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 64: Spring by Ali Smith
April 29, 2019 11:00 - 25 minutes - 34.9 MBAnna and Amanda discuss the Pulitzer Prize fiction winner, The Overstory by Richard Powers. And Anna gives her predictions for the Women's Prize Shortlist, to be announced on 29 April. Our book of the week is Spring by Ali Smith. The third in her seasonal quartet, it weaves together the stories of a TV director and a prison guard with Katherine Mansfield, Rilke, and Shakespeare's Pericles. Only Ali Smith could manage this in an unpretentious way: it's a fun, witty read that made us thi...
Ep 63: Interview with Chanel Cleeton, author of When We Left Cuba
April 23, 2019 13:43 - 13 minutes - 19.2 MBA special episode: Anna talks with Chanel Cleeton about her latest novel When We Left Cuba. Chanel's previous novel Next Year in Havana was a USA Today Bestseller and a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick. When We Left Cuba is set in 1960s Florida in the wake of Fidel Castro’s political rise in Cuba and features a strong, rebellious heroine in Beatriz Perez. It's historical romance, told with great political insight. We loved it and it was fun to hear from Chanel about the real CIA pl...
Ep 62: Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli
April 19, 2019 11:43 - 26 minutes - 36.2 MBAnna and Annie discuss the Stella Prize winner, The Erratics by Vicki Laveau-Harvie. The Los Angeles Times Book Prizes 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 Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli. It's been described as 'electric' (New York Times), 'wholly original' (NPR), 'constantly surprising' (The New Yorker), 'virtuosic' (The New Yo...
How We Disappeared by Jing-Jing Lee
April 15, 2019 00:32 - 16 minutes - 23.3 MBAnna and Amanda discuss upcoming book-to-screen adaptations . Anna is shocked when Amanda reveals she has never read the Moomin stories by Tove Jansson. Our book of the week is How We Disappeared by Jing-Jing Lee. It weaves together the story of Wang Di, as a widow in modern-day Singapore and her past in a Japanese military brothel. We also meet 12 year-old Kevin, trying to solve a mystery about his grandmother. It's a beautiful book - we recommend it! Next week, Anna and Annie wi...
Ep 60: Axiomatic by Maria Tumarkin
April 08, 2019 01:01 - 22 minutes - 31 MBAnna and Annie have book awards fatigue! We discuss the Top Ten best-sellers, including The Rosie Result by Graeme Simsion, The Scholar by Dervla McTiernan and The Shepherd's Hut by Tim Winton with *that* new cover. Our book of the week is Axiomatic by Maria Tumarkin, a non-fiction book about how we think about the past, and its impact. Winner of the 2018 Melbourne Prize for Literature's Best Writing Award and short-listed for the 2019 Victorian and New South Wales Premier's Literary ...
Ep 59: Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss
April 01, 2019 00:24 - 22 minutes - 31.5 MBAnna and Annie catch up on book news: the Wellcome Book Prize shortlist (our pick: The Trauma Cleaner); the Stella Prize shortlist, and the Man Booker International longlist. So many awards! Our book of the week is Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss. A short novel about Sylvie, living with her parents in a hut in Northumberland. Taut, dark and deals with issues from Brexit to domestic violence, we were gripped from the first page. Long-listed for the 2019 Women's Prize for Fiction. Next w...
58: Interview with Rebecca Makkai, author of 'The Great Believers'
March 24, 2019 23:42 - 17 minutes - 24.3 MBA special episode with author Rebecca Makkai to discuss her book The Great Believers - a gorgeous, multi-award winning novel set in Chicago during the 1980s AIDS crisis and modern-day Paris. The Great Believers won the 2019 Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, was named in the New York Times Best Books of 2018 and was a National Book Awards finalist. It is being adapted for television by Amy Poehler. We fell in love with the characters, had our hearts broken and saw the world d...
