Books On The Go
264 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 days ago - ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsA podcast where we talk about our book of the week. Read along with us!
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Ep 212: Best Books of the Year So Far
July 02, 2022 06:44 - 31 minutes - 43.7 MBAnna and Annie discuss the plagiarism allegations with The Dogs originally reported by The Guardian. We love a literary scandal! Our best books of 2022 so far are: The Sentence by Louise Erdrich Before You Knew My Name by Jacqueline Bublitz The Candy House by Jennifer Egan The Cost of Living by Deborah Levy Devotion by Hannah Kent Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Son of Sin by Omar Sakr Annie also reacts to the Women's Prize winner and recomm...
EP 211: Wild Abandon by Emily Bitto
June 27, 2022 06:31 - 29 minutes - 39.9 MBAnna and Amanda discuss the Women's Prize winner, The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki. Our book of the week is Wild Abandon 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 hedonistic art scene and then finds himself in Ohio working for Wayne, a collector of exotic animals. Coming up: Bolla by Pajtim Statovci. Follow us! Email: [email protected] Facebook: Books On Th...
Ep 210: Comfort Reading Recommendations
June 13, 2022 06:41 - 20 minutes - 27.8 MBAnna and Annie discuss the 2022 Miles Franklin longlist. Annie's tip to win is Bodies of Light by Jennifer Down. Our comfort reading recommendations are: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus The Murder Rule by Dervla McTiernan The Angel of the Crows by Katherine Addison Three Rings: A Tale of Exile, Narrative and Fate by Daniel Mendelsohn Love Marriage by Monica Ali Cold Enough for Snow by Jessica Au The Guncle by Steven Rowley Seventeen by John Brownlow Follow ...
Ep 209: Red Arrow by William Brewer
June 01, 2022 12:35 - 27 minutes - 37.1 MBAnna and Annie discuss the winner of the winner of the 2022 Dublin Literary Award, The Art of Losing by Alice Zeniter translated by Frank Wynne. Our book of the week is The Red Arrow by William Brewer. A writer who has taken a dose of mushrooms chases a famous physicist whose memoir he is ghost-writing. Described as 'hypnotic' and 'trippy', we could not find a bad review of this book. We are in the minority on this one! Follow us: Email: [email protected] Facebook: Boo...
Ep 208: Stolen Focus by Johann Hari
May 24, 2022 21:16 - 27 minutes - 37.8 MBAnna and Amanda discuss the Pulitzer Prize winner for fiction, The Netanyahus by Joshua Cohen. Our book of the week is Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention by Johann Hari. It explores the forces in society that distract us and affect our ability to concentrate, from social media to processed food. Thought-provoking and has changed the way we view our phones! Coming up: our comfort reading recommendations. Follow us! Email: [email protected] Facebook: Books On ...
Ep 207: The Candy House by Jennifer Egan
May 12, 2022 11:13 - 21 minutes - 29.9 MBAnna and Annie discuss the 2022 Women's Prize Shortlist. Our book of the week is The Candy House by award-winning author Jennifer Egan. It is a sister novel to her Pulitzer-Prize winning A Visit from the Goon Squad and is set in a future where people upload their memories to the cloud. A Most Anticipated Book of 2022 and described as 'thrilling' (Kirkus); 'fiction at its best' (USA Today), 'radiant' (Slate) and 'dazzling' (Vogue), this is a wild ride of a novel. Recommended. Coming up...
Ep 206: The Colony by Audrey Magee
April 21, 2022 08:18 - 29 minutes - 39.9 MBAnna and Annie discuss the 2022 Booker International Shortlist. Our book of the week is The Colony by Audrey Magee, author of the Women's Prize shortlisted The Undertaking. The Colony is a novel about colonialism on a wild Irish island. Described as lyrical and intelligent, this one did not work for us but provoked much discussion. Coming up: The Candy House by Jennifer Egan. Follow us! Facebook: Books On The Go Instagram: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie Twitter: @abailliekaras ...
