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ConversationsEncore: Nikki Gemmell's vivid life of love, grief and reinventionFrom Wollongong to London, via Alice Springs, this is writer Nikki Gemmell on her deeply romantic life, and how she defied expectations to become a famous author.Nikki grew up the daughter of a coalminer father who thought writers were a burden on society, while her mum taught Nikki that only success was worthy of love.So Nikki went above and beyond to prove her beloved father wrong, and to get the attention of her mother through her achievements, publishing 20 books in the process, including the wildly successful The Bride Stripped Bare.Now...
2026-01-2953 min
The FrontWicked: For Good is a great movie (and there’s a sex cardigan)At two hours, 18 minutes, Wicked: For Good is a sequel for the superfans - but it’s also drawing huge box office. Nikki Gemmell is here to rave about a movie she says is the most significant for young women since Barbie - and a very unusual love scene. Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app. This episode of The Front is produced by Claire Harvey with Kristen Amiet and edited by Lia Tsamoglou. Our team also...
2025-11-2814 min
Club SandwichWhy Nikki Gemmell is having the hard conversations nowAuthor and columnist Nikki Gemmell has never shied away from the hard conversations — and in this powerful episode of Agehood, she turns her lens inward. Nikki opens up about the painful, unresolved grief of losing her mother by suicide, and the emotional aftermath of not being part of her end-of-life experience. She shares the guilt she still carries, how that moment reshaped her thinking around death, and why she’s determined to approach her own aging differently. She also reflects on her experience supporting her father through the slow, confronting process of aging — and how witness...
2025-07-1439 min
Not Quite Write InterviewsInterview with Nikki Gemmell at Words on the Waves 2025Ed and Amanda chat with influential Australian literary figure, Nikki Gemmell, ahead of the Power and Privilege panel at the 2025 Words on the Waves Writers Festival. We talked about writing as a day job, what it looks like to 'do menopause badly,' and of course about Nikki's latest book, Wing, a contemporary thriller in the vein of Picnic at Hanging Rock.
The post Interview with Nikki Gemmell at Words on the Waves 2025 first appeared on Not Quite Write.
2025-07-0514 min
Writes4WomenWriting Through the Fear: Insights on Imposter SyndromeImposter Syndrome. Comparisonitis. Self Doubt. Whatever we call it the fact is all writers and creatives suffer from it.In this episode host Pamela Cook delves into her personal struggles with imposter syndrome and discusses insights from previous podcast guests, including Eliza Henry Jones, Nikki Gemmell, Sophie Green, Cassie Hamer, Natasha Lester, Holly Ringland, and Megan Dalla Camina, on managing self-doubt and fostering creativity.Join Pam as she digs deep into her own battle with imposter syndrome and finds answers in the wisdom of her fellow writers.00:00 Introduction and Acknowledgements00:44 Technical...
2025-06-0943 min
The Book ShowMy Biggest Book 06 | Markus Zusak on The Book ThiefIn this final episode of My Biggest Book, where prominent authors reflect on their defining books, Markus Zusak reminisces about the literary phenomenon that is The Book Thief.The story of Liesel, a feisty German girl who finds power in stealing books in a world where words and ideas can both save and destroy lives is full of unforgettable characters and magic moments. Markus Zusak reflects on the family stories about life in Austria and Germany during WW 11 told around the kitchen table and how even classroom writing exercises inspired a book that is still p...
2025-02-2237 min
The Book ShowMy Biggest Book 04 | Nikki Gemmell on The Bride Stripped BareFor journalist and writer Nikki Gemmell her Biggest Book was a huge commercial success, but it had a sensational effect on her life and work.The Bride Stripped Bare delves into the secret life of a married woman, her frustrations, longings and sexual fantasies with graphic details of her encounters. The woman in her 30s has mysteriously disappeared and her body never found. Like her unnamed character, Nikki Gemmell wanted to embrace what she saw as the subversive freedom of anonymity, when it was first published in 2003. As Nikki tells Claire, her life was stripped bare after...
2025-02-0834 min
Writes4WomenHow to Write Gripping Fiction that Stands Out with Nikki GemmellStruggling to find your unique voice or create stories that truly resonate? Wondering how to weave big ideas into page-turning narratives? This week on Writes4Women with @pamelacookwrites, best-selling author @nikki.gemmell shares the secrets behind her latest feminist literary thriller, Wing, and how she transformed personal experiences into powerful, compelling fiction. Here’s why you don’t want to miss this episode: Build unforgettable tension: Discover how Nikki crafts layers of suspense and mystery, weaving together themes of friendship, gender politics, and generational divides. Write with authenticity: Learn about her unique...
2024-12-1251 min
Writes4WomenHow to Write Gripping Fiction that Stands Out with Nikki GemmellStruggling to find your unique voice or create stories that truly resonate? Wondering how to weave big ideas into page-turning narratives? This week on Writes4Women with @pamelacookwrites, best-selling author @nikki.gemmell shares the secrets behind her latest feminist literary thriller, Wing, and how she transformed personal experiences into powerful, compelling fiction. Here’s why you don’t want to miss this episode: Build unforgettable tension: Discover how Nikki crafts layers of suspense and mystery, weaving together themes of friendship, gender politics, and generational divides. Write with authenticity: Learn about her unique...
