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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Episode 14: The Passion by Jeanette Winterson
July 05, 2018 16:21 - 22 minutes - 30.6 MBAnna and Annie discuss book news: the Stella Count is in. Has gender balance in publishing improved? Our book of the week is The Passion by Jeanette Winterson. Set in Boulogne and Venice during the Napoleonic Wars, hugely praised, it has been on our to-read list for years. Expectations are high! Next week, Anna and Amanda will be reading Warlight by Michael Ondaatje.
Episode 13: Dark Pines by Will Dean
June 28, 2018 01:50 - 19 minutes - 26.2 MBAnna and Annie discuss book news: Mike McCormack has won the Dublin Literary Award for Solar Bones. And we're looking forward to these book-to-screen adaptations: Crazy Rich Asians, Women in Black and Disobedience. Our book of the week is Dark Pines by Will Dean. A Swedish noir crime thriller - perfect winter reading! Next week, Anna and Annie will be back with The Passion by Jeanette Winterson.
Episode 12: Delirium by Laura Restrepo
June 25, 2018 04:11 - 22 minutes - 30.3 MBAnna and Annie discuss book news: Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie has won the Women's Prize for Fiction and Annie has the latest top 10 best-sellers. Our book of the week is Delirium by Lara Restrepo. A Colombian novel described as 'stunning' (Washington Post), 'disconcertingly lovely' (New York Times) and 'one of the finest novels written in recent memory' (Jose Saramago), this one kept us on our toes! Next week Anna and Amanda are reading Warlight by Michael Ondaatje. Follow us! Fa...
Episode 11: From the Wreck by Jane Rawson
June 21, 2018 02:42 - 20 minutes - 28.8 MBAnna and Amanda discuss book news: Liane Moriarty has a new book coming out, Nine Perfect Strangers. Set at a health retreat, it sounds perfectly intriguing! And we chat about the Women's Prize. Our book of the week is From The Wreck by Jane Rawson. Winner of the Aurealis prize and longlisted for the Miles Franklin, this is a highly original novel by a talented Australian author. Next week, Anna and Annie are reading Delirium by Laura Restrepo.
Episode 10: The End by Fernanda Torres
June 18, 2018 02:25 - 19 minutes - 26.2 MBAnna and Annie discuss book news: Philip Roth has passed away. Should we read more of his books? And the Miles Franklin longlist has been announced. Our book of the week is The End by Fernanda Torres, translated by Alison Entrekin. A lively story set in Rio de Janeiro, these five men were fun to hate! Next week Anna and Amanda will be reading From The Wreck by Jane Rawson. Follow us: Facebook: Books On The Go Instagram: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie Twitter: @abailliekaras an...
Episode 9: Ghachar Ghochar by Vivek Shanbhag
June 15, 2018 04:55 - 14 minutes - 20.1 MBAnna and Amanda discuss the late Tom Wolfe, the Wodehouse prize for comic fiction and the British Book Awards. Our book of the week is Ghachar Ghochar by Vivek Shanbhag, translated by Srinath Perur. A New York Times Critics' Top Book of 2017, finalist for the LA Times Book Prize, it's been described as 'a modern classic'. And all in only 118 pages! Next week, Anna and Annie will be reading The End by Fernanda Torres.
Episode 8: Tracker by Alexis Wright
June 12, 2018 14:00 - 29 minutes - 40.4 MBAnna and Annie discuss books news: the #MeToo movement has hit author Junot Diaz and the Nobel Prize. Our book of the week is Tracker by Alexis Wright. This collective biography of Tracker Tilmouth won the Stella Prize. Original, epic and thought-provoking, it hurt our brains a little bit, in a good way. Next week, Anna and Amanda will be reading Ghachar Ghochar by Vivek Shanbhag.
Episode 7: All That Man Is by David Szalay
June 11, 2018 11:20 - 19 minutes - 27.3 MBAnna and Amanda discuss the ABIA awards: winners include Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend, See What I Have Done by Sarah Schmidt, The Secrets She Keeps by Michael Robotham, The Trauma Cleaner by Sarah Krassnostein and Working Class Man by Jimmy Barnes. We're adding a few to our list! Our book of the week is All That Man Is by David Szalay. Next week, Anna and Annie will be reading Tracker by Alexis Wright.
Episode 6: The Red Parts by Maggie Neslon
June 10, 2018 13:01 - 16 minutes - 22.6 MBAnna and Annie discuss books news: Amazon has sold out of Michelle McNamara's book I'll Be Gone In The Dark after news that the Golden State Killer has been arrested. Our book of the week is The Red Parts by Maggie Nelson, a true account of her attending the trial of her aunt's accused killer. Next week, Anna and Amanda will be reading All That Man Is by David Szalay.
Episode 5: Circe by Madeline Miller
June 08, 2018 08:52 - 18 minutes - 25.3 MBAnna and Annie discuss this week's best-sellers, including Haruki Murakami's Men Without Women and Meg Wolitzer's The Female Persuasion. Our book of the week is new release Circe by Madeline Miller. Next week, Anna and Amanda will be reading All That Man Is by David Szalay.
Episode 4: The Shepherd's Hut by Tim Winton
June 04, 2018 02:45 - 20 minutes - 27.6 MBAnna and Amanda discuss the Pulitzer Prize winners, including Less by Andrew Sean Greer and DAMN. by Kendrick Lamar. Our book of the week is The Shepherd's Hut by Tim Winton. Winton is an Australian 'Living Treasure' and has won the Miles Franklin award four times. Will this be his fifth? Next week, Anna and Annie will be reading Circe by Madeline Miller. Credits: Artwork by Sascha Wilkosz.
Episode 3: In The Garden Of The Fugitives by Ceridwen Dovey
June 01, 2018 11:00 - 22 minutes - 31.2 MBAnna and Annie discuss book news: Tracker by Alexis Wright has won the Stella prize for Australian women's writing. Our book of the week is In The Garden Of The Fugitives by Ceridwen Dovey. She has been called "one of the most exciting writers working in Australia today" (Readings) and this novel has been praised by Kirkus Reviews, The Australian and The Herald Sun. But what did Anna and Annie think? Next week, Anna and Amanda will be reading The Shepherd's Hut by Tim Winton. Credi...
Episode 2: Sight by Jessie Greengrass
May 30, 2018 08:28 - 15 minutes - 21.4 MBAnna and Amanda discuss book news: a new Harry Potter game and a TV adaptation of Australian classic Picnic at Hanging Rock. Our book of the week is Sight by Jessie Greengrass, shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction. Next week, Anna and Annie will be reading In The Garden Of The Fugitives by Ceridwen Dovey.
Episode 1: The Ruin by Dervla McTiernan
May 29, 2018 10:30 - 16 minutes - 22.4 MBAnna and Annie discuss the latest bestsellers, notably The Shepherd's Hut by Tim Winton. Our book of the week is The Ruin by Dervla McTiernan, a crime novel set in Ireland. Next week, Anna and Amanda will be reading Sight by Jessie Greengrass.