Ep 205: A Man Named Doll
April 11, 2022 05:20 - 15 minutes - 20.6 MBAnna and Annie belatedly discuss the Booker International Longlist. Our book of the week is A Man Named Doll by Jonathan Ames. Happy Doll is an LA private detective who finds himself out of his depth after killing a customer at the Thai Miracle Spa. With Hollywood noir atmosphere, and loved by Lee Child, this hard-boiled crime novel is recommended. Coming up: The Colony by Audrey Magee. Follow us! Email: [email protected] Facebook: Books On The Go Instagram: @abai...
Ep 204: Everybody by Olivia Laing
March 28, 2022 05:24 - 21 minutes - 29.4 MBAnna and Annie discuss the 2022 Women's Prize Longlist. Our book of the week is Everybody: A Book About Freedom by Olivia Laing. Laing merges a biography of the psychoanalyst Wilhelm Reich with figures such as Susan Sontag and Nina Simone to discuss the body, illness, freedom and power. Annie rates it as her top non-fiction read of 2021. Coming up: A Man Named Doll by Jonathan Ames. Follow us! Email: [email protected] Facebook: Books On The Go Instagram: @abailliek...
Ep 203: The Fell by Sarah Moss
March 07, 2022 06:31 - 16 minutes - 22.5 MBAnna and Annie discuss the LA Times Book Prize finalists. We fail to predict which books will be on the Women's Prize longlist but recommend this video by Eric Karl Anderson and Anna James. Our book of the week is The Fell by Sarah Moss, the award-winning author of Ghost Wall and Summerwater. A short novel about a woman who breaks quarantine to go for a walk, it brings back the claustrophobia of isolation and raises the question, are we ready for pandemic fiction? A great book club rea...
Ep 202: Toxic by Richard Flanagan
February 27, 2022 22:28 - 24 minutes - 34.3 MBAnna and Annie discuss reading recommendations for Black History Month. Our book of the week is Toxic: The Rotting Underbelly of the Tasmanian Salmon Industry by award-winning author Richard Flanagan. He exposes the secrets, lies, chemical dyes and environmental harm behind what is marketed as a clean and healthy food. We will never eat farmed salmon again after reading this book. Richard Flanagan will be in conversation with Kerry O'Brien at Adelaide Writers' Week. Coming up: The F...
Ep 201: Devotion by Hannah Kent
February 21, 2022 11:03 - 20 minutes - 28.4 MBAnna and Annie discuss the 2022 Rathbone Folio Prize shortlist. Our book of the week is Devotion by Hannah Kent, author of the multi award-winning Burial Rites. Devotion is a queer love story set in Prussia and Australia in the 1830s. Described as 'utterly original' (Heather Rose), 'a glorious love story' (Sarah Winman) and 'stunning' (Evie Wyld) it was Booktopia's favourite book of 2021 and we predict will be on many awards lists. Coming up: Toxic by Richard Flanagan and The Fell ...
Ep 200: The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
February 14, 2022 04:27 - 21 minutes - 29.8 MBAnna and Annie discuss the Costa Book of the Year The Kids by Hannah Lowe, the 2022 Dublin International LIterary Award Longlist and the Adelaide Writers' Week program. Our book of the week is The Sentence, the new novel by Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning author Louise Erdrich. Set in Minneapolis in 2020, it tells the story of badass heroine Tookie, her marriage, and a ghost haunting the bookshop where she works. We loved it. Coming up: Devotion by Hannah Kent. Fol...
Ep 199: The Appeal by Janice Hallett
February 07, 2022 01:33 - 21 minutes - 30.1 MBAnna and Annie discuss joyful stories, vampires and other book trends for 2022. Our book of the week is The Appeal by Janice Hallett. This debut crime novel with a nod to Agatha Christie has been a Sunday Times best-seller. Recommended as a fun holiday read. Coming up: The Sentence by Louise Erdrich. Follow us! Email: [email protected] Facebook: Books On The Go Instagram: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie Twitter: @abailliekaras and @mister_annie Litsy: @abailliek...
