Just a couple of nerds getting all excited about murder mystery. Broadcasting “Death of the Reader - Your Murder Mystery World Tour” Sundays at 9PM on 2SER107.3
Congrats to Ashley Kalagian Blunt on the Sydney launch of Dark Mode! An amazing session led by Anna Downes with an all-star audience spilling out of the Better Read top floor. We also had a fantastic chat with Ashley earlier in the day that you'll get to hear this Sunday night on 2SER, stay tuned!
Ultimo Press
Last night on Death of the Reader, we were joined by Ben Hobson to talk about 'The Death of John Lacey', westerns, hard arguments and farts. Our full-length chat is up now on the podcast!
Allen & Unwin Books
https://2ser.com/ben-hobson-on-the-death-of-john-lacey/
The pilgrimages continue... After joining us for 'Cargo of Eagles' last year, our producer Lachlan Acourt went to go visit the architect of his demise in London!
Thanks to ABC Radio National, Dr. Kate Evans and Cassie McCullagh for having Flex on their 2022 Books of the Year panel with Dani Vee Books - Words and Nerds Podcast & Jason Steger
It was an absolute blast, and there are some phenomenal reads on everyone's lists!
https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/the-bookshelf/the-bookshelf-best-reads-of-2022/14112892
We've been having a great time with RV Raman's 'A Dire Isle', and we think it's because he had just as much fun writing it.
Catch it all on the podcast via https://linktr.ee/flexandherds, and get subscribed so you don't miss the rest of the deep-dive!
2SER Polis Books
Abir Mukherjee has prepared the perfect romance novel for fans of accounting, and other interesting Sam and Suren facts you can get on Death of the Reader.
2SER
A priceless manuscript, a missing scholar, a trail of riddles, and two very confused Australians. This kind of blew our minds, well done Vaseem Khan!
Part 1 of our discussion on 'The Dying Day' and it's riveting riddles is out now on Death of the Reader's podcast!
Hodder Books Hachette Australia Books 2SER
Death of the Reader returns this weekend with Vaseem Khan's 'The Dying Day' chapters 1-15. A priceless copy of Dante's Divine Comedy goes missing, and the riddle-laden political gr***de lands in Persis Wadia's lap.
Join us Sunday night on 2SER at 9PM AEDT, or catch it in your podcast inbox on Monday morning! https://linktr.ee/flexandherds
Huge thanks to Terror Australis Readers and Writers Festival for the bag of goodies. This notebook probably won't last the weekend ✍
I'll be speaking with Naomi Hirahara, Candice Fox, Sulari Gentill, Jack Heath, and you at the cocktail night!
If you haven't yet, grab the details and tickets at https://www.terroraustralisfestival.com/
- Flex
If the ending didn't make sense to you the first time, join Flex as he nurses your Sulari Gentill inflicted wounds.
Did you love Sulari Gentill's Ned Kelly Award-winning CROSSING THE LINES?
You can join Sulari at an exclusive online book club to discuss the making - and ending - of CROSSING THE LINES at 2 pm on Sat 27 Nov 2021.
Full spoilers!
Hosted by Flex and Herds, it's for a maximum of 20 people only, in a Q&A session via Zoom where your questions are put directly to Sulari.
You can choose Sulari's book club - along with a second one - as part of a Digital Weekend Pass to CSI: Tasmania. Details here: https://www.terroraustralisfestival.com/2021-festival-live-and-digital
P.S. How about that teapot.
There's a lot of great choices in here - don't forget to grab your digital pass for Terror Australis Readers and Writers Festival!
WHICH FREE WRITING MINI MASTERCLASSES WILL YOU CHOOSE?
We understand how challenging writing and publishing are.
So you can choose two free Writing Mini Masterclasses with every CSI: Tasmania Digital Weekend Pass, 27 & 28 Nov. Choose from:
- JOURNEY TO US PUBLICATION, Sulari Gentill
- PUBLISHING CROSS-GENRE FICTION, Lindy Cameron
- WHAT'S HOLDING YOU BACK FROM PUBLICATION?, Meg Keneally
- CROWDFUNDING FOR WRITERS, Tansy Rayner Roberts
- WRITING ACTION SCENES, Alan Baxter
- WRITING FOR AND EDITING ANTHOLOGIES. Narrelle Harris
- IS YOUR MANUSCRIPT READY TO SUBMIT TO PUBLISERS?, Angela Meyer
Jump to our website for more information:
https://terroraustralisfestival.com/2021-festival-live-and-digital
Our Halloween Special concludes with the tailor-made 'Hallowe'en Party' from Agatha Christie's Poirot Season 12. We were joined by Brad Friedman from 'Ah Sweet Mystery' for all the fun - come join in via https://linktr.ee/flexandherds!
