Anna and Annie discuss the – so many thoughts! – and the , including , and . Our book of the week is by Vicki Laveau-Harvie.  A darkly funny memoir about caring for ageing parents in Alberta, Canada – but this is unlike any other…

Anna and Annie chat with Shawn Mooney, of , and discuss this week’s Top 10 Best Sellers. Our book of the week is by Robbie Arnott.  It’s the story of Charlotte running away from her brother Levi, a detective sent to find her, and the Tasmanian…

Anna and Amanda discuss the Pulitzer Prize fiction winner, by Richard Powers.  And Anna gives her predictions for the , to be announced on 29 April. Our book of the week is by Ali Smith.  The third in her seasonal quartet, it weaves…

A special episode: Anna talks with Chanel Cleeton about her latest novel . Chanel’s previous novel was a USA Today Bestseller and a .  When We Left Cuba is set in 1960s Florida in the wake of Fidel Castro’s political rise in Cuba and…

Anna and Annie discuss the .  The have been announced, with The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai winning for Fiction and My Sister, The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite for Crime / Thriller. Our book of the week is by Valeria…

Anna and Amanda discuss upcoming  .  Anna is shocked when Amanda reveals she has never read the .   Our book of the week is by Jing-Jing Lee.  It weaves together the story of Wang Di, as a widow in modern-day Singapore and…

Anna and Annie have book awards fatigue!  We discuss the Top Ten best-sellers, including by Graeme Simsion, by Dervla McTiernan and by Tim Winton with *that* new cover. Our book of the week is by Maria Tumarkin, a non-fiction book about how…

Anna and Annie catch up on book news: the (our pick: ); the , and the .  So many awards! Our book of the week is by Sarah Moss.  A short novel about Sylvie, living with her parents in a hut in Northumberland.  Taut, dark and deals…