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Books On The GoPerfection by Vincent Latronico translated by Sophie Hughes Anna and Geoff discuss PERFECTION by Vincent Latronico translated by Sophie Hughes. PERFECTION is a short novel about Tom and Anna, digital nomads living in Berlin. A re-telling of the cult classic 1960s novel The Things by Georges Perec, it examines a couple who have built a stylish life but find themselves disilusioned. Perfection was shortlisted for the 2025 Booker International Prize. Slight spoiler alert as we discuss the ending. Coming up: Comfort reading recommendations Follow us! Email: Booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie Substack: Books O...2025-07-3121 min
Books On The GoThe Director by Daniel Kehlmann translated by Ross Benjamin Anna and Geoff discuss THE DIRECTOR by best-selling author of MEASURING THE WORLD and TYLL Daniel Kehlmann, translated by Ross Benjamin. THE DIRECTOR tells the story of cinema director G. W. Pabst, who in the 1930s fled Nazi Germany for Hollywood and then returned to make films for the German Reich. This novel explores Pabst’s moral dilemma and the place of art in a dictatorship. Described as ‘his best novel yet’ (The Guardian) and ‘nothing short of brilliant’ (Wall Street Journal), it mixes comedy, tragedy and horror in Kehlmann’s ironic style. Coming up: PERFECTION b...2025-07-2624 min
Books On The GoOur Top 10 Books of the Year So Far Anna and Annie discuss our 10 best books of 2025 so far. Books mentioned: A LITTLE TRICKERIE by Rosanna Pike THE NAMES by Florence Knapp THE HUSBANDS by Holly Gramazio DREAM COUNT by Chimananda Ngoze Adiche SMALL RAIN by Garth Greenwell STINKBUG by Sinéad Stubbins PATRIOT by Alexei Navalny translated by Arch Tait and Stephen Dalziel I MAKE ENVY ON YOUR DISCO by Eric Schnall MY FRIENDS by Hisham Matar NESTING by Roisin O’Donnell EUROTRASH by...2025-06-2427 min
Books On The GoThe Names by Florence Knapp Anna and Annie discuss the 2025 Women’s Prize and try to predict the winner. Since we recorded this the winner has been announced: The Safe Keep by Yael Van Der Wouden. (Annie was right!) And Annie wraps up recent Australian book award news including the Stella Prize winner Theory and Practice by Michelle de Kretser and the Miles Franklin Literary Award longlist. Our book of the week is THE NAMES by Florence Knapp. Cora goes with her daughter Maia to register the birth of her son. According to family tradition, he will be called Gordon, aft...2025-06-1625 min
Books On The GoSmall Rain by Garth Greenwell Anna and Annie discuss the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, JAMES by Percival Everett. Our book of the week is SMALL RAIN by Garth Greenwell. A poet is admitted to hospital with severe pain. Bedridden, he reflects on his relationships, music and poetry and the small details of life. Winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction and longlisted for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction. We loved this one. Coming up: THE EMPUSIUM by Olga Tokarczuk translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones. Follow us! Email: Booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com2025-05-2617 min
Books On The GoFundamentally by Nussaibah Younis Anna and Annie discuss the cookbook controversy between Nagi Maehashi of RecipeTin Eats and Brooke Bellamy of Bake with Brooki and ask whether it is possible to copyright a recipe. Our book of the week is FUNDAMENTALLY by Nussaibah Younis. Shortlisted for the 2025 Women’s Prize for Fiction, this debut novel centres on Nadia, a UN worker who travels to Iraq to rescue ISIS brides. A serious topic treated with authenticity and humour, Younis describes it as 'Fleabag goes to Iraq'. Other books discussed: TOO SOON by Betty Shamieh UNFINISHED BUSINESS by S...2025-05-1320 min
