{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Melanie Milburne: I've always felt the tension - BT068","description":"Guest: Melanie Milburne| Host:&amp;nbsp;Kat Mayo&amp;nbsp;| Audio producer:&amp;nbsp;Rudi Bremer&amp;nbsp;| Recorded: 18\/08\/2018 RWAus When I heard Melanie Milburne's keynote at the 2018 Australian Romance Readers' Award, I knew we had to have her on the show. Her speech as a powerful personal statement about reconciling her feminism and her writing career. It as powerful because it was so honest and reflective in a way I hadn't heard from many romance authors before. I hope that comes out in our conversation in this episode.&amp;nbsp;Melanie celebrates over 15 years and 80 books this week - an amazing achievement. Shout out to&amp;nbsp;stephnay14 for the awesome review on Apple Podcasts! Guest Melanie Milburne-- Australian author of contemporary category romance: @twitter;&amp;nbsp;facebook;&amp;nbsp;melaniemilburne.com.au Books   BD|&amp;nbsp;BT&amp;nbsp;|&amp;nbsp;Amz&amp;nbsp;|&amp;nbsp;Aud&amp;nbsp;--&amp;nbsp;Lexi's Secret by Melanie Milburne  BD|&amp;nbsp;BT&amp;nbsp;|&amp;nbsp;Amz&amp;nbsp;|&amp;nbsp;Aud&amp;nbsp;-- The Prince\u2019s Stolen Virgin by Maisey Yates  BD|&amp;nbsp;BT&amp;nbsp;|&amp;nbsp;Amz&amp;nbsp;|&amp;nbsp;Aud&amp;nbsp;--&amp;nbsp;Penniless Virgin to Sicilian Bride by Melanie Milburne  BD|&amp;nbsp;BT&amp;nbsp;|&amp;nbsp;Amz&amp;nbsp;|&amp;nbsp;Aud&amp;nbsp;-- The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer  BD|&amp;nbsp;BT&amp;nbsp;|&amp;nbsp;Amz&amp;nbsp;|&amp;nbsp;Aud&amp;nbsp;-- The Shepherd's Hut by Tim Winton  BD|&amp;nbsp;BT&amp;nbsp;|&amp;nbsp;Amz&amp;nbsp;|&amp;nbsp;Aud&amp;nbsp;-- Jane Doe by Victoria Helen Stone  BD|&amp;nbsp;BT&amp;nbsp;|&amp;nbsp;Amz&amp;nbsp;|&amp;nbsp;Aud&amp;nbsp;-- The Choke by Sofie Laguna  BD|&amp;nbsp;BT&amp;nbsp;|&amp;nbsp;Amz&amp;nbsp;|&amp;nbsp;Aud&amp;nbsp;-- My Absolute Darling by Gabriel Tallent  People Kate Cuthbert, Victoria Dahl, Michael Robotham Links  Australian Romance Readers Awards  Kate Cuthbert's keynote speech at RWAus 2018 iTunes&amp;nbsp;|&amp;nbsp;Amazon&amp;nbsp;--&amp;nbsp;The Wife (Film)  Missed a previous episode? You can find a list of all the Book Thingo podcast episodes&amp;nbsp;here&amp;nbsp;and catch up. You can also email your feedback and suggestions to&amp;nbsp;podcast@bookthingo.com.au. ","author_name":"Book Thingo Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/bookthingo.com.au\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/9152528\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/38182433"}