A podcast where we talk about our book of the week. Read along with us!
Anna and Annie discuss the . Our book of the week is by award-winning author Jennifer Down. This novel explores survival against the odds and is wonderfully engaging despite the subject-matter. Winner of the . Coming up: Cold Enough for Snow by…
Anna and Annie discuss the death of Queen Elizabeth II and recommend these books: by Alan Bennett by Ben Pimlott by Tina Brown Our book of the week is by Anthony Marra. This New York Times Bestseller is set in Mussolini’s Italy and 1940s…
Anna and Annie discuss their predictions for the . Our book of the week is by Leila Mottley. This novel about a young woman in Oakland has been described as ‘an electrifying debut’ (Dave Eggers). It is a New York Times Bestseller, an Oprah Book…
Anna and Annie discuss literary scandals and the attack on Salman Rushdie. Sales of his book . Our book of the week is by Claire Keegan. A short novel set in Ireland in 1985, it tells the story of Bill Furlong and his moral dilemma when…
Anna and Annie discuss the mystery surrounding a killing in Zambia and . Our book of the week is by Kyung-Sook Shin translated by Anton Hur. This novel explores violence and loneliness in Korean society. Described as a ‘requiem to the…
Anna and Annie discuss their book recommendations for Women in Translation month. There is also a #WITreadathon on BookTube hosted by Matthew Sciarappa, Kendra Winchester and Insert Literary Pun Here if you’re interested. Our WIT month books: …
Anna and Annie discuss the winner and react to the . Our book of the week is by Pajtim Statovci translated by David Hackston. Set in Kosovo, this novel centres on Arsim, an Albanian man who falls in love with Milos, a Serbian man, just before the…
Anna and Annie discuss with The Dogs originally . We love a literary scandal! Our best books of 2022 so far are: by Louise Erdrich by Jacqueline Bublitz by Jennifer Egan by Deborah Levy by Hannah Kent by Gabrielle Zevin by Omar Sakr…
Anna and Amanda discuss the , The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki. Our book of the week is by Emily Bitto, the follow-up to her Stella Prize-winning novel The Strays. A heartbroken young man lands in New York City, indulges in the…
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