Books On The GoMemorial Days by Geraldine BrooksAnna and Annie discuss the 2025 Women's Prize Shortlist. Our book of the week is MEMORIAL DAYS by Geraldine Brooks, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of HORSE. This is a moving and honest memoir of Brooks' time grieving her late husband Tony Horwitz and also a portrait of their marriage. Partly set on a remote island off the coast of Tasmania, it is our final Australian book for #AussieApril. Coming up: FUNDAMENTALLY by Nussaibah Younis. Follow us! Email: Booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie Substack: Books On T...2025-04-2615 min
Books On The GoSea Green with Pink Shorts Press A special episode! Anna is joined by Emily Hart and Margot Lloyd, founders of Pink Shorts Press. We discuss the exciting launch of this new publisher and the 2025 Stella Prize shortlist. Our book of the week is SEA GREEN by Barbara Hanrahan, re-issued by Pink Shorts Press this year with an introduction by Laura Elizabeth Woollett. This semi-autobiographical novel tells the story of Virginia, a school-teacher and artist who travels from Adelaide to London in the 1960s. An Australian feminist classic, it explores the clash between a conservative upbringing with an artistic life. O...2025-04-1724 min
Books On The GoSomebody Down There Likes Me by Robert Lukins Anna and Annie discuss the 2025 Stella Prize longlist and some upcoming book-to-screen adaptations: THE LEOPARD, SMALL THINGS LIKE THESE, FOURTH WING and THE SEVEN HUSBANDS OF EVELYN HUGO. Our book of the week is SOMEBODY DOWN THERE LIKES ME by Robert Lukins. A dysfunctional family comes together in Connecticut when the parents announce they have lost everything. This will appeal to SUCCESSION fans – we’re ready for the tv adaptation! Coming up: Aussie April continues with SEA GREEN by Barbara Hanrahan with Emily and Margot from Pink Shorts Press, and MEMORIAL DAYS by Geraldine Brooks. 2025-04-1325 min
Books On The GoThe Season by Helen GarnerAnna and Annie discuss the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards Shortlist for fiction, including WOO WOO by Ella Baxter and HIGHWAY 13 by Fiona McFarlane. Our book of the week is THE SEASON by Helen Garner. This is a memoir of a year Garner spent following her grandson's club football team. It explores masculinity, the sense of community at the local club and being a grandmother. As always with Garner's books, there is much to discuss. Coming up: SOMEBODY DOWN THERE LIKES ME by Robert Lukins. Follow us! Email: booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com 2025-04-0719 min
Books On The GoWhite Nights by Fyodor Dostoevsky translated by Ronald Meyer Anna and Geoff discuss WHITE NIGHTS by Fyodor Dostoevsky translated by Ronald Meyer. A man meets a woman on the street in St Petersburg and falls in love in this short story. It has become a Tik Tok sensation in recent months and Penguin has commissioned a new audiobook to be read by Bridgerton’s Luke Thompson. Dostoevsky was in his romantic, millennial era when he wrote this (notably, before he spent four years in prison and escaped a death sentence). Other books mentioned: SUBTLY WORDED by Teffi translated by Anne Marie Jackson 2025-03-1823 min
Books On The GoThe Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower A special episode: Anna chats with Kate Slotover of the Book Club Review podcast. Our book of the week is THE UNSELECTED JOURNALS OF EMMA M. LION by Beth Brower. Recommended by our friend Shawn Mooney of Shawn Breathes Books, we enjoyed this novel set in Victorian London about a young woman returning to claim her inheritance. Light and witty, these books have been compared with Jane Austen and P. G. Wodehouse. Kate has become obsessed with the series and has now read all eight books. But will she convince Anna to do the same? Boo...2025-03-1133 min
Books On The GoEp 284: Patriot by Alexei Navalny with special guest John Wood A special episode: Anna is joined by author and U-Go founder John Wood. We discuss our reactions to the 2025 Women’s Prize Longlist. Our book of the week is PATRIOT by Alexei Navalny translated by Arch Tait with Stephen Dalziel. This is Navalny’s autobiography detailing his rise to be a Russian opposition leader, but is also a prison diary following his arrest in January 2021. He died in prison in February 2024. A New York Times bestseller, best book of the year (New Yorker, Atlantic, NPR) and finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. We highly...2025-03-0739 min