Ep 57: The Lost Man with Jane Harper
March 18, 2019 12:22 - 7 minutes - 10 MBA special episode: Anna and Annie chat with Jane Harper about The Lost Man, what she's working on now and the forthcoming film adaptation of The Dry starring Eric Bana. Jane recommends Love, Simon by Becky Albertalli and the television show Undercurrent. See also episode 33 for our discussion of The Lost Man - a book we loved! Follow us: Facebook: Books On The Go Email: [email protected] Instagram: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie Twitter: @abailliekaras and @captain...
Ep 56: We That Are Young with Preti Taneja
March 12, 2019 02:09 - 36 minutes - 50.6 MBAnna and Amanda sit down with Preti Taneja to discuss her book We That Are Young, a modern-day King Lear set in India. A Sunday Times Book of the Year, Guardian Book of the Year, Spectator Book of the Year and winner of the 2018 Desmond Elliott prize, it's a sweeping tale with wonderful characters and a mix of elite India, corruption and poverty. It's a superb book, now being adapted for television. Preti recommends The Sellout by Paul Beatty and the podcasts YYY and So Many Damn B...
Ep 55: My Sister the Serial Killer with Oyinkan Braithwaite
March 07, 2019 23:49 - 18 minutes - 25.6 MBA special episode with Oyinkan Braithwaite, author of My Sister the Serial Killer. (see also episode 47). Anna discusses the 2019 Women's Prize Longlist, announced just after we recorded our interview. We're thrilled to see My Sister The Serial Killer on the list. Oyinkan recommends some favourite authors, including Robin Hobb, Anne Rice and Mallory Blackman; and the podcast Books and Rhymes. Next week, Anna and Amanda will be reading We That Are Young by Preti Taneja and chatting ...
Ep 54: One Hundred Years of Dirt - Interview with Rick Morton
March 04, 2019 13:19 - 18 minutes - 25.6 MBAnna and Annie chat with Rick Morton about his excellent book One Hundred Years of Dirt. A memoir about growing up poor in a small town in Queensland, it also tells a broader picture of social issues facing many Australians. Described as 'terrific' by Tim Winton, 'magnificent' by Christos Tsiolkas and a book 'every Australian should read' (Stephen Romei), we loved this. Rick recommends The Arsonist by Chloe Hooper and the podcasts Who The Hell is Hamish and The Dropout. Coming u...
Ep 53: Jo Dyer at Adelaide Writers' Week
March 02, 2019 08:08 - 16 minutes - 22.3 MBAnna chats with Jo Dyer, Director of Adelaide Writers' Week. We talk about how fiction and non-fiction can tell truths, and the joy of new discoveries at writers' festivals. Books to look out for are Kassem Eid's My Country: A Syrian Memoir and How We Disappeared by Jing-Jing Lee. Jo has recently read Normal People by Sally Rooney and her Netflix recommendation is Russian Doll. Next week, Anna and Amanda will be reading We That Are Young by Preti Taneja. Follow us! Facebook: Book...
Ep 52: Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
February 24, 2019 04:08 - 16 minutes - 22.7 MBAnna and Amanda discuss the decline in young adult book sales, and remember Andrea Levy. Our book of the week is Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. A Number 1 New York Times best-seller described as 'painfully beautiful' and soon to be adapted by Reese Witherspoon, it's the story of Kya, who grows up in a North Carolina coastal marsh. Next week, Anna and Annie will be reading One Hundred Years of Dirt by Rick Morton. Follow us! Facebook: Books On The Go Email: booksonthe...
Ep 51: The Fragments by Toni Jordan
February 17, 2019 21:57 - 25 minutes - 34.5 MBAnna and Annie discuss the New Yorker article about Dan Mallory, aka A J Finn, the author of The Woman in the Window; and the Stella Prize long-list, with Annie naming the book she thinks will win (early tip!). Our book of the week is The Fragments by Australian author Toni Jordan. Set in 1980s Brisbane and 1930s New York, it's a literary mystery centring on a famous author and her missing second novel. Next week, Anna and Amanda will be reading Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. ...
