Rose Hartley, author and bookseller

<p>I&#39;m Steph from <a href="https://www.instagram.com/stephanieshouseofbooks/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">⁠@Stephanieshouseofbooks⁠</a> and today I&#39;m joined by Adelaide author, Queen of <a href="https://www.matildabookshop.com.au/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Matilda Bookshop</a> and the person responsible for about 90% of my To Be Read pile, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/rosehartleyauthor/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Rose Hartley</a>.</p><p>Rose talks to us about what she did when COVID disrupted her debut novel&#39;s promo schedule, the book she told a customer was a &#39;nothing burger&#39; and why she really loves a &#39;mean, selfish bitch.&#39;</p><p>Fans of short books, make sure you check out today&#39;s reading list because you&#39;re not going to want to miss any of Rose&#39;s brilliant recommendations.</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><a href="https://www.instagram.com/stephanieshouseofbooks/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">⁠@stephanieshouseofbooks⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/rosehartleyauthor/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">@rosehartley</a></p><p>Presented by <a href="https://www.obooko.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">⁠Obooko⁠</a>—your go-to spot for free e-books.</p><p>++</p><p>Today’s reading list:</p><ul><li>Maggie’s Going Nowhere by Rose Hartley</li><li><a href="https://www.audible.com.au/pd/DisGraced-Audiobook/B0F1MP1TNJ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">DisGraced</a> by Rose Hartley</li><li>Time of the Flies by Claudia Piñeiro</li><li>The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa</li><li>All Fours by Miranda July</li><li>Breakdown by Cathy Sweeney</li><li>The Dry Heart by Natalia Ginzburg</li><li>The Coin by Yasmin Zaher</li><li>My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh</li><li>The Most by Jessica Anthony</li><li>Glaciers by Alexis M. Smith</li><li>The Details by Ia Genberg</li><li>What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami</li><li>Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner</li><li>Random Acts of Senseless Violence by Jack Womack </li><li>The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood</li><li>Outline by Rachel Cusk</li><li>The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood</li><li>Persuasion by Jane Austen</li><li>Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen</li><li>Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen</li><li>Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy</li></ul><p><br></p>