JP Pomare, author

<p><strong>I'm Steph from </strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/stephanieshouseofbooks/"><strong>⁠@Stephanieshouseofbooks⁠</strong></a><strong> and today - by popular demand - I'm joined by the very funny, award-winning author of seven books, </strong><a href="https://www.hachette.com.au/jp-pomare/"><strong>JP Pomare.</strong></a><strong></p><p>JP talks about the process of having his crime books adapted for the screen, how cancel culture becomes problematic, and what happened when his ex-girlfriend said her favourite book was </strong><em>Shantaram</em><strong>.</p><p>He also gives us a sneak peak into the book he's currently writing, a follow up to </strong><em>The Wrong Woman</em><strong>.</p><p>Plus, JP reveals that he wants to become a book reviewer on Instagram and needs help deciding on a name.</p><p>JP's psychological thriller </strong><em>In the Clearing </em><strong>was adapted into an </strong><a href="https://www.disney.com.au/disney-plus-star/australian-originals/the-clearing"><strong>eight-part series </strong></a><strong>by Disney. His novel The Last Guests has been developed into an </strong><a href="https://www.stan.com.au/watch/watching-you"><strong>erotic thriller airing on Stan</strong></a><strong> in late 2025.</p><p>++</p><p>Is there a cool person you’d like to hear on our podcast? Let us know in the comments!</p><p>Follow us on socials:</p><p></strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/stephanieshouseofbooks/"><strong>⁠@stephanieshouseofbooks⁠</strong></a><strong></p><p></strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/jppomare/?hl=en"><strong>@jppomare</strong></a><strong></p><p>Presented by </strong><a href="https://www.obooko.com/"><strong>⁠Obooko⁠</strong></a><strong>—your go-to spot for free e-books.</p><p>++</p><p>Today’s reading list:</p><ul><li>​The Last Guests by JP Pomare</li><li>​In the Clearing by JP Pomare</li><li>​Harry Potter by JK Rowling</li><li>​Cold Truth by Ashley Kalagian Blunt</li><li>​The Hollow Girl by Lyn Yeowart</li><li>​Tomorrow & Tomorrow & Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin</li><li>​Prophet Song by Paul Lynch</li><li>​Limberlost by Robbie Arnott</li><li>​The Heart in Winter by Kevin Barry</li><li>​The Genetic Book of the Dead by Richard Dawkins</li><li>​Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman</li><li>​Sons and Lovers by DH Lawrence</li></ul>