book-3-jay-kristoff\/book\/9780008180096.html?utm_source=booktopian_blog&amp;utm_medium=booktopian&amp;utm_campaign=podcast_roundup_aug23\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-soundcloud aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-soundcloud wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Jay Kristoff: &quot;It\u2019s an amazing job that I have.&quot; by The Booktopia Books Podcast\" width=\"1250\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F669339500&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxwidth=1250&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;dnt=1\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2>Rachael Treasure on <em>White Horses<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/white-horses-rachael-treasure\/book\/9781460757574.html?utm_source=booktopian_blog&amp;utm_medium=booktopian&amp;utm_campaign=podcast_roundup_aug23\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-108361\" src=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/white-horses-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"White Horses - Podcast\" width=\"150\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/white-horses-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/white-horses.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Rachael Treasure is, well, a national treasure. She&#8217;s the author or contemporary novels such as <em>Jillaroo<\/em> and <em>The Farmer&#8217;s Wife<\/em>, and her latest book is <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/white-horses-rachael-treasure\/book\/9781460757574.html?utm_source=booktopian_blog&amp;utm_medium=booktopian&amp;utm_campaign=podcast_roundup_aug23\">White Horses<\/a><\/em>. It tells the story of a young woman who has to overcome terrible loss and trauma in order to find the courage to live life on her own terms.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Ben Hunter sat down with Rachael to talk about why she wanted to write <em>White Horses<\/em> and the new direction it has taken her in, her farming life, land restoration, and so much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Buy <em>White Horses<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/white-horses-rachael-treasure\/book\/9781460757574.html?utm_source=booktopian_blog&amp;utm_medium=booktopian&amp;utm_campaign=podcast_roundup_aug23\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-soundcloud aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-soundcloud wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Rachael Treasure: &quot;Women\u2019s wisdom is at the heart of this.&quot; by The Booktopia Books Podcast\" width=\"1250\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F665417678&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxwidth=1250&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;dnt=1\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2>Diane Armstrong on <em>The Collaborator<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/the-collaborator-diane-armstrong\/book\/9781489251664.html?utm_source=booktopian_blog&amp;utm_medium=booktopian&amp;utm_campaign=podcast_roundup_aug23\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-108364 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/the-collaborator-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Collaborator\" width=\"150\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/the-collaborator-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/the-collaborator.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Diane Armstrong is an award-winning journalist, as well as a bestselling author. Her latest book is <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/the-collaborator-diane-armstrong\/book\/9781489251664.html?utm_source=booktopian_blog&amp;utm_medium=booktopian&amp;utm_campaign=podcast_roundup_aug23\">The Collaborator<\/a><\/em>, and it alternates between Budapest in 1944 and Sydney in 2005 to tell the story of one man&#8217;s tainted act of heroism and how it came to affect one woman, generations later.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Ben Hunter and Olivia Fricot spoke with Diane about where her inspiration came from, the fascinating true story behind the novel, her research process, the magic of fiction, who has the right to tell stories of the past, and so much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Buy <em>The Collaborator<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/the-collaborator-diane-armstrong\/book\/9781489251664.html?utm_source=booktopian_blog&amp;utm_medium=booktopian&amp;utm_campaign=podcast_roundup_aug23\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-soundcloud aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-soundcloud wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Diane Armstrong: &quot;Writing fiction is magical.&quot; by The Booktopia Books Podcast\" width=\"1250\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F664589384&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxwidth=1250&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;dnt=1\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2>Rebekah Robertson on <em>About a Girl<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/about-a-girl-rebekah-robertson\/book\/9780143785156.html?utm_source=booktopian_blog&amp;utm_medium=booktopian&amp;utm_campaign=podcast_roundup_aug23\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-108367 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/about-a-girl-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"About a Girl\" width=\"150\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/about-a-girl-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/about-a-girl.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Rebekah Robertson is an Australian actor and the founder of Transcend, an organisation dedicated to providing support for the families of transgender children in Australia. Her book, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/about-a-girl-rebekah-robertson\/book\/9780143785156.html?utm_source=booktopian_blog&amp;utm_medium=booktopian&amp;utm_campaign=podcast_roundup_aug23\">About a Girl<\/a><\/em> is her thought-provoking and profoundly moving story about raising her transgender child, Georgie Stone (an actress on Neighbours and advocate for transgender rights).<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Bron Eley and Joel Naoum sat down with Rebekah to chat about the changing landscape of the conversation around gender diverse people, her family\u2019s personal story, the challenges faced by transgender people, founding Transcend and so much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Buy <em>About a Girl<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/about-a-girl-rebekah-robertson\/book\/9780143785156.html?utm_source=booktopian_blog&amp;utm_medium=booktopian&amp;utm_campaign=podcast_roundup_aug23\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-soundcloud aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-soundcloud wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Rebekah Robertson: &quot;We\u2019re all part of the solution.&quot; by The Booktopia Books Podcast\" width=\"1250\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F668721182&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxwidth=1250&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;dnt=1\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You can find more from The Booktopia Podcast on our <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/booktopiapodcast?utm_source=booktopian_blog&amp;utm_medium=booktopian&amp;utm_campaign=podcast_roundup_aug23\"><strong>Soundcloud<\/strong><\/a><strong> profile &#8211; happy listening everybody!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Booktopia, we get to interview some of the most amazing authors in the world &#8211; listen to our latest chats!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":108336,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[6676],"tags":[10351,9969,10348,2750,4402,10350,9483,10349,10347],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/TheBooktopiaPodcast-Social.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108299"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=108299"}],"version-history":[{"count":79,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108299\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":108640,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108299\/revisions\/108640"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/108336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=108299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=108299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=108299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}