Ep 198: Permafrost b S J Norman
January 31, 2022 09:47 - 16 minutes - 22.6 MBAnna and Annie discuss the Costa Book Awards category winners. Our book of the week is Permafrost by S J Norman, their debut short story collection. Described as 'astonishing' (Christos Tsiolkas) and 'a literary genius' (Hannah Kent) these stories are haunting, visceral and moving. Highly recommended. Coming up: The Appeal by Janice Hallett. Follow us! Email: [email protected] Facebook: Books On The Go Instagram: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie Twitter: @abaillie...
Ep 197: Seven and a Half by Christos Tsiolkas
December 21, 2021 12:13 - 31 minutes - 42.7 MBAnna and Annie discuss the New York Times Best Books of 2021. Our book of the week is Seven and a Half by Christos Tsiolkas, the multi-award winning author of The Slap, Barracuda and Damascus. This novel centres on a man writing a book about a retired porn star and seeking beauty in the world. 'A scorching, mythic work with a heart of the sweetest intimacy' (Helen Garner on point as always), we loved it. Coming up: Permafrost by S J Norman. Follow us! Email: booksonthegopodcast@g...
Ep 196: Our Top 10 Books of 2021
December 15, 2021 07:21 - 46 minutes - 64.3 MBAnna, Amanda and Annie pick our top ten books of 2021. Our favourite reads (in no particular order) were: 1. Moth by Melody Razak 2. Bodies of Light by Jennifer Down 3. The Magician by Colm Toíbín 4. Phosphorescence by Julia Baird 5. Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake 6. The Luminous Solution by Charlotte Wood 7. The Promise by Damon Galgut 8. Assembly by Natasha Brown 9. Seven and a Half by Christos Tsiolkas 10. The False Rose by Jacob Wegelius translated by...
Ep 195: The Promise by Damon Galgut
December 07, 2021 23:38 - 22 minutes - 30.2 MBAnna and Amanda discuss the Costa Book Awards Shortlists. Our book of the week is The Promise by Damon Galgut, winner of the 2021 Booker Prize. This novel follows the crash and burn of a White South African family over a generation, against the backdrop of a changing country. A worthy winner, Amanda also recommends the audiobook narrated by Peter Noble. Coming up: 7 1/2 by Christos Tsiolkas and our Top 10 Books of 2021. Follow us! Email: [email protected] Facebook: B...
Ep 194: The Magician by Colm Tóibín
December 02, 2021 06:40 - 26 minutes - 36.8 MBAnna and Annie discuss the winners of the Goldsmiths Prize, the Baillie Gifford Prize and the National Book Awards. Our book of the week is The Magician by multi-award winning author Colm Tóibín. His latest novel, based on the life of Thomas Mann, is a New York Times Notable Book, a Best Book of Fall 2021 (Time) and described as an 'ode to a 20th-century genius' (O Magazine). We loved it. Coming up: The Promise by Damon Galgut. Follow us! Facebook: Books On The Go Email: bookso...
Ep 193: Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak
November 23, 2021 05:44 - 14 minutes - 20.1 MBAnna and Annie discuss The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak. Shafak is an award-winning Turkish-British novelist whose previous novel 10 Minutes, 38 Seconds in This Strange World was short-listed for the Booker Prize. We loved this latest novel set in Cyprus and London and featuring a sassy fig tree. Coming up: The Magician by Colm Tóibín. Follow us! Facebook: Books On The Go Email: [email protected] Instagram: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie Twitter: @abaill...
Ep 192: Bewilderment by Richard Powers
November 15, 2021 10:49 - 34 minutes - 47.4 MBAnna and Annie discuss the 2021 Booker Prize winner The Promise by Damon Galgut. Our book of the week is Bewilderment 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 and son which touches on mass extinction and science fiction. It's an instant New York Times best-seller, an Oprah's Book Club Selection and long-listed for the 2021 National Book Award and 2022 Andrew Carnegie Medal ...