2024-12-1251 min
Between The LinesEp 34: Summer Reading Pile (for your TBR)Episode Title: Summer Reading Pile Podcast: Between The Lines Hosts: Leanne Tran and Chelle Griffin Episode Summary: In this episode of "Between The Lines," hosts Leanne Tran and Chelle Griffin dive into their summer reading lists, sharing the books they're excited to explore in the coming months. They discuss both fiction and non-fiction selections, highlighting the themes and stories that have captured their interest. The conversation reflects the anticipation and joy of discovering new books and the shared experience of reading alongside their listeners. Key Discussion Points: ...
2024-12-0241 min
WHAT I'VE LEARNTWhat I've Learnt - Nikki Gemmell (Wing)Nikki Gemmell An explosive, contemporary literary thriller from international bestselling author Nikki Gemmell -Wing is Lord of the Flies meets Picnic at Hanging Rock meets Promising Young Woman.Students from an elite girls' school go on a camping trip into the Australian bush. Four of them - a girl gang, a group of best friends dubbed 'The Cins' by the teachers - become separated from the main group. A male teacher volunteers to look for them.None of the five come b...
2024-10-2638 min
Writes4WomenWriting Her Story: The Power of the Feminine with Megan Dalla-CaminaUnlock the secrets of radical confidence, take steps to silence that inner critic and learn the profound distinction between the Hero’s and Heroine’s Journey in this week’s bumper episode with Megan Dalla-Camina, author of WOMEN RISING. Megan Dalla-Camina is the Founder and CEO of Women Rising and a world leading expert in women’s leadership. A celebrated coach, influential writer, researcher and advocate for change, Megan is known for her brave and refreshing approach to women’s empowerment, wellbeing and leadership. This conversation is jam-packed with aha moments about recognising and dealing with our i...
2024-10-1749 minWrites4WomenWriting Her Story: The Power of the Feminine with Megan Dalla-CaminaUnlock the secrets of radical confidence, take steps to silence that inner critic and learn the profound distinction between the Hero’s and Heroine’s Journey in this week’s bumper episode with Megan Dalla-Camina, author of WOMEN RISING. Megan Dalla-Camina is the Founder and CEO of Women Rising and a world leading expert in women’s leadership. A celebrated coach, influential writer, researcher and advocate for change, Megan is known for her brave and refreshing approach to women’s empowerment, wellbeing and leadership. This conversation is jam-packed with aha moments about recognising and dealing with our i...
2024-10-1749 min
Conversations: Art & PassionsRaising kids diffently and being generous with love: Writer Nikki GemmellFrom Wollongong to London, via Alice Springs, this is writer Nikki Gemmell on her deeply romantic life, and how she defied expectations to become a famous author.Writer Nikki Gemmell grew up the daughter of a coal miner who thought writers were a burden on society, while her mum taught Nikki that only success was worthy of love.So Nikki went above and beyond to prove her beloved father wrong, and to get the attention of her mother through her achievements, publishing 20 books in the process, including the wildly successful The Bride Stripped Bare.
2024-10-1151 minConversationsRaising kids diffently and being generous with love: Writer Nikki GemmellFrom Wollongong to London, via Alice Springs, this is writer Nikki Gemmell on her deeply romantic life, and how she defied expectations to become a famous author.Writer Nikki Gemmell grew up the daughter of a coal miner who thought writers were a burden on society, while her mum taught Nikki that only success was worthy of love.So Nikki went above and beyond to prove her beloved father wrong, and to get the attention of her mother through her achievements, publishing 20 books in the process, including the wildly successful The Bride Stripped Bare.
2024-10-1151 min
Really Interesting WomenNikki GemmellReally Interesting WomenPodcast - Episode 110Nikki GemmellNikki Gemmell is an international best-selling author of over 20 books and a Walkley Award winning commentator and opinion writer for The Australian newspaper. Her subject matter and distinctive writing style led to the French literary magazine Lire in 2007 including her in a list of what it called the fifty most important writers in the world – those it believed would have a significant influence on the literature of the 21st century. In fact, in France she has been described as a "female Jack...
2023-09-1331 min
Under The Gloss with Phoebe BurgessNikki Gemmell and Phoebe Burgess are living their best sex free livesHave you ever thought about a sexless life? Nikki Gemmell has. She’s happily married with four kids – and for now, she’s over sex. The award winning author and columnist for The Australian doesn’t remember the last time she had sex. In today’s episode of Under The Gloss, Nikki joins Phoebe to chat first times, birth stories, embracing a post-sex life, what menopause is all about and the freedom of living together apart. Read Nikki Gemmell’s columns here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2023-03-2947 min
Chat 10 Looks 3Ep 208 - More Fly Than SardineToday's podcast explores the full spectrum of Crabb and Sales' friendship. It begins with the most thoughtful birthday gift ever, given by Sales and gal pals to Crabb on her 50th. It then moves smoothly into an epic betrayal, which Sales cheerfully recounts AS IF IT'S NOTHING. What the hell? Also, Sales finds it diffcult not to mention her recent encounter with Lin-Manuel Miranda. And she's listened to some podcasts. But really, the betrayal is what'll stay with you. Listen now on Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. 1:30 Jacqui Duncan, Little City Art | Website
2023-03-2640 min
Byron Writers FestivalLiving with AweIn this moving conversation Chloe Hooper and Tim Baker chat with Nikki Gemmell about the things we can draw on to live everyday life with awe, and how our mortality brings the fullness of life into sharp relief. Together they highlight the importance of conversations around mortality, and how to approach the subject as a community, to inspire robust discussion about how to live life to the fullest.
