Madeleine Gray is a writer and critic from Sydney. She was a 2021 Finalist for the Walkley Pascall Prize for Arts Criticism and has written for many publications. She also lived in the UK for several years, has an MSt in English Literature from the University of Oxford and is a current (remote) doctoral candidate at the University of Manchester. Green Dot is her debut novel.
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Things we talked about
Hera's job as a comment moderator at a large news publication
Exploring Hera's experience as a bi woman in her first straight-passing relationship
Hera and her single dad's relationship (and why it's the best)
Madeleine's unique journey to publication
International cover (and name) changes
The reception from readers and what that means to Madeleine
Other recommendations
Before we chat with our featured author, we always share some other recommendations. This week was a book club – where we read a book together and discuss it without spoilers. Hopefully, you’ll enjoy it too!
Reputation by Lex Croucher
This is such a fun read: basically, Bridgerton meets Mean Girls. Reputation is a Regency romance through a queer lens and makes the perfect fun holiday read.
- Caitlin & Michelle
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