Ep 191: Empire of Pain and Dopamine Nation
November 08, 2021 05:38 - 24 minutes - 33.6 MBAnna and Amanda discuss the 2021 Booker Prize winner, The Promise by Damon Galgut. Our books of the week are Empire of Pain: The Secret History of The Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe and Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence by Dr Anna Lembke. Both books address the opioid epidemic in America, one focussing on the Sackler family and their responsibility and the other focussing on the nature of addiction. We recommend these for Non-fiction November. Coming ...
Ep 190 Rabbits for Food by Binnie Kirshenbaum
November 01, 2021 06:14 - 31 minutes - 43.4 MBAnna and Annie discuss Rabbits for Food 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 New York Times Notable Book, a, NPR Favourite Book and a LitHub Most Anticipated Book of 2019. Coming up: Bewilderment by Richard Powers. Follow us! Email: [email protected] Facebook: Books On The Go Instagram...
Ep 189: Matrix by Lauren Groff
October 25, 2021 12:00 - 16 minutes - 23.1 MBAnna and Annie discuss the Giller Prize Shortlist. Our book of the week is Matrix 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 for the National Book Awards. Coming up: Bewilderment by Richard Powers. Follow us! Email: [email protected] Facebook: Books On The Go Instagram: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie Twitter: @ab...
Ep 188: Assembly by Natasha Brown
October 18, 2021 10:42 - 13 minutes - 19 MBAnna and Annie discuss the Nobel Prize for Literature winner, Abdulrazak Gurner. Our book of the week is Assembly 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 Observer) and 'the literary debut of the summer' (Vogue) and is short-listed for the Goldsmiths Prize 2021. We loved this small gem. Coming up: Matrix by Lauren Groff. Follow us! Email: [email protected] ...
Ep 187: Real Estate by Deborah Levy
October 10, 2021 11:32 - 19 minutes - 26.3 MBAnna and Amanda discuss Real Estate, 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 works, with the best-selling The Cost of Living a New York Times Notable Book and listed in the Guardian's '100 Best Books of the 21st Century'. Real Estate follows Levy's journey from London to a writing fellowship in Paris and has been de...
Ep 186: Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead
October 02, 2021 12:42 - 19 minutes - 27.1 MBAnna and Annie discuss the 2021 Booker Prize Shortlist. Our book of the week is Great Circle 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' (Telegraph), the Donna Tartt comparisons are apt. Coming up: Rabbits for Food by Binnie Kirshenbaum. Follow us! Email: [email protected] Facebook: Books On The Go Instagram: @abailliekaras a...
Ep 185: Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney
September 20, 2021 10:44 - 25 minutes - 35.1 MBThe new Sally Rooney novel is here! Anna and Annie discuss the publishing event and enormous success of the release of Rooney's third book. Beautiful World, Where Are You is a novel about four friends, examining their relationships and touching on world issues. Perfect for book clubs, there is so much to discuss. Praised for its 'touching honesty' (Financial Times) and 'originality' (Esquire) this was Watersones' 2021 best-selling fiction title after only three days on the shelves. ...
Ep 184: Minor Detail by Adania Shibli translated by Elisabeth Jacquette
September 12, 2021 23:46 - 17 minutes - 24.3 MBAnna and Amanda discuss the 2021 Women's Prize winner Susanna Clarke for Piranesi, a follow-up story about #BookTok trends and the winners of the 2021 Wainwright Prize for nature writing. Amanda recommends this interview with Merlin Sheldrake on Conversations with Richard Fidler. Our book of the week is Minor Detail by Adania Shibli translated by Elisabeth Jacquette. A short, powerful novel about a crime in 1949 and a young woman investigating in modern-day Palestine, it was longliste...