Really looking forward to Terror Australis Readers and Writers Festival this year. I'll be having some wonderful discussions with some incredible authors, if you're interested in Crime Fiction, come join me! - Flex
CSI: Tasmania Live Weekend Passes, 5 Live Panel Session Passes and Digital Weekend Passes are now on sale 🎫🎉
https://www.stickytickets.com.au/laqda/taf2021_csi_tasmania_live_festival_6__7_nov_and_digital_festival_27__28_nov.aspx
Remember to pick your 2 free Digital Book Clubs or Writing Mini Masterclasses when purchasing a Live Weekend or Digital Weekend Pass, like the 2 SISTERS DETECTIVE AGENCY Book Club with Candice Fox and Felix Shannon.
Looking forward to Terror Australis this year - tickets are rolling out now, don't miss yours!
The battle for Jim Noy's subconscious rages on the battlefield of Theodore Roscoe's 'Murder on the Way!'
Is this what it's like trying to solve a murder mystery for everyone?
Grab the episode via https://linktr.ee/flexandherds
Lots of fun talking with Anthony Horowitz about Metafiction and 'A Line To Kill' on Death of the Reader. Find the episode via https://linktr.ee/flexandherds, or your podcast app of choice.
Although kickstarting your mystery-readership with metafiction might be a risky play, we think Anthony has done a wonderful job putting together a compelling and accesible puzzle with a classic edge in the third of his fun, self-inserting Daniel Hawthorne series. We'd recommend it!
2SER Penguin Books Penguin Books Australia
❗❗SPOILER ALERT❗❗
Have you caught our third episode on Emma Stonex's 'The Lamplighters'? It's out now on the podcast, and we uncover the story's stealth protagonist.
Get it here; https://linktr.ee/flexandherds
Picador books Pan Macmillan Australia 2SER
Our discussion of Emma Stonex's 'The Lamplighters' continues this week, plus we've got an excerpt of In GAD We Trust talking to Tony Medawar in anticipation of us crossing wires!
2SER Pan Macmillan Australia Pan Macmillan
Grab it on your app of choice via our bio.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzOEz7AUG-Y&list=PLT9ERl3rqK2zeFDiNImpWSihdlyEbIDBQ&index=110
We discuss parts 5-8 of Emma Stonex's 'The Lamplighters', its chaos and turbulence only growing as we approach the inevitable incident that spurred the whole...
Our latest deep-dive on is into Emma Stonex's incredible 'The Lamplighters', with its buffeting turmoil of the sea tangible across every page.
Get our first episode, including an insightful discussion with Dr. Tom van Laer on the value of turmoil in stories via our bio!
Pan Macmillan Australia Pan Macmillan
We've got a new extended chat with Sulari Gentill up on the podcast (link in bio) featuring our full discussion on the amazing 'Crossing the Lines'!
In case you wanted to know how much we loved this novel, here's us getting deliriously excited in an outtake!
Pantera Press 2SER
In case you missed it, we had Sulari Gentill on this week to talk about her award-winning novel 'Crossing the Lines'. Get subscribed to the podcast via the link in our bio so you don't miss the full version of that discussion once we're through the whole book!
Pantera Press 2SER
Part 1 of Sulari Gentill's award-winning 'Crossing the Lines' is out now on the podcast! What happens when a writer gets a little to close to their...writer? We're still working that one out, but fortunately Sulari joins us to help it all make sense - check it out here; https://linktr.ee/flexandherds
Pantera Press 2SER
The 'present two different theories' rule really went off the rails fast with Richard Osman's 'The Thursday Murder Club'. This episode is out here, if you can handle the vampires; https://linktr.ee/flexandherds 🙃
Penguin Books Australia Penguin Books
Out now on Death of the Reader - our first of three episodes discussing Richard Osman's delightful 'The Thursday Murder Club'!
Four unlikely sleuths sets about solving a murder on their doorstep, and proudly ruin every ounce of prejudgement you throw at them. Catch it on the podcast; https://linktr.ee/flexandherds
Penguin Books Australia
The stories that inspired Dead Little Roosters, how did the pandemic spur the show on, how to create a fair challenge for a huge audience, and more! Catch our discussion with Josh Flanagan on Rooster Teeth's Dead Little Roosters.
Check it out on the podcast; https://linktr.ee/flexandherds
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We've been having a great time with RV Raman's 'A Dire Isle', and we think it's because he had just as much fun writing it. Catch it all on the podcast via https://linktr.ee/flexandherds, and get subscribed so you don't miss the rest of the deep-dive! 2SER Polis Books
Abir Mukherjee has prepared the perfect romance novel for fans of accounting, and other interesting Sam and Suren facts you can get on Death of the Reader. 2SER
Abir has cracked the code on lazily writing current affairs... This week on Death of the Reader - Abir Mukherjee joins us to talk in-depth about 'The Shadows of Men', while Herds continues to sling accusations at any and every possible culprit Sunday 9PM AEDT on 2SER, or on your podcast app of choice.