Ep 50: Travelling in a Strange Land
February 11, 2019 00:36 - 18 minutes - 25.9 MBAnna and Amanda discuss the Man Group no longer sponsoring the Man Booker Prize. Our book of the week is Travelling in a Strange Land by David Park. Described as a "brave, exhilarating novel" and shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards 2018, this was the first book we'd read by prize-winning author David Park but won't be the last. Next week, Anna and Annie will be reading The Fragments by Toni Jordan, ahead of Adelaide Writers' Week. Follow us! Facebook: Books On The Go Email: ...
Ep 49: Educated by Tara Westover
February 04, 2019 00:19 - 18 minutes - 26.1 MBAnna and Annie discuss the Costa Book Awards winner The Cut-Out Girl by Bart Van Es and the winner of the Victorian Premier's Literary Award: No Friend But The Mountains by Behrouz Boochani. Our book of the week is Educated by Tara Westover. A best-selling memoir of her efforts to overcome her upbringing and get an education, a 2018 Book of the Year in the Times, Sunday Times, Guardian, New York Times, Economist, Vogue, Irish Times and according to Bill Gates "it's even better than y...
Ep 48: Asymmetry by Lisa Halliday
January 28, 2019 01:33 - 21 minutes - 28.9 MBAnna and Amanda discuss the books they're looking forward to in 2019. Our book of the week is Asymmetry by Lisa Halliday. A Time and New York Times top 10 book of the year; named one of the best books of 2018 by Elle, Bustle, Oprah and Barack Obama; hailed as "extraordinary" by the New York Times and a "literary phenomenon" by the New Yorker - we loved this one. Next week, Anna and Annie will be reading Educated by Tara Westover. Follow us! Facebook: Books on the Go Email: boo...
Ep 47: My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
January 20, 2019 06:33 - 15 minutes - 20.6 MBAnna and Annie discuss the Costa Book Awards and the Netflix series Tidying Up with Marie Kondo. How many books should we keep? Our book of the week is My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite. This debut novel set in Nigeria opens with Korride receiving a phone call from her sister Ayoola, who has has just killed her third boyfriend. Described as 'Lagos noir' with deadpan humour, this was a perfect summer read. Next week, Anna and Amanda will be reading Asymetry by L...
Ep 46: The Italian Teacher by Tom Rachman
December 31, 2018 01:59 - 21 minutes - 29.2 MBAnna and Amanda discuss the Prime Minister's Literary Awards, including the fiction winner Border Districts by Gerald Murnane. Our book of the week is The Italian Teacher by Tom Rachman. Shortlisted for the Costa Book Awards Best Novel, to be announced on 7 January 2019, and described by The Australian as 'a book of perfection', Amanda loved this novel and its dissolute hero, Pinch. We are taking a break and will return in the new year. Follow us! Facebook: Books on the Go Em...
Ep 45: The Helpline by Katherine Collette
December 23, 2018 21:15 - 30 minutes - 42.5 MBAnna and Annie discuss the adaptation of The Dry starring Eric Bana, the Indie Book Awards longlist and the New York Times Top 10 books of 2018. Our book of the week is The Helpline by Katherine Collette. Long-listed for the Indie Book Awards for debut fiction, this is a beach read just in time for the summer holidays! Next week, Anna and Amanda will discuss The Italian Teacher by Tom Rachman. Follow us! Facebook: Books on the Go Email: [email protected] Instagra...
Ep 44: The Last Girl by Nadia Murad
December 17, 2018 05:47 - 23 minutes - 32.6 MBAnna and Amanda discuss the winners of the National Book Awards and the shortlists for the Costa Book Awards. Our book of the week is The Last Girl by Nadia Murad and Jenna Krakeski, with a foreword by Amal Clooney. Nadia Murad is a twenty-three-year-old Yazidi Iraqi woman and Nobel Peace Prize winner for her activism against sex slavery as a weapon of war. This is her remarkable memoir. Next week, Anna and Annie will be reading The Helpline by Katherine Collett. Follow us! Face...