Ep 183: Fault Lines by Emily Itami
September 06, 2021 01:57 - 19 minutes - 26.9 MBAnna and Annie discuss Tik Tok book trends and the headlines around the upcoming release of Sally Rooney's new novel Beautiful World, Where Are You. Our book of the week is Fault Lines by Emily Itami. A Brief Encounter set in Tokyo, this is a short novel about Mizuki, whose perfect married life changes when she meets restauranteur Kiyoshi. It's a 'brilliant modern love story' (Cathy Rentzenbrink), 'short, emotional and very funny' (Stylist) and one of Annie's top books of the year so...
Ep 182: The Labyrinth by Amanda Lohrey
August 24, 2021 01:53 - 22 minutes - 31.2 MBAnna and Annie discuss the 50 Hottest New Books Everyone Should Read. Our book of the week is The Labyrinth by Amanda Lohrey, winner of the 2021 Miles Franklin Literary Award. This is a beautiful novel about a woman who moves to a coastal town to be near her son, who is in prison. Meditative and profound but there is dry humour too. We loved it. Coming up: Minor Detail by Adania Shibli translated by Elisabeth Jacquette. Follow us! Email: [email protected] Facebook: ...
Ep 181: Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa
August 17, 2021 07:16 - 15 minutes - 21.8 MBAnna and Amanda discuss the 2021 Orwell Prize winners for political writing. Our book of the week is Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa. This "beautiful, urgent novel" (New York Times) centres on Nahr, a young Palestinian woman who moves from Kuwait to Jordan. A 2020 Palestine Book Awards winner, this is a great read. Coming up: The Labyrinth by Amanda Lohrey. Follow us! Instagram: @abailliekaras and @vibrant_lives_podcast Email: [email protected] Faceb...
Ep 180: At Night All Blood is Black by David Diop translated by Anna Moschovakis
August 09, 2021 08:27 - 14 minutes - 19.8 MBAnna and Amanda discuss Women In Translation Month and the readathon on Youtube. Our book of the week is At Night All Blood is Black by David Diop translated by Anna Moschovakis. This novel about two Senegalese soldiers fighting for France in World War One has won several awards including the 2021 International Booker Prize. We had to read it twice and could not discuss it without talking about the ending. Spoiler alert for this episode! Coming up: Against the Loveless World by Susan...
Ep 179: Dreamland by Rosa Rankin-Gee
August 02, 2021 07:06 - 23 minutes - 32 MBAnna and Annie discuss the 2021 Booker Prize Longlist and the winner of the 2021 Miles Franklin Literary Award, Labyrinth by Amanda Lohrey. Our book of the week is Dreamland by Rosa Rankin-Gee. Set in Margate in the near future, it depicts a bleak world as Chance and her family struggle to survive. It's dystopic 'cli-fi' and a beautiful love story. An Evening Standard Best New Book of 2021 and recommended by Brit Bennett, this lives up to the hype. Coming up: At Night All Blood is B...
Ep 178: Lockdown Reads
July 21, 2021 12:30 - 16 minutes - 22.4 MBA special episode: Anna brings you some recommendations for comfort reading, as Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide are in lockdown. Books discussed: A Room With A View by E. M. Forster The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman The Good Turn by Dervla McTiernan Razorblade Tears by S. A. Cosby If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha Calypso by David Sedaris Coming up: At Night All Blood is Black by David Diop translated by Anna Moschovakis Follow us! Email: booksonthegopodcast@...
Ep 177: Still Life by Sarah Winman
July 11, 2021 07:32 - 20 minutes - 28 MBAnna and Amanda discuss the Walter Scott Prize for historical fiction won by Hilary Mantel for The Mirror and the Light and the longlist for the Gordon Burn Prize. Our book of the week is Still Life by Sarah Winman. Winman's previous novel Tin Man was a sensation and her fans will love Still Life, her latest release. Set in Florence and London from the 1940s to the 1970s, we follow Ulysses and his group of friends who become family. Infused with art and paying homage to A Room With A...
