Literary Elixirs

Pairing books with other amazing elixirs.

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It's the day before #Christmas 🎅🏼 and all through the world ... people are looking for last minute #presents 🎁 According to Joe from @bolindaaudio you can't go wrong with #debut #novel Lucky's by @andrewpippos 🤓📚 A #multigenerational #saga set around a chain of old #Greek ca…

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If you aren't yet in the #Christmas #spirit then this latest episode might just help you get there 🎄 My #bookrecommendation is the utterly delightful, sweet, savoury and slightly tart #TheBookOfDelights read by #author #RossGay 🤓📚 A joy and delight to whoever listens this wo…

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Joe's first #bookrecommendation this episode is the newest @janeharperauthor #book #TheSurvivors 🤩📚 With an excellent #Aussie #narrator this is a great after #Christmasdinner listen with a glass of good #Australian red wine in hand 🍷 But be careful not to get so caught up in…

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📢 New episode alert! 📢 It's the last one for 2020 with Joseph from @bolindaaudio sharing some great #bookrecommendations for you to give as #Christmas #presents 🎁... if you can handle not buying them for yourself that is 😉 Listen in via the link in bio to hear all about …

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Have you, like Hera, been waiting for someone or something? Godot? Santa? A new episode of #LiteraryElixirs? Apologies for the radio silence lately folks, life has gotten in the way a tad 😬but now that the #holiday season is upon us it is definitely time to wrap up the year …

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This #throwbackthursday give your 👂 some ❤️ and listen in to episode 23 and the delightful @emsjay89 chatting about #childrensbooks , #readingaloud , #TheBabysittersClub and so much more 🤩📚🎧 

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Did you ever wonder what was the soup which #EleanorOliphant ate with Raymond and his mother 🤔 Local #author @narrativefriction suggests it simply has to be a #salty and warm #traditional #ScotchBroth 🍲And of course, that was his #pairing for this wonderful #book and I can't…

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The second #bookrecommendation from local #Melbourne #author @narrativefriction is a fabulously #funny and absorbing #story from #GailHoneyman  📚🤓 A book about #trauma, #loneliness, #dignity and small kindnesses #EleanorOliphantIsCompletelyFine is also an incredibly #uplifti…

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What do you pair with a #heartwarming #book like #TheMidnightLibrary by @mattzhaig  📚🤔 I chose something warming, #sweet with a hint of richness and maybe even with a kick of #rum ... in other words a delicious #hotchocolate and yes, loads of marshmallows ☕️🍫🤓 Listen to …

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Such fun and what a great read @elliemarney 🤓

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There was a bit of a #mentalhealth #theme with the #books #recommended in this episode with my #recommendation of the latest novel by @mattzhaig #TheMidnightLibrary 📚🤓 A truly beautiful and #heartwarming story this is a #mustread in my #books 😍
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Strong, bitter and beloved by many, drinking #mate is often a group experience and it is this #sociable #energy drink which @narrativefriction chose to pair with his first #book #recommendation 🧉
Listen in to hear why this #tea pairs perfectly with the #LatinAmerican #classi…

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For his first #book #recommendation Melbourne author @narrativefriction chose the dazzling #LatinAmerican #novel #Hopscotch  🇦🇷📚 Bitter yet addictive this book offers the reader two ways to read it  👀 Although it does practically dare you to 'hopscotch' through it  😅 Listen …

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📣 New episode alert 📣 Debut #novelist (and #Scotsman 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 turned #Melburnian 😍) @narrativefriction joined me for a chat about his latest #book #Poly, how to write sex scenes (there are a few *descriptive* words here folks) and of course, some of his favourite #books and their…

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This stunning, exhilarating novel of #wit, #words and #romance is the second pairing from @catvalente and it is a cracker 😍🤓📚 Part #literarymystery part #lovestory it is a perfect match for #TheLastWord #cocktail and a beautiful read highly #recommended ❤️🍸🎧

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Often described as the true #zombie #cocktail due to it being #created, then forgotten, then #resurrected 🧟‍♀️ #TheLastWord is the perfect #Halloween weekend drink and also the perfect #pairing suggested by @catvalente to go with her second #book #recommendation #Possession by #…

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I am not usually into #creepy books but this #throwbackthursday it seemed appropriate to revisit #horror writer @kaaronwarren and her latest #novella #IntoBonesLikeOil 🦴🛢📚 Kaaron not only created a #sensorypack for her novella but she also #recommended a rather unsettling #b…

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This is one of my favourite #middlegrade #books to #recommend and like all good #stories it is a joy to #read as an adult as well 🤓📚 The story behind this amazing book is equally #fantastic so listen in as @catvalente tells us all about #crowdfunding #TheGirlWhoCircumnavigat…

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This episodes first #bookrecommendation from fabulous #American author @catvalente is #LittleBig by #JohnCrowley 📚🤓Lyrical, funny, #eerie, mildly #postapocalyptic, #complex and #beautiful is how Catherynne describes this #epic kinda #fairytale 🧚🏼‍♀️ 
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So it turns out @catvalente knows her #classic #cocktails 😆🤓🥃 #MilkPunch was first made in the late 1600s by a young English woman, a writer and sometime spy  👀  A combination of almost any boozy spirit (but probably #Bourbon) with tea, fresh citrus juice, and warm milk,…