Reading Between Deadlines Podcast
Jun 14, 2026 · 45 min · 11 segments
Hi Deadliners We hope you enjoy this latest edition of Reading Between Deadlines. This episode’s pick: HALF HIS AGE - a supposedly funny story about sex, power, and the stories we tell ourselves to…
Rachel JohnsHost
Anthea HodsonHost
Welcome to Reading Between Deadlines, a podcast with two authors who read books with the same crazed enthusiasm as we write them.
Rachel Johns is a Diet Coke-addicted best-selling author, writing rom-coms, rural romance and women's fiction.
And Anthea Hodson is a coffee-addicted victim of menopause who writes historical fiction and won't shut up about it.
Together we run the Rachel Johns Book Club and travel the country reading, writing, talking and drinking wine because we're a little bit classy.
Join us as we delve into some worldwide bestsellers to see what makes them tick and to see if we love them as much as we love writing.
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Welcome to Reading Between Deadlines, a podcast with two authors who read books with the same crazed enthusiasm as we write them.
Rachel Johns is a Diet Coke-addicted best-selling author, writing rom-coms, rural romance and women's fiction.
And Anthea Hodson is a coffee-addicted victim of menopause who writes historical fiction and won't shut up about it.
Together we run the Rachel Johns Book Club and travel the country reading, writing, talking and drinking wine because we're a little bit classy.
Join us as we delve into some worldwide bestsellers to see what makes them tick and to see if we love them as much as we love writing.
