Girls on Tour Book Club

Oliver Marks has just served ten years in jail - for a murder he may or may not have committed. On the day he's released, he's greeted by the man who put him in prison. Detective Colborne is retiring, but before he does, he wants to know what really happened a decade ago.As one of seven young actors studying Shakespeare at an elite arts college, Oliver and his friends play the same roles onstage and off: hero, villain, tyrant, temptress, ingenue, extra. But when the casting changes, and the secondary characters usurp the stars, the plays spill dangerously over into life, and one of them is found dead. The rest face their greatest acting challenge yet: convincing the police, and themselves, that they are blameless.Welcome to the Girls on Tour Book Club, a book club that aims to keep us connected no matter how far apart we are while shining a light on some badass women and gender diverse people within the entertainment industry. Make sure to check out our socials and head on over to youtube to WATCH this episode. Find us on the FABLE book club app to chat in real time through the month!https://www.youtube.com/@GirlsOnTourBookClubhttps://www.instagram.com/girlsontourbookclub/

Set in Colonial New England, Slewfoot is a tale of magic and mystery, of triumph and terror as only dark fantasist Brom can tell it.A spirited young Englishwoman, Abitha, arrives at a Puritan colony betrothed to a stranger – only to become quickly widowed when her husband dies under mysterious circumstances. All alone in this pious and patriarchal society, Abitha fights for what little freedom she can grasp onto, while trying to stay true to herself and her past.Enter Slewfoot, a powerful spirit of antiquity newly woken ... and trying to find his own role in the world. Healer or destroyer? Protector or predator? But as the shadows walk and villagers start dying, a new rumor is whispered: Witch.Both Abitha and Slewfoot must swiftly decide who they are, and what they must do to survive in a world intent on hanging any who meddle in the dark arts.Welcome to the Girls on Tour Book Club, a book club that aims to keep us connected no matter how far apart we are while shining a light on some badass women and gender diverse people within the entertainment industry. Make sure to check out our socials and head on over to youtube to WATCH this episode. Find us on the FABLE book club app to chat in real time through the month!https://www.youtube.com/@GirlsOnTourBookClubhttps://www.instagram.com/girlsontourbookclub/

About three things I was absolutely positive.First, Edward was a vampire.Second, there was a part of him - and I didn't know how dominant that part might be - that thirsted for my blood.And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him.Deeply seductive and extraordinarily suspenseful, Twilight is a love story with bite.Welcome to the Girls on Tour Book Club, a book club that aims to keep us connected no matter how far apart we are while shining a light on some badass women and gender diverse people within the entertainment industry. Make sure to check out our socials and head on over to youtube to WATCH this episode. Find us on the FABLE book club app to chat in real time through the month!https://www.youtube.com/@GirlsOnTourBookClubhttps://www.instagram.com/girlsontourbookclub/

The Cruel Prince meets Ninth House in this dangerously romantic dark academia fantasy, where a lost heiress must infiltrate an arcane society and live with the vampire she suspects killed her family and kidnapped her sister.It began long before my time, but something has always hunted our family.Orphaned heiress Kidan Adane grew up far from the arcane society she was born into, where human bloodlines gain power through vampire companionship. When her sister, June, disappears, Kidan is convinced a vampire stole her—the very vampire bound to their family, the cruel yet captivating Susenyos Sagad.To find June, Kidan must infiltrate the elite Uxlay University—where students study to ensure peaceful coexistence between humans and vampires and inherit their family legacies. Kidan must survive living with Susenyos—even as he does everything he can to drive her away. It doesn’t matter that Susenyos’s wickedness speaks to Kidan’s own violent nature and tempts her to surrender to a life of darkness. She must find her sister and kill Susenyos at all costs.When a murder mirroring June’s disappearance shakes Uxlay, Kidan sinks further into the ruthless underworld of vampires, risking her very soul. There she discovers a centuries-old threat—and June could be at the center of it. To save her sister, Kidan must bring Uxlay to its knees and either break free from the horrors of her own actions or embrace the dark entanglements of love—and the blood it requires.Welcome to the Girls on Tour Book Club, a book club that aims to keep us connected no matter how far apart we are while shining a light on some badass women and gender diverse people within the entertainment industry. Make sure to check out our socials and head on over to youtube to WATCH this episode. Find us on the FABLE book club app to chat in real time through the month!https://www.youtube.com/@GirlsOnTourBookClubhttps://www.instagram.com/girlsontourbookclub/

Yeeran is a warrior in the elven army and has known nothing but violence her whole life. Her sister, Lettle, is trying to make a living as a diviner, seeking prophecies of a better future.When a fatal mistake leads to Yeeran’s exile from the Elven lands, they are both forced into the terrifying wilderness beyond their borders. There they encounter the the fae court.The fae haven’t been seen for a millennium. But now Yeeran and Lettle are thrust into their seductive world – torn between their loyalty to each other, their elven homeland, and their hearts...Welcome to the Girls on Tour Book Club, a book club that aims to keep us connected no matter how far apart we are while shining a light on some badass women and gender diverse people within the entertainment industry. Make sure to check out our socials and head on over to youtube to WATCH this episode. Find us on the FABLE book club app to chat in real time through the month!https://www.youtube.com/@GirlsOnTourBookClubhttps://www.instagram.com/girlsontourbookclub/