2023-03-2444 min
No FilterNikki Gemmell Doesn't Want To Have Sex AnymoreListen to the rest of Mia's conversation with Nikki here... A few weeks ago, an article in The Australian entitled ‘Sex? I’m Over It’ infiltrated the group chats of Gen X women all across the country. In it, author Nikki Gemmell put into words a feeling that so many other women have felt at some point in their lives: I’m tired, I don’t want to have sex, and I just want my own bed. 20 years and 4 kids on from her groundbreaking erotic novel The Bride Stripped Bare, Nikki has some different...
2023-03-1235 min
The Thoughtful Travel Podcast283 Antarctic TravelIt's the season for Antarctic travel - but should we really encourage Antarctic tourism? That's the question I had in mind when I chatted with Justin Watson (well-known to listeners as my Book Club co-host), who travelled to Antarctic recently on a true trip-of-a-lifetime. We chat about the highlights of an Antarctic trip, Justin's tips for deciding on a ship to join, and also our thoughts on whether Antarctic tourism is for better or worse. You'll have to listen to find out what we decided! Links: Justin’s blog with some great photos on hi...
2023-01-3038 min
Byron Writers FestivalFemale DesireIn this explorative conversation, authors Jessie Cole (Desire) and Nikki Gemmell (Dissolve) sit down with Zacharey Jane for an intimate and at times brutally honest chat about female desire in all its guises – from the purely physical to the more nuanced, deeper yearnings for personal growth, connection and fulfilment.
Both Jessie and Nikki share how their writing practices have served to process lived experience and interrogate the impact of trauma, ultimately giving voice to the niggles of self-doubt that so-often pervade the female psyche.
2022-12-2752 min
WHAT I'VE LEARNTWhat I've Learnt - Spring Series Gems (September) (2022)Hi, Welcome to the What I’ve Learnt podcastI am Luke, one of the producers for the show. As a producer I live my work and helping Deborah and our team share so many wonderful stories.From food to fashion and art to music we’ve got you covered.In this episode, we are highlighting some of our favorite moments from this past September...Featured with in this episode are:Nikki Gemmell: A best-selling author of thirteen novels and four works of non-fiction. Her first renowned work...
2022-10-0347 min
WHAT I'VE LEARNTWhat I've Learnt - Nikki GemmellNikki Gemmell is the best-selling author of thirteen novels and four works of non-fiction. They have been translated into 22 languages. Her distinctive writing has gained her critical acclaim in France, where she’s been described as a “female Jack Kerouac“. The French literary magazine Lire has included her in a list of what it called the fifty most important writers in the world – those it believes will have a significant influence on the literature of the 21st century. Her first renowned work is the 2003 novel The Bride Stripped Bare, an explicit exploration of female sexuality...
2022-09-1350 min
BroadTalkJess Hill, Carol Schwartz, and Nikki GemmellThe prevailing mood across the Australian electorate is dark right now. At the end of what feels like a long and bitter federal election campaign, this week Virginia is joined by award winning journalist, Jess Hill, acclaimed author Nikki Gemmell, and one of Australia’s most powerful businesswomen, Carol Schwartz AO, as we ask what the style and nature of this hyper masculine campaign says about our nation. With broad long sight we take the pulse of Australia and ask what next? What do women want under a new government? Will it be a fresh start? And why is th...
2022-05-2044 min
Literary AnythingEpisode 43 - Black CakeCOVID iso hits the pod but it can't stop Jayne and Paula! The show must go on so thanks to technology and a clever staff member, they record with Paula at home in isolation.
Books they mention:
Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
See What You Made Me Do by Jess Hill
Old Seems To Be Other People by Lily Brett
The Coffin Confessor by William Edgar
Dissolve by Nikki Gemmell
After by Nikki Gemmell
Bodies of Light by Jennifer Down
Drop Bear by Evelyn Araluen
My Friend Anna by Rachel DeLoache Williams
Metronome by Tom Watson
Little Nothings by Julie...
2022-04-0135 min
The Bookstorian PodcastS4 E09 Greek Reads with @eazyreadsThe Bookstorian Podcast. A podcast for booklovers and bookstagrammers.Spoiler FreeBooks mentioned in this podcast:A Life on Our Planet by David AttenboroughThe Pelelopiad Margaret AtwoodThe Silence of the Girls by Pat BarkerThe Women of Troy by Pat BarkerPiranesi by Susanna ClarkeMedea by EuripidesMythos by Stephen FryA Thousand Ships by Natalie HaynesPandora’s Jar: Women in Greek Myths by Natalie HaynesThe Paper Palace by Miranda Cr...