Ep 43: Summer Reads
December 12, 2018 10:02 - 24 minutes - 33.8 MBAnna, Annie and Amanda are back with their recommendations for summer books. Your beach holiday reads are sorted! Books discussed: Normal People by Sally Rooney (and see episode 27) The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa, translated by Philip Gabriel My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite Pachinko by Min Jin Lee The Bookshop of the Broken-Hearted by Robert Hillman Ghachar Ghochar by Vivek Shanbhag (and see ep 9) Thirteen by Steve Cavanagh The Los...
Ep 42: Disoriental by Négar Djavadi translated by Tina Kover
December 10, 2018 00:15 - 28 minutes - 38.9 MBAnna and Annie discuss the winner of the Staunch prize, On Java Ridge by Jock Serong. Our book of the week is Disoriental by Négar Djavadi translated by Tina Kover. This debut novel is the story of Kimiâ, who flees Iran aged 10 and now lives in exile in Paris. It weaves her family history with the story of Iran. Winner of numerous awards, this is a lyrical book, beautifully translated. A challenging but valuable read. Next week, Anna and Amanda are reading The Last Girl by Nadia Mur...
Ep 41: Top Reads of 2018
December 05, 2018 13:01 - 23 minutes - 31.9 MBAnna, Annie and Amanda pick their top reads of 2018. Drum roll.... Non-Fiction Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Edo-Lodge The Museum of Words by Georgia Blain Lost Connections by Johann Hari Fiction The Museum of Modern Love by Heather Rose The Shepherd's Hut by Tim Winton Winter by Ali Smith Children's (8 - 12) Wundersmith by Jessica Townsend The Murderer's Ape by Jakob Wegelius A Song Only I Can Hear by Barry Jonsberg Picture B...
Ep 40: The Museum of Modern Love by Heather Rose
December 02, 2018 13:14 - 25 minutes - 34.7 MBAnna and Annie discuss Margaret Atwood's sequel to The Handmaid's Tale, Testaments, due out in September 2019. And one of our favourites, Normal People by Sally Rooney, is Waterstones' book of the year. Our book of the week is The Museum of Modern Love by Heather Rose. Winner of the Stella Prize in 2017, the Christina Stead prize and recently launched in New York with Marina Abramovic, this is a beautiful book. It more than lives up to the hype! Next week, Anna and Amanda will be rea...
Ep 39: There There by Tommy Orange
November 26, 2018 03:03 - 22 minutes - 30.3 MBAnna and Amanda discuss recent book to screen adaptations and the Jaipur Literary Festival in Adelaide. Our book of the week is There There by Tommy Orange. A New York Times best-seller, described as 'the year's most galvanising debut novel' (Entertainment Weekly) and 'a thunderclap' (Marlon James), it was long-listed for the National Book Awards. Next week, Anna and Annie will be reading Disoriental by Négar Djavadi. Follow us! Facebook: Books On The Go Email: booksonthegopodca...
Ep 38: The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker
November 18, 2018 03:52 - 23 minutes - 31.7 MBAnna and Annie are excited to hear that Heather Rose's Stella Prize-winning novel The Museum of Modern Love has been sold into the UK and US markets, as well as the news that we'll be getting a new title from bestselling Australian author, Graeme Simsion, in 2019. Our book of the week is The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker, a retelling of the Iliad from the perspective of the Trojan Queen-turned-slave, Briseis. Barker's working class origins lend a novel view to this ancient story but ...
Ep 37: Bridge of Clay by Marcus Zusak
November 11, 2018 23:07 - 37 minutes - 50.9 MBAnnie, Anna and Amanda discuss the top 10 best-sellers and the line-up for Adelaide Writers' Week in March 2019. Our book of the week is Bridge of Clay by Marcus Zusak, - his highly anticipated follow-up to The Book Thief. It's been described as 'exquisitely written' (Publishers Weekly) and a 'big-hearted, multi-generational Australian epic' (Good Weekend magazine). Does it live up to the hype? We didn't think so -but had fun discussing it! Next week, Anna and Annie are reading The Si...
