Ashley Kalagian Blunt, author

Queen of tech-noir, author Ashley Kalagian Blunt joins Steph from @stephanieshouseofbooks for a chat.

Find out what happened when law-abiding Ashley stepped into the dark web for the first time, what current true crime she's obsessed with, and how she single handedly re-defined an entire sub-genre of thriller.

Plus, how hitting rock bottom with chronic fatigue actually helped Ashley find the thing she was really meant to do.

Ashley Kalagian Blunt is the Sydney-based author of Dark Mode, Cold Truth and How to Be Australian. Her books explore how modern technology makes us vulnerable , and have inspired a new generation of thrillers about internet-based crime. Her new Audible Original, Like, Follow, Die, is out now, with the print and ebook editions coming in March 2026.

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Today’s reading list:

• ​My Name is Revenge by Ashley Kalagian Blunt
• ​Dark Mode by Ashley Kalagian Blunt
• ​Like Follow Die by Ashley Kalagian Blunt
• ​Cold Truth by Ashley Kalagian Blunt
• ​How to be Australian by Ashley Kalagian Blunt
• ​And Then the Darkness: The disappearance of Peter Falconio and the trials of Joanne Lees by Sue Williams
• ​The Wolf Tree by Laura McCluskey
• ​The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena
• ​The Secret History by Donna Tartt
• ​Body Friend by Katherine Brabon
• ​Cure by Katherine Brabon