Books On The GoEp 283: Eurotrash by Christian Kracht translated by Daniel BowlesAnna and Geoff react to the 2025 Booker International Longlist. Our book of the week is EUROTRASH by Christian Kracht translated by Daniel Bowles. A middle-aged man goes on a dubious road trip through Switzerland with his 80-year old mother, recently discharged from a mental institution. Blackly comic and written as autofiction, this was the Financial Times Best Translated Book of 2024 and a Time best book of 2024 and has been longlisted for the 2025 Booker International Prize. Other books discussed: THE QUANTITY THEORY OF INSANITY by Will Self (the story THE NORTH LONDON BOOK OF THE...2025-03-0330 min
Books On The GoEp 282: The Husbands with Holly Gramazio A special episode: Anna chats with author Holly Gramazio about her debut novel THE HUSBANDS. When Lauren returns to her flat in London one night, she finds a husband called Michael: the only problem is, she isn’t married. It turns out that her attic is producing an endless supply of husbands. An instant New York Times best-seller, we loved this genre-bending comedy. Holly talks about her inspiration for THE HUSBANDS, why she loves attics and the unusual setting for her next novel. Books discussed: LOLLY WILLOWES by Sylvia Townsend Warner 2025-02-2328 min
Books On The GoEp 281: Our Evenings by Alan HollinghurstAnna and Geoff review OUR EVENINGS the new novel by Booker Prize-winning author Alan Hollinghurst. Dave Win is a Burmese-British actor reminiscing about his life, growing up as a gay man in the 1960s through to 2019. We loved the exact and beautiful prose but found it slow. The blurb also suggests a tension between Dave and bully Giles whereas the story is more of a (fictional) memoir of Dave and his mother. The Sunday Times called it 'the best novel that's been written about contemporary Britain in the past ten years.' An interesting read and much to discuss!2025-02-1818 min
Books On The GoEp 280: City of Destruction with Vaseem KhanA special episode: Anna speaks with author Vaseem Khan about his new crime novel CITY OF DESTRUCTION. This is the fifth in the Malabar House series set in 1950s Bombay after Partition. Persis Wadia is India’s first female police detective and is sent to work in Malabar House. In CITY OF DESTRUCTION, a gunman attempts to assassinate the Defence Minister at a political rally and Persis shoots him dead. The Minister wants war with Pakistan, MI6 agents are involved and Persis is sent to investigate another case. An intriguing mystery set against the backdrop of India’s hist...2025-02-1124 min
Books On The GoEp 279: Disappoint Me by Nicola Dinan Anna and Annie discuss the success of Rebecca Yarros’s new book ONYX STORM, the third in the Emperyean series. Annie gives her views about why they have been huge best-sellers and the popularity of romantasy. Our book of the week is DISAPPOINT ME by Nicola Dinan. This buzzy new novel by the author of BELLIES centres around Max, a 30 year-old trans woman who starts dating Vincent but is unsure whether she is cut out to be a trad wife. Chosen as a ‘Best Book of 2025’ by Stylist, Vogue, GQ, Elle and Cosmopolitan, this is funny, moving and orig...2025-02-0420 min
Books On The GoEp 278: Loose Lips with Kemper DonovanA special episode! Anna chats with USA Today best-selling author Kemper Donovan about his new novel LOOSE LIPS, the second in the Ghostwriter series after the best-selling THE BUSY BODY (see ep 265). Kemper hosts the All About Agatha podcast and his crime novels bring the Golden Age of murder mysteries into a contemporary setting. LOOSE LIPS finds our ghost-writer on a literary cruise hosted by publishing celebrity Payton Garrett. A mysterious death occurs and the cruise becomes a murder investigation. Described as KNIVES OUT meets high seas intrigue, this is a fun and clever mystery. We loved i...2025-01-2735 min