2022-03-2045 min
StoryFestStoryFest 2021 - "Truth is Trouble" with Wendy Harmer, Malcolm Knox, Nikki Gemmell, David HuntFreedom of expression is often touted as the right of individuals to espouse publicly views that were once held privately. No more so than in times where social media has dominated the public conversation on everything from sexuality, race, religion, politics and monarchy. But what responsibilities are inherent in the phrase ‘free speech’ and how hard is it to put the truth at the centre of the public discourse?
Artists: Malcolm Knox, Nikki Gemmell, David Hunt
Host: Wendy Harmer
SHOW NOTES
Storyfest
Web - https://www.storyfest.org...
2022-01-181h 00
My Mum's Bad DiariesSIDE CHAT (nikki gemmell's bride stripped bare, memoir, our project)The Bride Stripped Bare was published by Anonymous in 2003Nikki Gemmell - The Age talks about the experience of having this novel published under 'Anonymous' and then the fall-out when it was revealed she was the authorhttps://www.theage.com.au/national/the-author-stripped-bare-20030628-gdvy9p.htmlCorrection: in the chat Jenny calls it a memoir, but it was a novel (heavily autobiographical. An early version of autofiction?) That blending of real and fiction we now call autofiction or creative non fictionFollow us on Insta @mumsbaddiaries
2022-01-0907 min
James and Ashley Stay at HomeWhat are you reading? The best book recommendations of 2021The best (and most!) book recommendations of the year! We share the 'What Are You Reading?' highlights from a wide range of our 2021 guests, including Nardi Simpson, David Vann, Kavita Bedford, Luke Stegemann, Ruhi Lee, Joanna Nell, Fiona Murphy, Heather Taylor Johnson, Jacinta Dietrich and – of course – James and Ashley. Books discussed in this episode (all 44 of them): Bindi by Kirli Saunders The Road to Woop Woop by Eugen Bacon The End: My Struggle Book 6 by Karl Ove Knausgaard Grief is the Thing with Feathers by Max Porter Shadow Child by PF Thomése Eight Lives...
2021-12-071h 05
The Writer and The CriticEpisode 85: The Cost of Living | DissolveOn this episode of The Writer and the Critic, your hosts, Kirstyn McDermott and Ian Mond have a mercifully brief and borderline hysterical conversation on the state of COVID before jumping a discussion of this month's books: The Cost of Living: A Working Autobiography by Deborah Levy [3:45] and Dissolve by Nikki Gemmell [29:50].
If you've skipped ahead to avoid spoilers, please come back at 58:15 for final remarks, including a minor rant on the subject of book annotations/defacement.
Next month, the two books up on the slab will be:
Little Eve by...
2021-10-161h 08The Writer and the CriticEpisode 85: The Cost of Living | DissolveOn this episode of The Writer and the Critic, your hosts, Kirstyn McDermott and Ian Mond have a mercifully brief and borderline hysterical conversation on the state of COVID before jumping a discussion of this month's books: The Cost of Living: A Working Autobiography by Deborah Levy [3:45] and Dissolve by Nikki Gemmell [29:50].
If you've skipped ahead to avoid spoilers, please come back at 58:15 for final remarks, including a minor rant on the subject of book annotations/defacement.
Next month, the two books up on the slab will be:
Little Eve by...
2021-10-161h 08The Writer and The CriticEpisode 84: The Employees | Everyone Knows Your Mother is a Witch
On this episode of The Writer and the Critic, your hosts, Kirstyn McDermott and Ian Mond briefly discuss the usual COVID guff before jumping into this month's books: The Employees by Olga Ravn [4:20] and Everyone Knows Your Mother is a Witch by Rivka Galchen [37:55].
The visual artists referenced during are Lea Guldditte Hestelund and Patricia Piccinini.
If you've skipped ahead to avoid spoilers, please come back at 1:22:50 for final remarks.
Next month, the two books up on the slab will be:
Dissolve by Nikki Gemmell
The Cost of Living: A...
2021-09-181h 24The Writer and the CriticEpisode 84: The Employees | Everyone Knows Your Mother is a Witch
On this episode of The Writer and the Critic, your hosts, Kirstyn McDermott and Ian Mond briefly discuss the usual COVID guff before jumping into this month's books: The Employees by Olga Ravn [4:20] and Everyone Knows Your Mother is a Witch by Rivka Galchen [37:55].
The visual artists referenced during are Lea Guldditte Hestelund and Patricia Piccinini.
If you've skipped ahead to avoid spoilers, please come back at 1:22:50 for final remarks.
Next month, the two books up on the slab will be:
Dissolve by Nikki Gemmell
The Cost of Living: A...
2021-09-181h 24
Good Reading PodcastNikki Gemmell on love, female creativity and finding your voice in DissolveIn this deeply personal reflection on women's lives and creative desires Nikki Gemmell explores the struggle she experienced in finding her own creative space. Dissolve is a meditation on those difficult times in establishing herself as a writer, but also a conversation with all young women who are seeking to fulfil their own creative desires.In this episode Gregory Dobbs chats to Nikki Gemmell about emerging from the humiliation of heartbreak in her early twenties, building confidence as a writer and how to 'un-lady' yourself.
2021-07-3119 min
Good Reading PodcastNikki Gemmell on love, female creativity and finding your voice in DissolveIn this deeply personal reflection on women's lives and creative desires Nikki Gemmell explores the struggle she experienced in finding her own creative space. Dissolve is a meditation on those difficult times in establishing herself as a writer, but also a conversation with all young women who are seeking to fulfil their own creative desires.
