A book review podcast and blog, where two psychologists take a deep dive into your favourite books.
Podcast
Podcast episodes include book reviews, author interviews, and discussions about mental health in fiction.
Hosts
We are Priscilla and Elise, two psychologists and book nerds who live in Melbourne, Australia.
Book club
You are invited to join our 2025 Book Club (a.k.a. season 4) in collaboration with Amplify Bookstore.
Community
Join our Facebook community – where we post announcements, chat about what we’re currently reading, and host book club chat.
From the Blog
Review: ‘The Ex-Boyfriend’s Favourite Recipe Funeral Committee’ serves up delicious food and emotional healing
Twenty-nine-year-old Momoko has been tragically dumped. So Momoko does what many broken-hearted people do – she gets incredibly drunk. So drunk that she passes out…
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Review: ‘The Experiment’ is a flying adventure
Nathan never understood what was ‘fun’ about secrets, probably because he’s always had to keep a very big one, even from his best friend, Victor.…
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December Book Club: Alone with You in the Ether by Olivie Blake
Two people meet in the Art Institute by chance. Prior to their encounter, he is a doctoral student who manages his destructive thoughts with compulsive…
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About Us
We are two psychologists and book nerds. Our podcast and blog Novel Feelings is all about mental health and psychology in fiction: the good, the bad and the misinformed.
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