Books On The GoEp 277: Book Recommendations with Anthony NoceraA special episode : Anna chats with author Anthony Nocera. We discuss Anthony’s brilliant essay WEDNESDAY BANG in the current issue of SPLINTER and his upcoming plays: Log Boy, My Hair is Thinning and Someone Like You. Anthony’s book recommendations: NOSTALGIA HAS RUINED MY LIFE by Zarah Butcher-McGunnigle THE GUEST by Emma Cline AN EXCITING AND VIVID INNER LIFE by Paul Dalla Rosa Follow us! Instagram: @abailliekaras and @anocera02 Anthony: https://anthonynocera.me/ Email: booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Credits A...2024-12-2026 min
Books On The GoEp 276: Best Books of 2024 Anna, Annie and Amanda reveal our favourite reads of 2024! Books discussed: MAGIC PILL by Johann Hari ALL THE BEAUTY IN THE WORLD by Patrick Bringley THE ALTERNATIVES by Caoilinn Hughes THIS STRANGE AND EVENTFUL HISTORY by Claire Messud RAPTURE by Emily Maguire WOO WOO by Ella Baxter THE GENTLEMAN FROM PERU by André Aciman JUICE by Tim Winton (Annie recommends the audiobook) INTERMEZZO by Sally Rooney QUESTION 7 by Richard Flanagan THE WYCH ELM by Tana F...2024-12-1438 min
Books On The GoEp 275: Australian Literature with Farrin FosterA special episode: we chat with Farrin Foster about new literary journal SPLINTER and emerging Australian authors. We talk about authors who are also musicians, autofiction and taking a book of poetry in your bag for waiting times. Farrin recommends the work of: Seamus Lonergan – KT Major Olivia De Zilva ROCK FLIGHT by Hasib Hourani Dom Guerrera Rapture by Emily Maguire Coming up: Our Best Books of 2024 Follow us! Instagram: @abailliekaras and @splinterjournal Email: booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com 2024-12-0930 min
Books On The GoEp 274: Comfort Reading RecommendationsAnna and Annie discuss the 2024 Booker Prize winner ORBITAL by Samantha Harvey. Our comfort reading recommendations are: ARGYLLE by Elly Conway WE SOLVE MURDERS by Richard Osman LOOSE LIPS by Kemper Donovan THE SPY COAST by Tess Gerritsen THE ROM COMMERS by Katherine Center THE WEDDING FORECAST by Nina Kenwood WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR IS IN THE LIBRARY by Michiko Aoyama translated by Alison Watts HAPPY GO LUCKY by David Sedaris WINTERING by Katherine May T...2024-12-0126 min
Books On The GoEp 274: Comfort Reading RecommendationsAnna and Annie discuss the 2024 Booker Prize winner ORBITAL by Samantha Harvey. Our comfort reading recommendations are: ARGYLLE by Elly Conway WE SOLVE MURDERS by Richard Osman LOOSE LIPS by Kemper Donovan THE SPY COAST by Tess Gerritsen THE ROM COMMERS by Katherine Center THE WEDDING FORECAST by Nina Kenwood WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR IS IN THE LIBRARY by Michiko Aoyama translated by Alison Watts HAPPY GO LUCKY by David Sedaris WINTERING by Katherine May T...2024-12-0126 min
Books On The GoEp 273: James by Percival EverettAnna and Annie discuss the 2024 Goldsmiths Prize winner, Parade by Rachel Cusk, and ghostwriters in crime writing. Our book of the week is JAMES by Percival Everett. This re-telling of Huckleberry Finn has been an instant New York Times best-seller, shortlisted for the Booker Prize and National Book award and described as 'genius' (The Atlantic). Coming up: our comfort reading recommendations. Follow us! Email: Booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie Credits Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz 2024-11-1521 min
Books On The GoEp 272: All Fours by Miranda JulyAnna and Annie discuss AI in publishing. Our book of the week is ALL FOURS by award-winning author and artist Miranda July. Described as July's 'peri-menopause novel', ALL FOURS tells the story of a woman who escapes married life and creates a space for herself. A finalist for the 2024 National Book Award and instant New York Times bestseller, it's funny, frank and causing a stir amongst book clubs. We recorded this before the US election but some of the themes will resonate. Coming up: JAMES by Percival Everett. Follow us! E...2024-11-0925 min
