Reading By Candlelight

About Reading By Candlelight

𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒚 𝑪𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒍𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝑪𝒍𝒖𝒃 Interviews with Australian debut and sophomore authors showcased in the monthly Reading By Candlelight Book Boxes from Molly's Cottage at www.mollyscottage.com.au (30-minute episodes) 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘈𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴.

Publisher

Fiona Taylor

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

31 Jan 2023

Latest episode

25 Jan 2026

Latest episodes

51 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   25 Jan 2026

   Jo Dixon - "A Disappearing Act"

   I hope you enjoy this final episode of the 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘉𝘺 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 podcast. I’m so grateful I was able to finish with the author who was the very first person I ever interviewed for the podcast - and my first interview 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 - my wonderfully talented friend and bestselling author 𝗝𝗼 𝗗𝗶𝘅𝗼𝗻 🥰 Jo featured in the Book Boxes in January 2023 and January 2024, and was also the featured author in the 2025 RBC Advent Calendar. She is the only author to be featured three times! In this episode, we ...

2. 

   11 Dec 2025

   Matthew Spencer - "Broke Road"

   Join our host Fiona Taylor for the final RBC Book Club episode for 2025. December’s @readingby.candlelight Crime/Thriller Book Box features the brilliant Matthew Spencer and his gripping new novel BROKE ROAD. Broke Road is the second instalment in Spencer’s acclaimed Rose Riley series, and it’s an absolute masterclass in crime writing. When a woman is found dead in the Hunter Valley, Detective Sergeant Rose Riley is pulled back into the landscape of her childhood, where vineyards and luxury r...

3. 

   7 Dec 2025

   Emily Paull - "The Distance Between Dreams"

   December’s @readingby.candlelight Historical Fiction Book Box features the incredibly talented Emily Paull and her debut novel THE DISTANCE BETWEEN DREAMS — and our interview is now live! The Distance Between Dreams is a sweeping dual-timeline love story spanning continents and generations. A long-buried family secret links two families from opposite sides of the tracks, and when their children fall in love decades later, that secret threatens to tear them apart. Set against the backdrop of b...

Who has been a guest on Reading By Candlelight

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Madeleine Cleary
• Angie Faye Martin
• Darcy Tindale
• Sarah Clutton

Reach and audience

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Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 34 / 100

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Quality

40

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

68

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