In this episode Gregory Dobbs chats to Nikki Gemmell about emerging from the humiliation of heartbreak in her early twenties, building confidence as a writer and how to 'un-lady' yourself.
2021-07-3119 min
Secrets from the Green RoomSeason 1. Episode 11: Nikki GemmellCraig and Irma talk about what you write on your immigration card and when you first feel like a ‘real’ writer. Then Irma talks to Nikki Gemmell about the trauma of being outed for The Bride Stripped Bare, the importance of re-drafting and harsh edits, how words can change the world, the creep of imposter syndrome even when you have published a ton of books, dealing with vicious criticism, and how a leather-bound volume of Jane Eyre changed Nikki’s life.About NikkiNikki Gemmell is a bestselling author of thirteen works of fic...
2021-07-2851 min
Books, Books, BooksNikki Gemmell "The Ripping Tree"Nikki Gemmell on her confronting new novel, “The Ripping Tree”, ten years in the making SHOW NOTES: Nicole Abadee Website: https://www.nicoleabadee.com.au Facebook: @booksbooksbookspodcast Twitter: @NicoleAbadee Instagram: @nicoleabadee Nikki Gemmell Website: https://www.nikkigemmell.com Harper Collins "The Ripping Tree": https://www.harpercollins.com.au/9781460751992/the-ripping-tree/ Facebook: @NikkiGemmellAuthor Twitter: @NikkiGemmell Instagram: @nikki.gemmellSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2021-07-2355 min
Asian Bitches Down UnderNever Have I Ever Season 2 | Sexism in The OlympicsSpoil alert! If you are okay with spoilers go ahead and listen to us explore and analyse the comedy/drama "Neve Have I Ever, Season 2". We discuss the romance, friendship, culture , family dynamics and most importantly, how patriarchy has conveniently inserted itself in this comedy. We also rant about the misogynistic incidents that had happened in the sporting world, just in one week!
Australian Survivor
Nikki Gemmell: Dissolve
Legacy Russell: Glitch Feminism
Zoya Patel:Never Have I Ever: I binged Mindy Kaling’s coming-of-age show. I’ve never felt so seen
...
2021-07-2250 minAsian Bitches Down UnderNever Have I Ever Season 2 | Sexism in The OlympicsSpoil alert! If you are okay with spoilers go ahead and listen to us explore and analyse the comedy/drama "Neve Have I Ever, Season 2". We discuss the romance, friendship, culture , family dynamics and most importantly, how patriarchy has conveniently inserted itself in this comedy. We also rant about the misogynistic incidents that had happened in the sporting world, just in one week!
Australian Survivor
Nikki Gemmell: Dissolve
Legacy Russell: Glitch Feminism
Zoya Patel:Never Have I Ever: I binged Mindy Kaling’s coming-of-age show. I’ve never felt so seen
...
2021-07-2250 minJames and Ashley Stay at HomeAgeing disgracefully (and happily) with Joanna Nell, GP and bestselling authorJames and Ashley interview GP and author Joanna Nell about her new novel 'The Great Escape from Woodland's Nursing Home.' In it, they discuss positive ageing, the challenges faced by Australia's aged care system, and the runaway success of the 'uplit' genre. Learn more about Joanna on her website, and buy a copy of 'The Great Escape from Woodland's Nursing Home' from your local bookshop, Booktopia or wherever else books are sold. Books and authors discussed in this episode Providing Good Care at Night for Older People by Diana Kerr and Heather Wilkinson; The...
2021-07-0643 min
Literary AnythingEpisode 33 - The Husband PoisonerSit back and listen to Jayne and Paula tell you about tales of women who decided they'd had enough of certain pesky family members they wanted out of their lives for good and decided to do something about it with the odourless and tasteless poison Thallium. Maybe grab your favourite mug and brew up a cup of Bonox to enjoy with the pod. Probably best to make it yourself, mind.
Of course there's also what else they're reading, what's new and hot, and what's all the fuss lately about Dark Emu, which was featured on the pod in episode 15.
This...
2021-07-0244 min
Download Best Full-Length Audiobooks in Fiction, LGBTQ+The Ripping Tree by Nikki GemmellPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/527253to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Ripping Tree
Author: Nikki Gemmell
Narrator: Abbe Holmes
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 10 hours 44 minutes
Release date: July 1, 2021
Genres: LGBTQ+
Publisher's Summary:
GET OUT. BEFORE THEY SAVE YOU. Early 1800s. Thomasina Trelora is on her way to the colonies. Her fate: to be married to a clergyman she's never met. As the Australian coastline comes into view a storm wrecks the ship and leaves her lying on the rocks, near death. She's saved by an Aboriginal man who carries her to the door of a grand European house, Willowbrae...
2021-07-0110h 44Access Essential Full Audiobooks in Fiction, HistoricalThe Ripping Tree by Nikki GemmellPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/527253to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Ripping Tree
Author: Nikki Gemmell
Narrator: Abbe Holmes
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 10 hours 44 minutes
Release date: July 1, 2021
Genres: Historical
Publisher's Summary:
GET OUT. BEFORE THEY SAVE YOU. Early 1800s. Thomasina Trelora is on her way to the colonies. Her fate: to be married to a clergyman she's never met. As the Australian coastline comes into view a storm wrecks the ship and leaves her lying on the rocks, near death. She's saved by an Aboriginal man who carries her to the door of a grand European house, Willowbrae...