Ep 176: Stories of the Sahara by Sanmao translated by Mike Fu
July 01, 2021 01:10 - 17 minutes - 23.6 MBAnna and Annie discuss the Miles Franklin shortlist. Our book of the week is Stories of the Sahara by Sanmao translated by Mike Fu. This travel memoir has sold millions of copies in China and Taiwan since the 1970s and is now available for the first time in English translation. Sanmao was an iconic writer, feminist, philosopher and intrepid traveller. Well worth reading. Coming up: Still Life by Sarah Winman. Follow us! Email: [email protected] Facebook: Books On Th...
Ep 175: Pride Month Reading Recommendations
June 22, 2021 06:39 - 20 minutes - 27.6 MBHappy Pride Month! Anna and Annie discuss some favourite LGBTQIA+ books that we have read recently: Bessie Smith by Jackie Kay Memorial by Bryan Washington Real Life by Brandon Taylor Dreamland by Rosa Rankin Gee In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters And on our TBR: As Beautiful As Any Other by Kaya Wilson Bath Haus by P. J. Vernon Future Feeling by Joss Lake Still Life by Sarah Winma...
Ep 174: Crime Reading Recommendations
June 09, 2021 00:25 - 32 minutes - 44.5 MBAnna and Annie discuss the Booker International Prize winner and the Miles Franklin Award Longlist. We reveal our top crime book recommendations: - Girl, 11 by Amy Suiter Clarke - Talking to the Dead by Harry Bingham - Northern Spy by Flynn Berry - The Fact of a Body by Alexandria Marzano-Leznevich - Fog by Kaja Malanowska translated by Bill Johnston - How to Kidnap the Rich by Rahul Raina Also mentioned: - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman - Harlem Shuffl...
Ep 173: Best Book Club Books with The Book Club Review Podcast
May 31, 2021 08:58 - 36 minutes - 50.1 MBA special episode: Anna chats with Kate and Laura from The Book Club Review Podcast to find the best books for book club reading. We got together in Adelaide, London and Vancouver to bring you our Top 10: 1. Bonjour Tristesse by Françoise Sagan translated by Heather Lloyd 2. Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Start-Up by John Carreyrou 3. New Animal by Ella Baxter 4. Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker 5. Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang 6. The Hau...
Ep 172: Anna chats with Shawn Mooney
May 25, 2021 02:30 - 40 minutes - 56.1 MBA special episode! Anna chats with Shawn Mooney from Shawn the Book Maniac. We talk about the books we've been reading lately. Some of the books discussed: My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro Growing Up Disabled in Australia edited by Carly Findlay You can also watch us on Shawn's YouTube channel at Shawn the Book Maniac. Follow us! Email: [email protected] Facebook: Books On ...
Ep171: Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters
May 17, 2021 08:02 - 16 minutes - 22.6 MBAnna and Annie discuss Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters. This debut novel about love and parenting in the trans community was long-listed for the Women's Prize. Described as 'exhilaratingly good' (Jia Tolentino), 'fiercely confident' (O Magazine), 'savvy' (New York Times Book Review) and 'electrifying' (Esquire), it's also very funny. Recommended. Coming up: our top crime fiction recommendations. Follow us! Facebook: Books On The Go Email: [email protected] Insta...
Ep 170: Mrs Death Misses Death by Salena Godden
May 12, 2021 08:28 - 20 minutes - 28 MBAnna and Annie discuss the 2021 International Booker Prize Shortlist. Our book of the week is Mrs Death Misses Death by Salena Godden. This debut novel by one of Britain's best loved poets reimagines Death as a working-class woman who is a muse for Wolf, a troubled writer. Praised as 'fantastically imaginative' (Idris Elba), it's part novel, part experience. Coming up: Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters. Follow us! Email: [email protected] Facebook: Books On The Go...
