Shailee Thompson’s How To Kill a Guy in Ten Dates

About this episode

Shailee Thompson discusses her debut novel, How To Kill a Guy in Ten Dates, blending themes of romance and horror.

The Final Draft podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. These are the stories that make us who we are. Shailee Thompson is a writer and educator based in Brisbane, Australia. How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates is her debut novel. Content Warning or Trigger Notes Let’s put a content warning on our chat Shailee because How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates is a slasher slash rom-com and all sorts of messed up stuff happens in both love and murder… Jamie needs a break from her PhD thesis, so she and her best friend Jamie are going to a speed dating event at a local nightclub. Dating is hell and the apps are cooked but this should be a laugh. At least each ‘date’ is only ten minutes. It’s all going so-so, a few sparks from aesthetically pleasing partners when the lights go out. When they return, Jamie finds her current date slashed ear to ear as she is thrown into a fight for her life! Final Draft is produced and presented by Andrew Pople Want more great conversations with Australian authors? Discover this and many more conversations on…

People in this episode

Host: Andrew Pople

Guest: Shailee Thompson

Topics covered

• Australian writing
• literary culture
• debut novel
• slasher
• rom-com
• speed dating
• murder

Keywords

• Shailee Thompson
• How To Kill a Guy in Ten Dates
• debut novel
• slasher
• rom-com
• speed dating
• murder

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: How To Kill a Guy in Ten Dates

Places: Brisbane, Australia

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