2021-07-0110h 44
Writer's Book Club PodcastNikki GemmellThis month I was lucky enough to chat with Nikki Gemmell about her latest novel The Ripping Tree. I am a long-term fan of Nikki’s beginning when I first read The Bride Stripped Bare almost 20 years ago. I love the way she experiments with style and structure. I love her prose. I love the fact she’s not afraid of an adverb but I’m also inspired by Nikki‘s work ethic. She’s produced adult and children’s novels and a memoir and other works of non-fiction across 22 languages and still turns out a weekly column for th...
2021-07-011h 04
Listen to Audiobooks in Fiction, Coming of AgeAll Our Shimmering Skies by Trent DaltonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/486406 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All Our Shimmering Skies Author: Trent Dalton Narrator: Ruby Rees Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 3 minutes Release date: May 13, 2021 Genres: Coming of Age Publisher's Summary: ‘The most extraordinary writer – a rare talent' NIKKI GEMMELL, internationally bestselling author ‘A lyrical and mesmerising mythic quest story’ SUNDAY EXPRESS ‘Extravagantly beautiful writing’ ADELAIDE ADVERTISER ‘Unputdownable’ SYDNEY MORNING HERALD 1942 – Japanese bombs rain down in Darwin, Australia. Motherless Molly Hook, the gravedigger’s daughter, turns to the road, seeking the deep-country sorcerer who put a curse on her family. By her side are the most unlikely tr...
2021-05-1405 min
Download Best Full Audiobooks in Fiction, LGBTQ+All Our Shimmering Skies by Trent DaltonPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/486406to listen full audiobooks.
Title: All Our Shimmering Skies
Author: Trent Dalton
Narrator: Ruby Rees
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 15 hours 3 minutes
Release date: May 13, 2021
Genres: LGBTQ+
Publisher's Summary:
‘The most extraordinary writer – a rare talent' NIKKI GEMMELL, internationally bestselling author ‘A lyrical and mesmerising mythic quest story’ SUNDAY EXPRESS ‘Extravagantly beautiful writing’ ADELAIDE ADVERTISER ‘Unputdownable’ SYDNEY MORNING HERALD 1942 – Japanese bombs rain down in Darwin, Australia. Motherless Molly Hook, the gravedigger’s daughter, turns to the road, seeking the deep-country sorcerer who put a curse on her family. By her side are the most unlikely travelling companion...
2021-05-133h 03Explore New Full Audiobooks in Fiction, HistoricalAll Our Shimmering Skies by Trent DaltonPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/486406to listen full audiobooks.
Title: All Our Shimmering Skies
Author: Trent Dalton
Narrator: Ruby Rees
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 15 hours 3 minutes
Release date: May 13, 2021
Genres: Historical
Publisher's Summary:
‘The most extraordinary writer – a rare talent' NIKKI GEMMELL, internationally bestselling author ‘A lyrical and mesmerising mythic quest story’ SUNDAY EXPRESS ‘Extravagantly beautiful writing’ ADELAIDE ADVERTISER ‘Unputdownable’ SYDNEY MORNING HERALD 1942 – Japanese bombs rain down in Darwin, Australia. Motherless Molly Hook, the gravedigger’s daughter, turns to the road, seeking the deep-country sorcerer who put a curse on her family. By her side are the most unlikely travelling companion...
2021-05-133h 03
Stories Behind the Story with Better ReadingNikki Gemmell: on writing about Australia's dark historyBestselling author Nikki Gemmell talks to Cheryl Akle about colonisation, Australia's dark history, and how this inspired her thrilling new historical novel, The Ripping Tree. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-05-0935 minStories Behind the Story with Better ReadingNikki Gemmell: on writing about Australia's dark historyBestselling author Nikki Gemmell talks to Cheryl Akle about colonisation, Australia's dark history, and how this inspired her thrilling new historical novel, The Ripping Tree. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-05-0935 min
The Secret Life of Writers by TabloNikki Gemmell on writing with audacity, her new poetic thriller and surviving financially as a writerNikki Gemmell is one of Australia’s great writers. Since Les Murray printed Nikki’s first short story in Quadrant Magazine, she’s written thirteen novels. One of them, was the erotic blockbuster The Bride Stripped Bare which was published anonymously back in 2003. It was described as a ‘raw and unflinching’ look at sexuality – and it’s that raw and unflinching eye that makes her writing as a whole so engaging. Nikki’s books have been translated into 22 languages and in France, she's been described as a ‘female Jack Kerouac’. Nikki also writes books for children, is a columnist for the Weekend Aust...
