A podcast where we talk about our book of the week. Read along with us!
Anna and Annie discuss the and the . Our book of the week is Thunderhead by Miranda Darling. A black comedy, set in suburbia, about one woman’s struggle to be free, it has been described as a ‘feminist triumph and homage to Virginia Woolf’…
Anna and Annie find some to read along with Taylor Swift’s new album The Tortured Poets Department. Our book of the week is by Richard Flanagan. This memoir encompasses H. G. Wells, nuclear physics and the atomic bomb and ends in Tasmania,…
Anna and Annie discuss the . Our book of the week is by Asako Yuzuki translated by Polly Barton. Described as ‘a novel of food and murder’ this follows Riko, a journalist, who investigates serial killer Manako Kajii. Kajii allegedly seduced…
Anna and Annie discuss the 2024 . We reveal our favourite recent crime reads. Our recommendations are: by Kristina Perez by Vaseem Khan by Ilaria Tutti translated by Ekin Oklap by Josephine Tey by Jamal Mahjoub by Jenny Hollander by…
A special episode: we chat with author Jenny Hollander about her debut crime novel EVERYONE WHO CAN FORGIVE ME IS DEAD. Charlie Colbert is an editor at a major magazine and engaged to a publishing heir. But she witnessed a tragedy at her elite…
Anna and Annie discuss the inaugural longlist, including Anna Funder’s . Our book of the week is by Sigrid Nunez. This is the third in a loose trilogy after THE FRIEND and WHAT ARE YOU GOING THROUGH. A writer, a college drop-out and a talking parrot…
It’s the Shawn and Anna Book Club! Our first book is by Fabio Morábito translated by Curtis Bauer. Eduardo is sentenced to a year of community service reading aloud to the elderly and disabled. Set in Mexico, this novel is witty and…
Anna and Annie reveal our book recommendations for the holiday season. Our favourite holiday reads this year are: by Ellery Lloyd by Balli Kaur Jaswal by Dann McDorman by Lynn Steger Strong by Patrick deWitt by Curtis Sittenfeld Follow us!…
Anna and Annie discuss the winner, PROPHET SONG by Paul Lynch. We reveal the best books we read in 2023. In no particular order, they are: by Lydia Sandgren translated by Agnes Broomé by Barbara Kingsolver by Sarah Thornton by Kylie…
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