Ep 36: Billion Dollar Whale by Tom Wright and Bradley Hope
November 04, 2018 23:15 - 31 minutes - 43.8 MBAnna and Annie discuss the Prime Minister's Awards shortlists; and the alternative Nobel Prize for Literature has been awarded to Maryse Conde. Our book of the week is Billion Dollar Whale by Tom Wright and Bradley Hope. The true story of the 1MDB scandal involving Jho Low, the Malaysian Prime Minster and The Wolf of Wall Street, soon to be made into a movie by the producers of Crazy Rich Asians. Is there such a thing as a financial thriller? Next week, Anna, Annie and Amanda are re...
Ep 35: Trick by Domenico Starnone
October 31, 2018 00:32 - 20 minutes - 28 MBAnna and Amanda discuss the CWA Dagger Awards, with the Gold Dagger going to The Liar by Steve Cavanagh. Closer to home, Amanda saw Julia Gillard interview Anne Summers and is inspired to read Unfettered and Alive. Our book of the week is Trick by Domenico Starnone, translated by Jhumpa Lahiri. A duel between an old artist and his grandson plays out in a Naples apartment. This realist drama by an Italian maestro comes with ghosts and Henry James - what more can we say? Next week, Ann...
Ep 34: Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty
October 29, 2018 01:59 - 23 minutes - 32 MBAnna and Amanda discuss the Man Booker 2018 winner: Milkman by Anna Burns. We loved this (see episode 25 for our discussion)! Apparently it's superb on audio so we recommend that - let us know if you've read (or listened to) it! Closer to home, Jennifer Downs has won the Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction with Pulse Points. Our book of the week is Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty. The author of three New York Times No. 1 best-sellers including Big Little Lies, Moriar...
Ep 33: The Lost Man by Jane Harper
October 22, 2018 11:54 - 31 minutes - 42.7 MBAnna and Annie discuss Super Thursday, the National Book Awards finalists and a new report on the book market down under. Our book of the week is The Lost Man by Jane Harper. Harper has won numerous awards for The Dry; this is her latest, a stand-alone novel set in outback Australia with her trademark atmospheric suspense. We loved it! Next week, Anna and Amanda will be reading Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty. Follow us! Facebook: Books on the Go Email: booksonthegopo...
Ep 32: Clock Dance by Anne Tyler
October 15, 2018 11:30 - 20 minutes - 28.1 MBAnna and Amanda discuss the Nobel Peace Prize and Nadia Murad's book The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against The Islamic State. Our book of the week is Clock Dance by Anne Tyler. Tyler has won numerous awards, including a Pulitzer Prize for Breathing Lessons, and was short-listed for the Man Booker prize in 2015 for A Spool of Blue Thread. Is she the queen of domestic realism? Next week, Anna and Annie will be reading The Lost Man by Jane Harper. Follow us! Fa...
Ep 31: 21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari
October 08, 2018 12:26 - 33 minutes - 45.9 MBAnna and Annie discuss the Goldsmiths Prize and Baillie Gifford Prize shortlists. Our book of the week is 21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari. Described as 'a guru for our times', Harari tackles today's most urgent issues. This is a whistle-stop tour of world history, from ancient China to fake news and Facebook. Grab a strong coffee and join us! Next week, Anna and Amanda will be reading Clock Dance by Anne Tyler. Then Anna and Annie will be back with The Lost Man...
Ep 30: Snap by Belinda Bauer
October 05, 2018 10:50 - 18 minutes - 25.6 MBAnna and Amanda discuss the New York Times and Sunday Times best-sellers. Our book of the week is Snap by Belinda Bauer. A Sunday Times best-seller, it was long-listed for the Man Booker Prize 2018, but is it Booker-worthy? Next week, Anna and Annie are reading 21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari. Follow us! Facebook: Books On The Go Email: [email protected] Twitter: @[email protected] Instagram: @[email protected] and @amandalhayes C...