Bolivian-Argentinian Inez Olivera belongs to the glittering upper society of nineteenth century Buenos Aires, and like the rest of the world, the town is steeped in old world magic that’s been largely left behind or forgotten. Inez has everything a girl might want, except for the one thing she yearns the most: her globetrotting parents—who frequently leave her behind.When she receives word of their tragic deaths, Inez inherits their massive fortune and a mysterious guardian, an archeologist in partnership with his Egyptian brother-in-law. Yearning for answers, Inez sails to Cairo, bringing her sketch pads and an ancient golden ring her father sent to her for safekeeping before he died. But upon her arrival, the old world magic tethered to the ring pulls her down a path where she soon discovers there’s more to her parent’s disappearance than what her guardian led her to believe.With her guardian’s infuriatingly handsome assistant thwarting her at every turn, Inez must rely on ancient magic to uncover the truth about her parent’s disappearance—or risk becoming a pawn in a larger game that will kill her.The Mummy meets Death on the Nile in this lush, immersive historical fantasy set in Egypt filled with adventure, a rivals-to-lovers romance, and a dangerous race.Welcome to the Girls on Tour Book Club, a book club that aims to keep us connected no matter how far apart we are while shining a light on some badass women and gender diverse people within the entertainment industry. Make sure to check out our socials and head on over to youtube to WATCH this episode. Find us on the FABLE book club app to chat in real time through the month!https://www.youtube.com/@GirlsOnTourBookClubhttps://www.instagram.com/girlsontourbookclub/

She's been driving him wild for years . . . the good kind of wild.The kind of wild that comes with wanting your best friend's little sister and knowing you can't have her.Forbes may have labeled Ford Grant the World's Hottest Billionaire, but all he cares about is escaping the press and opening a recording studio in gorgeous small town Rose Hill. Something that comes to a screeching halt when he ends up face-to-face with a young girl who claims he's her biological father. Now, he spends his days balancing business with parenting a sullen twelve-year-old, all while trying desperately to keep his hands the hell off his best friend's sister, Rosie Belmont.After living in the city, Rosie came blasting back into town like a storm. Beautiful, messy, and chaotic. And one wide-eyed, desperate plea for a job is all it takes for Ford to hire her. He vows to keep her at arm's length. Tries to stick to scowls and grumpy one-liners. But with her, verbal sparring is a type of foreplay?friction that soon turns to blistering heat.Ford knows damn well he shouldn't cross this line. But shouldn't and can't are two very different things.And the only thing he truly can't do is resist her.Welcome to the Girls on Tour Book Club, a book club that aims to keep us connected no matter how far apart we are while shining a light on some badass women and gender diverse people within the entertainment industry. Make sure to check out our socials and head on over to youtube to WATCH this episode. Find us on the FABLE book club app to chat in real time through the month!https://www.youtube.com/@GirlsOnTourBookClubhttps://www.instagram.com/girlsontourbookclub/

Roadies are the unsung heroes of the Australian music industry. Stuart Coupe has gathered a collection of some of the greatest Aussie crew of all time. He happened to miss Audio Engineer, Artist Manager, Guitar Tech and tech director Nicole Lepusic, so we made sure to get her story. Welcome to the Girls on Tour Book Club, a book club that aims to keep us connected no matter how far apart we are while shining a light on some badass women and gender diverse people within the entertainment industry. What started with a love for music and songwriting quickly turned into a career in audio engineering for Nicole. From there she did stints as a guitar tech for Vance Joy, ran away with the circus for Fringe, tech directed venues, worked in theatre sound and 'dabbled' in artist management, eventually opening her own agency but always found her way back to her roots in audio, doing sound for some of the greatest artists and bands in Australia. Together we read Roadies by Stuart Coupe, an absolutely incredible collection of stories from some of the largest and boldest road crew in Australian and international history, pioneers of our industry who made their own rules and changed entertainment as we know it today. While todays chat mostly focuses on Nicole's career, you'd be a fool to not get your hands on a copy of this book and read it for yourself! If you are in need of some more reading in your life make sure to check out the Girls On Tour Book Club for fantasy escapism every month while you wait for our next nonfiction read and guest.Welcome to the Girls on Tour Book Club, a book club that aims to keep us connected no matter how far apart we are while shining a light on some badass women and gender diverse people within the entertainment industry. Make sure to check out our socials and head on over to youtube to WATCH this episode. Find us on the FABLE book club app to chat in real time through the month!https://www.youtube.com/@GirlsOnTourBookClubhttps://www.instagram.com/girlsontourbookclub/

