A podcast where we talk about our book of the week. Read along with us!
Anna and Annie discuss the 2021 Booker Prize winner by Damon Galgut. Our book of the week is by Richard Powers, the follow up to his Pulitzer-Prize winning novel The Overstory and also shortlisted for the Booker Prize. This is a story about a father…
Anna and Amanda discuss the winner, The Promise by Damon Galgut. Our books of the week are by Patrick Radden Keefe and by Dr Anna Lembke. Both books address the opioid epidemic in America, one focussing on the Sackler family and their…
Anna and Annie discuss by Binnie Kirshenbaum. Rabbits for Food is a novel about a woman living with depression who checks into a psychiatric ward. Described as ‘bitingly funny’ (New York Times) and ‘absolute genius’ (The Boston Globe) it was a…
Anna and Annie discuss the . Our book of the week is by Lauren Groff, the follow-up to her hugely successful Fates and Furies. This novel about Marie de France becoming the prioress of an abbey is a New York Times Bestseller and has been shortlisted…
Anna and Annie discuss the Nobel Prize for Literature winner, . Our book of the week is by Natasha Brown. A short novel about a Black woman’s experience in modern Britain, this has been described as ‘diamond-sharp, timely and urgent’ (The…
Anna and Amanda discuss , the latest book by Deborah Levy in her living autobiography series. Levy has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize twice, for her novels Swimming Home and Hot Milk, and has won acclaim recently for her non-fiction…
Anna and Annie discuss the . Our book of the week is by Maggie Shipstead. This sweeping historical novel about a 1950s woman aviator and modern-day movie star has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Described as a ‘soaring masterclass’…
The new Sally Rooney novel is here! Anna and Annie discuss the and enormous success of the release of Rooney’s third book. is a novel about four friends, examining their relationships and touching on world issues. Perfect for book clubs,…
Anna and Amanda discuss the Susanna Clarke for Piranesi, a follow-up story about and the winners of the 2021 for nature writing. Amanda recommends this . Our book of the week is by Adania Shibli translated by Elisabeth Jacquette. …
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