Ep 169: No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood
May 05, 2021 06:19 - 17 minutes - 23.9 MBAnna and Annie discuss the 2021 Women's Prize Shortlist and the winner of the Stella Prize, The Bass Rock by Evie Wyld. Our book of the week is No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood, author of the hit memoir Priestdaddy. A Most Anticipated Book of 2021 (O, USA Today, Esquire), a National Bestseller and shortlisted for the Women's Prize, this is a zeitgeist-y novel about life after the internet. Highly recommended. Coming up: Mrs Death Misses Death by Salena Godden. Fo...
Ep 168: Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
April 26, 2021 04:38 - 24 minutes - 34.2 MBAnna and Amanda discuss the 2021 Booker International Longlist (the Shortlist has just been announced). Our book of the week is Klara and the Sun, the latest novel by Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro. Klara is an artificial friend to Josie in this dystopic novel set in the future. A 'masterpiece of great beauty' (Sunday Times) and 'deft dystopic fable' (Financial Times) this is a New York Times best-seller. Coming up: Detransition Baby by Torrey Peters. Follow us: Email: booksonth...
Ep 167: New Animal by Ella Baxter
April 19, 2021 11:20 - 18 minutes - 25.4 MBAnna and Annie discuss the bookshops reopening in the UK and the Rathbones Folio prize scam. Our book of the week is New Animal by Ella Baxter. This debut Australian novel centres on Amelia, a cosmetician at her family's funeral home business. It's wry, funny and tender with Six Feet Under and Fleabag vibes. Perfect for Aussie April. Coming up: Hot Stew by Fiona Mozley. Follow us! Email: [email protected] Facebook: Books On The Go Instagram: @abailliekaras and @m...
Ep 166: The Performance by Claire Thomas
April 11, 2021 08:28 - 15 minutes - 21.2 MBAnna and Annie discuss the 2021 Stella Prize Shortlist and the Walter Scott Prize Shortlist. Our book of the week is The Performance by Claire Thomas. This novel centres on three women at the theatre seeing Happy Days by Samuel Beckett, as bushfires rage outside. Intimate and sharply observed, this is a great pick for #AussieApril. Coming up: Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro. Follow us! Facebook: Books On The Go Email: [email protected] Instagram: @abailliekara...
Ep 165: Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson
April 05, 2021 11:20 - 19 minutes - 27.1 MBAnna and Annie discuss the 2021 Women's Prize Longlist and the Dublin Literary Award Shortlist. Our book of the week is Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson. This love story about two Black British artists is his debut novel. Nelson is an award-winning photographer and writer described as 'an exhilarating new voice in British fiction' (Vogue). Coming up: The Performance by Claire Thomas. Follow us! Facebook: Books On The Go Email: [email protected] Instagram: @ab...
Aussie April with Jaclyn Masters
March 24, 2021 07:17 - 30 minutes - 41.7 MBAnna chats with special guest Jaclyn Masters (aka Six Minutes For Me and co-host of Reading Women) about Australian books. Join us for the Aussie April Readathon! Our reading recommendations and TBR for #AussieApril : Growing Up Disabled in Australia edited by Carly Findlay The Performance by Claire Thomas Friends & Dark Shapes by Kavita Bedford Song of the Crocodile by Nardi Simpson Born Into This by Adam Thompson Smart Ovens for Lonely People by Elizabeth Tan Bindi ...
Ep 163: The Coconut Children by Vivian Pham
March 16, 2021 06:20 - 18 minutes - 25.6 MBAnna and Annie discuss the 2021 Stella Prize longlist. Our book of the week is The Coconut Children by Vivian Pham. Pham is a new, young voice in Australian literature. Her debut novel about a Vietnamese-Australian family in Cabramatta, Sydney, is 'brazenly confident' (The Australian) and 'the future of Australian writing' (Benjamin Law). Coming up: Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson. Follow us! Email: [email protected] Facebook: Books On The Go Instagram: @abail...