Of course I want to be like them. They’re beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever.And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. I hate him more than all the others. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him, I can hardly breathe.Jude was seven when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, Jude wants nothing more than to belong there, despite her mortality. But many of the fey despise humans. Especially Prince Cardan, the youngest and wickedest son of the High King.To win a place at the Court, she must defy him–and face the consequences.As Jude becomes more deeply embroiled in palace intrigues and deceptions, she discovers her own capacity for trickery and bloodshed. But as betrayal threatens to drown the Courts of Faerie in violence, Jude will need to risk her life in a dangerous alliance to save her sisters, and Faerie itself.Welcome to the Girls on Tour Book Club, a book club that aims to keep us connected no matter how far apart we are while shining a light on some badass women and gender diverse people within the entertainment industry. Make sure to check out our socials and head on over to youtube to WATCH this episode. Find us on the FABLE book club app to chat in real time through the month!https://www.youtube.com/@GirlsOnTourBookClubhttps://www.instagram.com/girlsontourbookclub/

Iris doesn't remember the first time she met Nina. But she remembers the first time she paid attention to her. It was when he did.The first year of high school brought Iris into a type of privilege she'd never felt part of. But then she found her place. The magic of performing in school musicals and the freedom of the stage opened her up to a new world. Her drama teacher gave her a glimpse of the adult she wanted to be. But, just like in the theatre, when the spotlight is off you, it can be a lonely and neglected existence. For Iris, jealousy and bitterness will grow. For Nina, something more dangerous. Reckless anger and rumours will come to a head. And, years later, there is a reckoning for them all.A Light in the Dark is a compelling novel that distils the magic of theatre as the backdrop for an unforgettable examination of friendship, vulnerability, power and abuse.Welcome to the Girls on Tour Book Club, a book club that aims to keep us connected no matter how far apart we are while shining a light on some badass women and gender diverse people within the entertainment industry. Make sure to check out our socials and head on over to youtube to WATCH this episode. Find us on the FABLE book club app to chat in real time through the month!https://www.youtube.com/@GirlsOnTourBookClubhttps://www.instagram.com/girlsontourbookclub/

Welcome to our first book, Divine Rivals! Last month we wept together over the first book in this duology that had a vice grip on us. this month we are kicking our feet on our way into the incredible wrap up to it, Ruthless Vows.  CONTENT WARNINGS:Alcoholism, grief/death, war, and gore. Welcome to the Girls on Tour Book Club, a book club that aims to keep us connected no matter how far apart we are while shining a light on some badass women and gender diverse people within the entertainment industry.Make sure to check out our socials and head on over to youtube to WATCH this episode.Find us on the FABLE book club app to chat in real time through the month!https://www.youtube.com/@GirlsOnTourBookClubhttps://www.instagram.com/girlsontourbookclub/Welcome to the Girls on Tour Book Club, a book club that aims to keep us connected no matter how far apart we are while shining a light on some badass women and gender diverse people within the entertainment industry. Make sure to check out our socials and head on over to youtube to WATCH this episode. Find us on the FABLE book club app to chat in real time through the month!https://www.youtube.com/@GirlsOnTourBookClubhttps://www.instagram.com/girlsontourbookclub/

Starting out in the deep end is something our author Tana Douglas and our guest Matilda Press know very well.Today we are joined by Matilda, who has spent her most recent years touring Australia with some of the biggest musicals to hit the country, predominantly in lighting when not dabbling in props or as a tech swing/mechanist. From Jersey Boys to Moulin Rouge, Hamilton to Phantom of the Opera, not to mention some of the most spectacular outdoor theatre shows right on the iconic Sydney Harbour, Matilda has made a career out of making fantasy a reality.Together we read the autobiography of the first female roadie, Tana Douglas! As a teenager Tana was the first roadie for a little band called AC/DC, and her journey only gets crazier from there. With a cv packed full of the biggest bands and artists of all times, Tana paved the way for women like us and still to this day is active in not only the industry but in communities uplifting and supporting women in this industry. While todays chat mostly focuses on Matilda's career, you'd be a fool to not get your hands on a copy of this book and read it for yourself! Welcome to the Girls on Tour Book Club, a book club that aims to keep us connected no matter how far apart we are while shining a light on some badass women and gender diverse people within the entertainment industry. Make sure to check out our socials and head on over to youtube to WATCH this episode. Find us on the FABLE book club app to chat in real time through the month!https://www.youtube.com/@GirlsOnTourBookClubhttps://www.instagram.com/girlsontourbookclub/

Welcome to our first book, Divine Rivals! It's february, and we're sharing with you the vice grip this novel had on us before we dive into the newly released sequel.  CONTENT WARNINGS:Alcoholism, grief/death, war, and gore. Welcome to the Girls on Tour Book Club, a book club that aims to keep us connected no matter how far apart we are while shining a light on some badass women and gender diverse people within the entertainment industry. Make sure to check out our socials and head on over to youtube to WATCH this episode. Find us on the FABLE book club app to chat in real time through the month!https://www.youtube.com/@GirlsOnTourBookClubhttps://www.instagram.com/girlsontourbookclub/

Welcome to the Girls on Tour Book Club, a book club that aims to keep us connected no matter how far apart we are while shining a light on some badass women and gender diverse people within the entertainment industry. Make sure to check out our socials and head on over to youtube to WATCH this episode. Find us on the FABLE book club app to chat in real time through the month!https://www.youtube.com/@GirlsOnTourBookClubhttps://www.instagram.com/girlsontourbookclub/