2021-05-051h 00
So You Want to be a WriterWRITER 395: Meet Debra Oswald, author of 'The Family Doctor'.Meet Debra Oswald, author of 'The Family Doctor'. Discover how to write a verse novel and how to name your characters. We're excited about our brand new course launching this week: Historical Fiction. Plus, there are 3 copies of 'The Ripping Tree', a new novel from internationally bestselling author Nikki Gemmell, to give away. Read the show notes Connect with Valerie, Allison and listeners in the podcast community on Facebook Visit WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2021-04-131h 09
Dr Fiona M Girkin - Shenanigans PodcastEp 6 - A Psychopaths playground and an employees nightmareA deadly virus is a psychopath’s dream and although non-criminal psychopaths known as primary psychopaths or successful psychopaths are not normally killers they could essentially become secret killers in a pandemic.
In the workplace, a psychopath may use this time to carelessly put staff in danger. They may appear to be abiding by the rules giving out hand sanitizer or expecting you to bring your own yet not using it themselves believing they are invincible or sadistically hoping they will contract the virus enabling them to spread it around licking your favorite pen when your away fr...
2020-07-0714 min
Leadership ShenanigansEp 6 - A Psychopaths playground and an employees nightmareA deadly virus is a psychopath’s dream and although non-criminal psychopaths known as primary psychopaths or successful psychopaths are not normally killers they could essentially become secret killers in a pandemic.
In the workplace, a psychopath may use this time to carelessly put staff in danger. They may appear to be abiding by the rules giving out hand sanitizer or expecting you to bring your own yet not using it themselves believing they are invincible or sadistically hoping they will contract the virus enabling them to spread it around licking your favorite pen when your away fr...
2020-07-0714 min
Seaside Book Club DiscussionsThe Society of Invisble WomenA few thoughts on the audible series by Nikki Gemmell
2019-10-1405 min
MedEd StuffNNonsenseEps 8 & 9 Not a job for a man, a job for all. Let's work together.GongGasGirl and inquisitiveGyn discuss the opinion piece by Nikki Gemmell in The Australian 15 June 2019 Not a job for a Man and the responses over the past week. A double long feature episode away from our usual 4 - 9 minute format to cover a breadth of some serious MedEd stuff. Thoughts on why we do what we do including why inquisitiveGyn chose O&G training when she never thought she would. A discussion on why gender should just not come into it at and and perhaps the real issue of how we can all do better together. Let's work together.
2019-06-2300 min
Stream Popular Full Audiobooks in Fiction, DramaAche by Eliza Henry-JonesPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/545042 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ache Author: Eliza Henry-Jones Narrator: Jennifer Vuletic Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 9 minutes Release date: January 29, 2019 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The much anticipated new novel - about how a family, and a rural community, recover from a terrible bushfire - from a stunning young Australian writer, Eliza Henry Jones. A year ago, a devastating bushfire ripped Annie's world apart - killing her grandmother, traumatising her young daughter and leaving her mother's home in the mountains half destroyed. Annie fled back to the city, but the mountain continues to h...
2019-01-2905 min
Honey MumsNikki GemmellNikki Gemmell talks to Deb about why we need to give ourselves space to switch off, Jo Abi talks about the overload of school activities and how they make life more challenging for busy parents, Jody Allen from www.stayathomemum.com.au gives tips on how to save money on school lunches and Sandy Rea discusses how all mothers get the blues.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2018-09-0322 min
Newcastle Writers FestivalMaking Sense of Death with Steven Amsterdam, Nikki Gemmell and Leah Kaminsky.This session was recorded at the 2017 Newcastle Writers Festival and features Steven Amsterdam, Nikki Gemmell and Leah Kaminsky. The facilitator was Susan Wyndham.
2018-03-161h 03
Byron Writers FestivalGrief: Does it Never End?Sarah Amrstrong chats with Nikki Gemmell, Heather Taylor Johnson and Charlie Veron about all forms of grief: the loss of a loved one, the grief of chronic illness and the grief that comes with the devastation of the natural world.
2017-09-2150 min
Byron Writers FestivalThe Extreme Boundaries of the SayableKate Cole-Adams, Nikki Gemmell and Kate Grenville chat with Ashley Hay about 'The Extreme Boundaries of the Sayable'
2017-09-1959 minNo FilterNikki Gemmell Stripped BareIn October 2015 best selling author Nikki Gemmell’s world was turned upside down. Police knocked at her door, and informed her that her mother Elayn had been found dead. She had euthanized herself, without telling anyone. There was no note, and no reasoning. So Nikki did what she does best, and wrote about it. After Nikki’s latest book, is a raw account of that October day and what came next. She joins Mia for a very raw chat about what happens when you’re left to pick up the pieces. Show Notes Your h...
2017-03-2648 min
Chat 10 Looks 3Ep 47: JazzturbationSummer viewing and reading has thrown up all sorts of questions for Crabb and Sales: Why are they more attached to Prince Phillip than they ever thought they would be? How can you turn shitty audio quality into a useful art form? Will they ever be able to go for a whole episode without mentioning Helen Garner? Plus should they write their own theme tune? • The Crown - starring Claire Foy, Matt Smith, John Lithgow • Homecoming - Gimlet Media podcast • Cbeebies Bedtime Story - Tom Hardy • The Encounter - directed by Simon McBurney, performed by Richard...
