Books On The Go

Hosted ByAnna Baillie-Karas, Annie Waters & Amanda Hayes

A podcast where we talk about our book of the week. Read along with us!


All Episodes

Ep 169: No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood

Anna and Annie discuss the and the winner of the Stella Prize, by Evie Wyld. Our book of the week is by Patricia Lockwood, author of the hit memoir .  A Most Anticipated Book of 2021  (O, USA Today, Esquire), a National Bestseller and…

Ep 168: Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

Anna and Amanda discuss the 2021 (the has just been announced). Our book of the week is , the latest novel by Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro. Klara is an artificial friend to Josie in this dystopic novel set in the future. A ‘masterpiece of great…

Ep 167: New Animal by Ella Baxter

Anna and Annie discuss the bookshops reopening in the UK and the Rathbones Folio prize scam. Our book of the week is by Ella Baxter. This debut Australian novel centres on Amelia, a cosmetician at her family’s funeral home business.  It’s wry,…

Ep 166: The Performance by Claire Thomas

Anna and Annie discuss the and the . Our book of the week is by Claire Thomas. This novel centres on three women at the theatre seeing Happy Days by Samuel Beckett, as bushfires rage outside. Intimate and sharply observed, this is a great pick for…

Ep 165: Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson

Anna and Annie discuss the and the .   Our book of the week is by Caleb Azumah Nelson. This love story about two Black British artists is his debut novel.  Nelson is an award-winning photographer and writer described as ‘an…

Aussie April with Jaclyn Masters

Anna chats with special guest Jaclyn Masters (aka Six Minutes For Me and co-host of Reading Women) about Australian books. Join us for the Aussie April Readathon! Our reading recommendations and TBR for #AussieApril : edited by Carly Findlay by…

Ep 163: The Coconut Children by Vivian Pham

Anna and Annie discuss the 2021 .  Our book of the week is by Vivian Pham. Pham is a new, young voice in Australian literature.  Her debut novel about a Vietnamese-Australian family in Cabramatta, Sydney, is ‘brazenly confident’ (The…

Ep 162: Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor

Anna and Annie discuss the for historical fiction. Our book of the week is by Fernanda Melchor translated by Sophie Hughes.  This novel set in Mexico has been described as ‘brutal’, ‘dazzling’ and ‘a force to be reckoned with’.  It was…

Ep 161: Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan

Anna and Annie discuss the .  Our book of the week is , the debut novel by Naoise Dolan. The story of 22 year-old Ava’s life and loves in Hong Kong, this was a Sunday Times bestseller and shortlisted for the An Irish Post Book Awards 2020. It was…

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