QBD Book Club: The Podcast

Mar 09 2025 75 ep. 26 mins 4

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Welcome to “QBD Book Club: The Podcast” – a series by QBD Books, your favourite Australian book retailer. Each week, our hosts Victoria Carthew and Amy Matthews will interview your favourite authors and public figures, providing you with behind-the-scenes insight into your favourite stories.

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Season 5, Episode 4: “Meadow’s Law” by Quentin McDermott

Mar 09 2025 24 mins

Join host Victoria Carthew as she interviews award-winning investigative journalist Quentin McDermott about his latest book, “Meadow’s Law”. “Meadow’s Law” is a gripping and meticulously researched account of one of Australia’s most infamous criminal cases. In 2003, Kathleen Folbigg was found guilty of smothering her four young children to death, one by one. Medical e

Season 1, Episode 1: Favourite romance tropes and dream fancasts with Rachael Johns and Tess Woods

Mar 06 2025 35 mins

Welcome to QBD Romance Club! Hosted by Amy Matthews, author and associate professor in Creative Writing at Flinders University, the podcast will dive deep into the world of romance, featuring insightful conversations with some of Australia’s biggest names in the genre. In our debut episode, Amy is joined by authors Rachael Johns ("The Bad Bridesmaid") and Tess Woods ("The Venice

Season 5, Episode 3: “Cold Truth” by Ashley Kalagian Blunt

Mar 04 2025 25 mins

Join host Victoria Carthew as she chats with author Ashley Kalagian Blunt about her latest psychological thriller, “Cold Truth”. Harlow Close has made a career as an influencer uncovering the secrets of Winnipeg, dubbed ‘North America’s Strangest City’. When Harlow’s father mysteriously disappears amid a brutal cold snap, suspicions of foul play arise. Unhappy with the

Season 5, Episode 2: “One Dark Night” by Hannah Richell

Mar 03 2025 22 mins

Host Victoria Carthew speaks to author Hannah Richell about her latest crime fiction novel, “One Dark Night”. Everyone in the small town of Thorncombe knows the tales of the haunted woods where birds don’t sing and a ghost in a white dress roams, luring people to their deaths. But when a girl in white is found dead the morning after Halloween, her body carefully arranged at t

Season 5, Episode 1: "Three Boys Gone" by Mark Smith

Mar 02 2025 26 mins

Join host Victoria Carthew as she chats to Mark Smith about his debut crime fiction novel, “Three Boys Gone”. The first rule of rescue: Don’t create another casualty. Grace Disher is about to face every teacher’s worst nightmare. On a high school camping trip, three boys slip away for an ocean swim. By the time Grace catches up, the perilous surf conditions are overwhelming

TRAILER: QBD Romance Club

Here at QBD Books, we are so excited to launch our Romance Club, a new series celebrating the art of romance writing and love stories. Hosted by Amy Matthews, author and associate professor in Creative Writing at Flinders University, the podcast will dive deep into the world of romance, featuring insightful conversations with some of Australia’s biggest names in the genre. Set to

Season 4, Episode 37: “Shadow City” by Natalie Conyer

Nov 03 2024 28 mins

In this week’s episode, our host Victoria Carthew sits down with Natalie Conyer to talk about her latest book, “Shadow City”. In Sydney, a young woman’s body is found – beaten, tortured and tattooed with the image of a sun. In Cape Town, a young woman recruited to study in Sydney has gone missing. Sergeant Jackie Rose and suspended Detective Schalk Lourens join forces, ex

Season 4, Episode 38: “The Dark Wives” by Ann Cleeves

Nov 03 2024 27 mins

In this week’s episode, our host Victoria Carthew sits down with Ann Cleeves to talk about her latest book, “The Dark Wives”. This chilling mystery novel opens as staff member Josh is found dead outside his place of work, Rosebank, a care home for troubled teens, in the early hours of the morning. Detective Investigator Vera Stanhope’s only clue is the disappearance of four

Season 4, Episode 43: “An Eye For An Eye” by Jeffrey Archer

Nov 03 2024 19 mins

In this week’s episode, our host Victoria Carthew sits down with Jeffrey Archer to talk about his latest book, “An Eye For An Eye”. In one of the most luxurious cities on earth, a billion-dollar deal is about to go badly wrong. A lavish night out is about to end in murder. And the British government is about to be plunged into crisis. In the heart of the British establishment

Season 4, Episode 42: “Identity Unknown” by Patricia Cornwell

Nov 03 2024 25 mins

In this week’s episode, our host Victoria Carthew sits down with Patricia Cornwell to talk about her latest book, “Identity Unknown”. Dr Kay Scarpetta is back and devastated to learn that the murder victim is a man she once loved. Summoned to a theme park to collect the body, Scarpetta finds a bizarre scene with a crop circle of petals, his skin strangely red and is shocked t