We had a great time with Kenneth Branagh's #DeathOnTheNile, and our discussion about it is now up on the podcast! Grab it via https://linktr.ee/flexandherds or search 'Death of the Reader' in your app of choice. Let us know what you thought of the film 👇
A priceless manuscript, a missing scholar, a trail of riddles, and two very confused Australians. This kind of blew our minds, well done Vaseem Khan! Part 1 of our discussion on 'The Dying Day' and it's riveting riddles is out now on Death of the Reader's podcast! Hodder Books Hachette Australia Books 2SER
Our Halloween Special concludes with the tailor-made 'Hallowe'en Party' from Agatha Christie's Poirot Season 12. We were joined by Brad Friedman from 'Ah Sweet Mystery' for all the fun - come join in via https://linktr.ee/flexandherds!
The battle for Jim Noy's subconscious rages on the battlefield of Theodore Roscoe's 'Murder on the Way!' Is this what it's like trying to solve a murder mystery for everyone? Grab the episode via https://linktr.ee/flexandherds
Lots of fun talking with Anthony Horowitz about Metafiction and 'A Line To Kill' on Death of the Reader. Find the episode via https://linktr.ee/flexandherds, or your podcast app of choice. Although kickstarting your mystery-readership with metafiction might be a risky play, we think Anthony has done a wonderful job putting together a compelling and accesible puzzle with a classic edge in the third of his fun, self-inserting Daniel Hawthorne series. We'd recommend it! 2SER Penguin Books Penguin Books Australia
❗❗SPOILER ALERT❗❗ Have you caught our third episode on Emma Stonex's 'The Lamplighters'? It's out now on the podcast, and we uncover the story's stealth protagonist. Get it here; https://linktr.ee/flexandherds Picador books Pan Macmillan Australia 2SER
Our latest deep-dive on #DeathoftheReader is into Emma Stonex's incredible 'The Lamplighters', with its buffeting turmoil of the sea tangible across every page. Get our first episode, including an insightful discussion with Dr. Tom van Laer on the value of turmoil in stories via our bio! Pan Macmillan Australia Pan Macmillan
We've got a new extended chat with Sulari Gentill up on the podcast (link in bio) featuring our full discussion on the amazing 'Crossing the Lines'! In case you wanted to know how much we loved this novel, here's us getting deliriously excited in an outtake! Pantera Press 2SER
In case you missed it, we had Sulari Gentill on this week to talk about her award-winning novel 'Crossing the Lines'. Get subscribed to the podcast via the link in our bio so you don't miss the full version of that discussion once we're through the whole book! Pantera Press 2SER
The 'present two different theories' rule really went off the rails fast with Richard Osman's 'The Thursday Murder Club'. This episode is out here, if you can handle the vampires; https://linktr.ee/flexandherds 🙃 Penguin Books Australia Penguin Books
The stories that inspired Dead Little Roosters, how did the pandemic spur the show on, how to create a fair challenge for a huge audience, and more! Catch our discussion with Josh Flanagan on Rooster Teeth's Dead Little Roosters. Check it out on the podcast; https://linktr.ee/flexandherds
🎮 𝒢𝒶𝓂𝑒 𝒫𝓁𝒶𝓎𝑒𝓇𝓈 🎮 are notorious for ruining their own experiences, and Jon Ingold won't stand for it! Out now on the podcast, our extended chat with Jon about inkle's wonderful youdunnit, Overboard! https://linktr.ee/flexandherds
Ever fancied putting on a mystery dinner party of your own? Josh Flanagan, Fiona Nova and the team at Rooster Teeth may have created the perfect masterclass. Dead Little Roosters Part 1 is out now on Death of the Reader's podcast; https://linktr.ee/flexandherds
One of the best things about Return of the Obra Dinn is how well you get to know the whole cast over the course of the experience. Out now on the podcast, we talk with the developer, Lucas Pope, about this, the processes behind the game, the story and more! Listen here; https://linktr.ee/flexandherds
Mild spoilers! Our first episode discussing Lucas Pope's 'Return of the Obra Dinn' is out on podcast. What can you expect as a mystery fan from this seafaring conundrum? Spectacle and intrigue await, check it out here; https://linktr.ee/flexandherds
The final episode on 'And Then There Were None' is out now on the podcast! Thanks to 2SER's own Sean Britten for tolerating our antics, Flex feels his pain. We have Dr. Catherine Noske on for 'The Salt Madonna', the sins and compulsions that drive it. https://linktr.ee/flexandherds
Want to find out The Detection Club's Secrets? Featuring 90 stories for each of the club's 90 years, Howdunit has the answers. Martin Edwards, author joined us on the show this week to talk about 'Howdunit', Christie's legacy & his own beguiling mystery 'Mortmain Hall'. Check it out here; https://linktr.ee/flexandherds
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