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!


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Ep 160: A Burning by Megha Majumdar

Anna and Annie discuss the , Cold Enough for Snow by Jessica Au.  Our book of the week is by Megha Majumdar. This debut novel set in India centres on Jivan, whose Facebook post sees her arrested, her student Lovely and her old teacher PT…

Ep 159: The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr

Anna and Annie discuss the winner of the , The Mermaid of Black Conch: A Love Story by Monique Roffey.  Our book of the week is , the much-hyped debut novel by Robert Jones, Jr.  It is a queer black love story set during a time of slavery,…

Ep 158: Memorial by Bryan Washington

Anna and Annie discuss the growth in book sales in Australia for 2020. Our book of the week is by Bryan Washington, his debut novel following the prize-winning short story collection .   The story of Benson and Mike, set in Houston and…

Ep 157: Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason

Anna and Annie discuss the and new releases for 2021 by Sally Rooney, Colson Whitehead and others. Our book of the week is by Meg Mason.  This novel about a woman struggling with her marriage failure and mental health is darkly funny and has…

Ep 156: Summer Reading Recommendations 2020

Anna, Annie and Amanda discuss our holiday reading recommendations – beach reads, or cosy winter reads for those in the northern hemisphere. Our picks: by Anna Bruno by Kiley Reid by Raven Leilani by Jane Harper by Meg Mason by Eckhart Tolle by…

Ep 155: Best Books of 2020

Anna, Annie and Zoe discuss our Best Books of 2020 (we can’t believe it’s that time of year already!). Our picks: by Rumaan Alam by Douglas Stuart by Mieko Kawakami translated by Sam Bett and David Boyd inspired by Robert Macfarlane, curated by…

Ep 154: The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters

Anna and Annie the , How to Pronounce Knife by Souvankham Thammavongsa. Our book of the week is by Sarah Waters. A historical romance set in the 1920s, this has been described as a ‘tour de force’ (Wall Street Journal) and ‘a delicious hothouse of a…

Ep 153: Nudibranch by Irenosen Okojie

Anna and Annie discuss the winner of the , by Elizabeth Tan. Our book of the week is by Irenosen Okojie.  This collection of short stories was a Guardian Must Read Book of 2019.  We read the story Grace Jones, which won the 2020 AKO Caine…

Ep 152: Booker Prize Special

Anna and Annie discuss the shortlist and give our predictions on the winner. The shortlisted books are: by Diane Cook, by Tsitsi Dangaremba, by Avni Doshi, by Maaza Mengiste, by Douglas Stuart, and by Brandon Taylor. The winner will be…

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