2017-01-3134 min
I Don't Know How She Does ItNikki GemmellNikki Gemmell is a prolific writer and parent. She has four kids aged from toddler to teenage, she has eleven books on the shelf, a regular column and a TV spot. So how does she make it all work? There's a lot of laughs, some remarkably honest insights and an acknowledgement that Nikki needs some new strategies. You will hear why she finds Monday nights orgasmic and how kids helped her follow her dream.Twitter @sarahvmac@nikkigemmellFacebook https://www.facebook.com/MamamiaPodcastNetwork/https://www.facebook.com/NikkiGemmellAuthor/Support the show: https://www...
2015-11-1522 min
Grab Premium Audiobooks with Easy AccessListen to With My Body by Nikki GemmellPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/319613 to listen full audiobooks.
Title: With My Body
Author: Nikki Gemmell
Narrator: Sarah Feathers
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 10 hours 48 minutes
Release date: May 23, 2013
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1
Genres: Romantica
Publisher's Summary: For fans of FIFTY SHADES OF GREY; the author of sensational bestseller THE BRIDE STRIPPED BARE returns with a powerful tale of marriage and desire. Smothered by marriage and family, a woman feels life slipping through her fingers. She becomes preoccupied with thoughts of her early education in love at the hands...
2013-05-2310h 48
Stream Popular Full Audiobooks in Romance, ModernWith My Body by Nikki GemmellPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/319613 to listen full audiobooks. Title: With My Body Author: Nikki Gemmell Narrator: Sarah Feathers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 48 minutes Release date: May 23, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Modern Publisher's Summary: For fans of FIFTY SHADES OF GREY; the author of sensational bestseller THE BRIDE STRIPPED BARE returns with a powerful tale of marriage and desire. Smothered by marriage and family, a woman feels life slipping through her fingers. She becomes preoccupied with thoughts of her early education in love at the hands of Tol, a man like no other she...
2013-05-2305 min
Access Must-Have Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, PsychologicalI Take You by Nikki GemmellPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/319615 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Take You Author: Nikki Gemmell Narrator: Sarah Feathers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 42 minutes Release date: May 23, 2013 Genres: Psychological Publisher's Summary: From the author of the bestsellers The Bride Stripped Bare and With My Body, a new twist on a classic tale of passion. Set in Notting Hill, this modern day version of ‘Lady Chatterley’s Lover’, sees a banker’s wife awaken to the erotic possibilities of her life. It begins by describing with scorching honesty and delicious cheekiness a couple in the thick of marriage – people who...
2013-05-2305 min
Access Unmissable Full Audiobooks in Romance, RomanticaWith My Body by Nikki GemmellPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/319613 to listen full audiobooks. Title: With My Body Author: Nikki Gemmell Narrator: Sarah Feathers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 48 minutes Release date: May 23, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Romantica Publisher's Summary: For fans of FIFTY SHADES OF GREY; the author of sensational bestseller THE BRIDE STRIPPED BARE returns with a powerful tale of marriage and desire. Smothered by marriage and family, a woman feels life slipping through her fingers. She becomes preoccupied with thoughts of her early education in love at the hands of Tol, a man like no other she...
2013-05-2305 min
Stream Popular Full Audiobooks in Romance, ModernThe Bride Stripped Bare by Nikki GemmellPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/319684 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Bride Stripped Bare Author: Nikki Gemmell Narrator: Alice Frayn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 13 minutes Release date: February 28, 2013 Genres: Modern Publisher's Summary: For fans of Fifty Shades of Grey – the international bestseller – an explosive novel of sex, secrecy and escape. A woman finds her voice and leaves behind a book of lessons. It is the story of her secret self. On honeymoon, in the heat and shadows of sultry Marrakech, a conventional young wife makes a shocking discovery. Although confused by her husband’s betrayal, she finds it giv...
2013-02-2805 min
Access Unmissable Full Audiobooks in Romance, RomanticaThe Bride Stripped Bare by Nikki GemmellPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/319684 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Bride Stripped Bare Author: Nikki Gemmell Narrator: Alice Frayn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 13 minutes Release date: February 28, 2013 Genres: Romantica Publisher's Summary: For fans of Fifty Shades of Grey – the international bestseller – an explosive novel of sex, secrecy and escape. A woman finds her voice and leaves behind a book of lessons. It is the story of her secret self. On honeymoon, in the heat and shadows of sultry Marrakech, a conventional young wife makes a shocking discovery. Although confused by her husband’s betrayal, she finds it giv...
2013-02-2805 min
Press Play On The Most Next-Level Full Audiobook Today!The Bride Stripped Bare by Nikki GemmellPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/144702to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Bride Stripped Bare
Series: Bride, Book 1
Author: Nikki Gemmell
Narrator: Alice Frayn
Format: mp3
Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins
Release date: 02-28-13
Ratings: 4 out of 5 stars, 4 ratings
Genres: Mash-Ups
Publisher's Summary:
2013-02-287h 13Podcast - Philippa MooreBook Ends, Episode 1: Nikki GemmellWelcome to the very first episode of Book Ends, the podcast for writers and book lovers. I am delighted to welcome acclaimed Australian writer Nikki Gemmell as my first guest.Nikki has been one of my heroes for a very long time so I was beyond excited to speak to her about the writing life and her novels The Bride Stripped Bare and With My Body which explore, in her words, "the raw underbelly of the female psyche". There is such an audacity and honesty in her writing but also a wonderful sensuousness, tenderness and intimacy...
2012-10-3100 min