A podcast where we talk about our book of the week. Read along with us!
Anna, Amanda and Annie discuss the shortlist. This is becoming widely followed and is a great way to discover new Aussie authors. Our book of the week is by Melissa Lucashenko, winner of the 2019 Miles Franklin Prize and short-listed for the…
Anna and Amanda discuss the Our book of the week is  by Ocean Vuong, poet and author of the much-awarded Night Sky with Exit Wounds. His debut novel is a letter from Little Dog to his mother, exploring their family history in Vietnam, his…
A special episode: our interview with artist and author Peter Drew about his memoir . Peter is best known for his street art, with his posters ” and ” attaining cult status around the country. “Peter Drew’s work changes how we see our…
Anna and Annie discuss the  , won by Behrouz Boochani for . We remember and discuss Barack Obama’s 2019 . Our book of the week is by Lisa Taddeo, an investigation into the relationships and desires of three women. A…
A special episode: our interview with Stephanie Wood, author of . Fake is both the story of Stephanie’s relationship with a con artist, and an investigation into how we allow ourselves to be duped. Described as ‘fascinating’ (The Saturday…
Anna and Annie discuss the Miles Franklin winner, by Melissa Lucashenko. Our book of the week is by Will Eaves, inspired by the life of Alan Turing. Shortlisted for the and winner of the , this is a beautifully written, challenging novel that…
Anna and Amanda discuss the UK shortlists. Our book of the week is by Heinrich Böll, translated by Leila Vennewitz, with an introduction by Anna Funder. We loved this novel about a man on his way to war. Winner of the Nobel Prize for…
A special episode: Anna chats with author Natalie Haynes about her latest novel . One of the Guardian’s , A Thousand Ships is a re-telling of the Trojan War from the women’s point of view – with the Trojan women, the epic stories that led to the war…
Anna and Annie discuss the , announced on 24 July. We’re thrilled to see My Sister, The Serial Killer and Lanny on the list. There is huge anticipation for The Testaments by Margaret Atwood (and Annie has a confession about The Handmaid’s…
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