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 110: City of Trees by Sophie Cunningham

Anna and Amanda discuss the . Our book of the week is by Australian writer Sophie Cunningham.  We loved this beautiful collection of essays.  Next week, Anna and Annie will be reading by Bernardine Evaristo (recently longlisted for the…

Ep 109: The Man Who Saw Everything by Deborah Levy

Anna and Amanda discuss the screen adaptation of by Behrouz Boochani, and books inspired by the film Parasite. Our book of the week is by Deborah Levy.  This novel about a man who travels to East Berlin was long-listed for the 2019 Booker Prize…

Ep 108: A Moth to a Flame by Stig Dagerman translated by Benjamin Miers Cruz

Anna and Amanda discuss Black History Month and .   Our book of the week is by Stig Dagerman, translated by Benjamin Miers Cruz with an introduction by Siri Hustvedt. We love the Penguin Writers Series but this one was not for…

Ep 107: The Pine Islands by Marion Poschman translated by Jen Calleja

Anna and Annie discuss the .  Our book of the week is by Marion Poschman translated by Jen Calleja.  We admit we bought this one for the cover; it was also shortlisted for the . A novel about two men who travel through Japan as they trace…

Ep 106: The Yield by Tara June Winch

Anna and Annie discuss the and make our predictions for the , to be announced on 6 February 2020. Our book of the week is by Tara June Winch. The story of an Aboriginal woman who returns to Australia when her grandfather dies, it has had rave…

Ep 105: Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe

Anna and Annie discuss the .  Here are  you can read instead of American Dirt. Our book of the week is by Bruce Pascoe.  Winner of Book of the Year in the 2016 NSW Premier’s Book Awards, it has been chosen as the .  Pascoe…

Ep 104: Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips

Anna and Amanda discuss the category winners. Our book of the week is by Julia Phillips, a haunting debut novel about the disappearance of two girls in remote Kamchatka.  A National Book Award finalist, it was one of the and was a Best Book of…

Ep 103: Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister by Jung Chang

Anna and Amanda discuss the – the category winners will be announced on 6 January. Our book of the week is r by Jung Chang. This tells the story of the Soong sisters, who played a central role in China’s history from 1911 to the Mao years.  It’s…

Ep 102: Just Watch Me with Jeff Lindsay

A special episode: our interview with Jeff Lindsay to discuss his new crime novel . Jeff is the author of the hugely successful books which led to the hit .  Just Watch Me is the first in a new series starring Riley Wolfe, a con man who performs…

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