A podcast where we talk about our book of the week. Read along with us!
Anna and Amanda discuss the winners for political writing. Our book of the week is by Susan Abulhawa. This “beautiful, urgent novel” (New York Times) centres on Nahr, a young Palestinian woman who moves from Kuwait to Jordan. A 2020…
Anna and Amanda discuss and the readathon on . Our book of the week is by David Diop translated by Anna Moschovakis. This novel about two Senegalese soldiers fighting for France in World War One has won several awards including the . We had to…
Anna and Annie discuss the and the winner of the , Labyrinth by Amanda Lohrey. Our book of the week is by Rosa Rankin-Gee. Set in Margate in the near future, it depicts a bleak world as Chance and her family struggle to survive. It’s …
A special episode: Anna brings you some recommendations for comfort reading, as Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide are in lockdown. Books discussed: by E. M. Forster by Richard Osman by Dervla McTiernan by S. A. Cosby by Frances Cha by David Sedaris…
Anna and Amanda discuss the for historical fiction won by Hilary Mantel for The Mirror and the Light and the longlist for the . Our book of the week is by Sarah Winman. Winman’s previous novel was a sensation and her fans will love…
Anna and Annie discuss the Miles Franklin shortlist. Our book of the week is by Sanmao translated by Mike Fu. This travel memoir has sold millions of copies in China and Taiwan since the 1970s and is now available for the first time in English…
Happy Pride Month! Anna and Annie discuss some favourite LGBTQIA+ books that we have read recently: by Jackie Kay by Bryan Washington by Brandon Taylor by Rosa Rankin Gee by Carmen Maria Machado by Douglas Stuart by Torrey Peters And on our…
Anna and Annie discuss the winner and the . We reveal our top crime book recommendations: – by Amy Suiter Clarke – by Harry Bingham – by Flynn Berry – by Alexandria Marzano-Leznevich – by Kaja Malanowska translated by Bill Johnston – by Rahul…
A special episode: Anna chats with Kate and Laura from to find the best books for book club reading. We got together in Adelaide, London and Vancouver to bring you our Top 10: 1. by Françoise Sagan translated by Heather Lloyd 2. by John Carreyrou…
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