Ep 29: Washington Black by Esi Edugyan
October 01, 2018 08:06 - 31 minutes - 43.4 MBAnna and Annie discuss the Man Booker 2018 shortlist. Our book of the week is Washington Black by Esi Edugyan. A story of slavery and the chance of a second life (complete with a hot air balloon), it has just been shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. It's not our favourite on the list (but what do we know!). Next week, Anna and Amanda will be reading Snap by Belinda Bauer. Follow us! Facebook: Books On The Go Email: [email protected] Twitter: @abailliekaras and @c...
Ep 28: Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton
September 25, 2018 00:00 - 20 minutes - 28.1 MBAnna and Amanda discuss the National Book Awards longlists. Our book of the week is Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton. Compared to John Irving (The Australian) it's 'profound and witty' (Sydney Morning Herald), 'unputdownable' (David Wenham) and has become a word-of-mouth sensation. Next week, Anna and Annie will be reading Washington Black by Esi Edugyan. Then Anna and Amanda will be back with Snap by Belinda Bauer. Follow us! Facebook: Books On The Go Email: booksonthego...
Ep 27: Normal People by Sally Rooney
September 17, 2018 12:49 - 24 minutes - 33.4 MBAnna and Annie discuss the top 10 best-sellers and the release of Fear by Bob Woodward. Our book of the week is Normal People by Sally Rooney. Long-listed for the Man Booker Prize 2018 and hailed by the Guardian as a 'future classic', it's compulsively readable. Why has it struck such a chord? Next week, Anna and Amanda will be reading Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton. Then Anna and Annie will be back with Washington Black by Esi Edugyan. Follow us! Facebook: Books On The...
Ep 26: Milkman by Anna Burns
September 09, 2018 22:48 - 35 minutes - 48.6 MBAnna and Annie have an update on the New Nobel Prize and the Ned Kelly Awards for crime. Our book of the week is Milkman by Anna Burns, which has made this year's Man Booker longlist. It is nominally set in Northern Ireland during the Troubles of the 70s (although this is never explicitly stated) and follows a young woman trying to fly under the radar in dangerous and unusual times. Both Anna and Annie found it a challenging read, but was the struggle worth it? Next week, Anna and Ama...
Ep 25: The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner
September 03, 2018 11:00 - 25 minutes - 35 MBAnna and Amanda discuss the Miles Franklin Literary Award, which has been won by Michelle de Kretser for The Life to Come. Our book of the week is The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner, National Book Award finalist for The Flamethrowers. Her latest novel, set in a women's prison in California, has been long-listed for the Man Booker prize. Described as 'unflinching and immersive', but also 'bleak', it has divided critics. What did Anna and Amanda think? And will it make the Booker shortli...
Ep 24: An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
August 29, 2018 14:07 - 29 minutes - 40.1 MBAnna and Annie discuss the Jaipur Literary Festival coming to Adelaide, and Barack Obama's summer reading list. Our book of the week is An American Marriage by Tayari Jones. A study of the marriage of two young black people in American and what happens when Roy is wrongfully imprisoned, this was an Oprah Book Club pick and one of Obama's summer reads. Will it live up to the hype? Next week, Anna and Amanda are reading The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner. Follow us! Facebook: Books ...
Ep 23: Why I'm No Longer Talking To White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge
August 26, 2018 13:44 - 29 minutes - 40.1 MBAnna and Amanda discuss upcoming book releases by Khaled Hosseini, Marcus Zusak and Liane Moriarty. Our book of the week is Why I'm No Longer Talking To White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge. Borne from a blog post that went viral, this became a Sunday Times best-seller, Foyles' and Blackwell's non-fiction Book of the Year 2017 and was shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction. Everyone has been talking about it (ironically). Our verdict? It's a must-read. Ne...
Ep 22: Everything Under by Daisy Johnson
August 21, 2018 13:04 - 23 minutes - 31.6 MBAnna and Annie discuss the Not The Booker shortlist. We're doing better with this one and have read two of the books already! Our book of the week is Everything Under by Daisy Johnson. A debut novel after her striking collection Fen, this mixes family drama, inventive language and Greek myth in a modern way that will leave you thinking. It has been long-listed for the Man Booker prize. Next week, Anna and Amanda are reading Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by R...
Ep 21: Dear Friend, From My Life I Write To You In Your Life by Yiyun Li
August 17, 2018 12:27 - 21 minutes - 29.7 MBAnna and Amanda discuss the Man Booker Longlist and make a 'Snap' decision to read The Mars Room (see what we did there). Our book of the week is Dear Friend, From My Life I Write To You in Your Life by Yiyun Li. A memoir of reading and her battle with depression, it's a melancholy but beautiful read. It certainly challenged us! Next week, Anna and Annie will be reading Everything Under by Daisy Johnson. Follow us! Facebook: Books On The Go Email: [email protected]...
Episode 20: Crudo by Olivia Laing
August 13, 2018 12:48 - 24 minutes - 34.1 MBWe've got some new entries into the Australian top 10 books alongside some familiar names this week. Anna also caught the author of our book of the week, Olivia Laing, in London. You too can hear Laing in conversation with Ali Smith on the London Review Bookshop podcast. The book of the week itself is Crudo, which is an experimental novel set in the tail end of 2017. It's a madcamp romp that reanimates Kathy Acker into the post-Trump, post-Brexit world - the perfect mouthpiece to narrate ...
Episode 19: News of the World by Paulette Jiles
August 06, 2018 13:16 - 26 minutes - 36.1 MBThis week it's all about the Man Booker Prize with Anna and Annie. Anna was in London to coincide with the announcement of the Golden Booker, celebrating 50 years of the Man Booker Prize. While she was there, she was lucky enough to hear previous winners, Peter Carey and Julian Barnes, in conversation. Our book of the week is Paulette Jiles' News of the World, which was nominated for the National Book Award in 2016. A gentle, poetic Western-cum-road novel, News of the World explores idea...
Episode 18: Winter by Ali Smith
July 30, 2018 08:40 - 17 minutes - 24.3 MBAnna and Amanda discuss the trend in celebrity book clubs with Jimmy Fallon hosting Tonight Show Summer Reads. And the Desmond Elliott Prize for New Fiction has been awarded to We That Are Young by Preti Taneja. We're adding it to our list! Our book of the week is Winter by Ali Smith. This is the second in her seasonal quartet novels set in post-Brexit Britain. We loved Autumn, and Winter is just as good if not better. One of our top books of 2018! Next week, Anna and Annie are re...
Episode 17: Wise Children by Angela Carter
July 23, 2018 00:46 - 22 minutes - 31.4 MBAnna and Annie talk about the newly announced alternative to the cancelled Nobel Prize for Literature amidst the scandal surrounding the Swedish Academy. Our book of the week is Wise Children by Angela Carter, a magical, sequined romp through 100 years of show business. There's Shakespeare, debauchery, twins, feasts and fire simply oozing out of this novel. Next week, Anna and Amanda are reading Winter by Ali Smith. Follow us: Facebook: Books On The Go Twitter: @abailliekaras ...
Episode 16: Less by Andrew Sean Greer
July 16, 2018 07:20 - 17 minutes - 24.5 MBAnna and Amanda discuss the New York Times bestsellers, including The President Is Missing by James Patterson and Bill Clinton. Our book of the week is Less by Andrew Sean Greer. A comic novel about a writer traveling the world to avoid his ex-boyfriend's wedding, it won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Next week, Anna and Annie are reading Wise Children by Angela Carter. Follow us: Facebook: Books On The Go Twitter: @abailliekaras Instagram: @abailliekaras and @amand...
Episode 15: Warlight by Michael Ondaatje
July 09, 2018 11:31 - 20 minutes - 28.4 MBAnna and Amanda discuss book news: Michael Lewis has signed his latest book deal with Audible as audio-book sales keep growing. Our book of the week is Warlight by Michael Ondaatje. He's known for The English Patient, which has just won the Golden Booker prize. But did Anna and Amanda enjoy his latest novel? Next week, Anna and Amanda will be reading Less by Andrew Sean Greer. Follow us: Facebook: Books On The Go Twitter: @abailliekaras Instagram: @abailliekaras and @amanda...