Books On The GoEp 271: Intermezzo by Sally RooneyAnna and Annie discuss the 2024 Booker Prize Shortlist. Our book of the week is INTERMEZZO by award-winning author Sally Rooney. Intermezzo is a novel about two brothers who deal with grief, family and relationships. Intimate and poignant, it's been an instant New York Times bestseller, shortlisted for the An Post Irish Book Awards Book of the Year and one of Publishers Weekly's Best Books of the Year. We discuss Sally Rooney's popularity, the backlash and what it says about women's fiction. Coming up: ALL FOURS by Miranda July. Follow us! Instagram...2024-11-0125 min
Books On The GoEp 270: The Valley with Chris HammerA special episode! Anna chats with author Chris Hammer about his new crime novel THE VALLEY, the fourth in the Nell Buchanan and Ivan Lucic series. Chris' award-winning debut SCRUBLANDS was an instant bestseller and is now a TV series. THE VALLEY is his seventh novel and follows detectives Nell and Ivan as they investigate a murder in rural Australia and the victim's connections with logging, politics and an abandoned gold mine. We discuss why Chris has been compared to Shakespeare and how the Australian landscape inspires his stories. Chris recommends books by Peter Temple and t...2024-10-2317 min
Books On The GoEp 269: Book Club recommendations with Kate SlotoverA special episode! Kate Slotover from the Book Club Review Podcast joins Anna to discuss what makes a good book club book and our top recommendations. We tried to keep it to three each, and failed. Our best book club books are: STONE YARD DEVOTIONAL by Charlotte Wood ALL FOURS by Miranda July JAMES by Percival Everett WIFEDOM by Anna Funder FRUIT OF THE DEAD by Rachel Lyon HOW I WON A NOBEL PRIZE by Julius Taranto THE GARDEN AGAINST TIME by Oliva Lai...2024-10-0952 min
Books On The GoEp 268: Woo Woo by Ella BaxterAnna and Annie discuss the 2024 Booker Prize Longlist. Our book of the week is WOO WOO by Ella Baxter. The latest novel from the award-winning author of New Animal, this tells the story of Sabine, an artist about to open her exhibition. She faces the pressure of the show and the terror of being stalked. Both disturbing and funny, Baxter's writing is strong, visceral and on point. We loved this one! Coming up: James by Percival Everett Follow us! Instagram: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie Email: booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com2024-09-0618 min
Books On The GoEp 267: The Alternatives by Caoilinn HughesAnna and Annie discuss the Booker Prize 2024 Longlist. Our book of the week is THE ALTERNATIVES by Caoilinn Hughes. We loved this Irish novel about four eccentric sisters each grappling with their dysfunctional family in different ways. Gripping, humane and funny, we highly recommend this one. Coming up: WOO WOO by Ella Baxter. Follow us: Email: booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @ abailliekaras and @mr_annie Credits Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz 2024-08-2816 min
Books On The GoEp 266: Best Books of the Year So FarAnna and Annie discuss the 2024 Women's Prize winners. We reveal our best books of 2024 so far. Our favourite reads are: THE ALTERNATIVES by Caoilinn Hughes HOME READING SERVICE by Fabio Morábito translated by Curtis Bauer NOT THE END OF THE WORLD by Hannah Ritchie THUNDERHEAD by Miranda Darling REAL AMERICANS by Rachel Khong THE SQUARE OF SEVENS by Laura Shepherd-Robinson Follow us! Instagram: @mr_annie and @abailliekaras Email: booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Credits Artw...2024-06-2528 min
Books On The GoEp 265: The Busy Body with Kemper DonovanA special episode! Anna chats with author Kemper Donovan about his new crime novel THE BUSY BODY, the first in the Ghostwriter series. A contemporary murder mystery told in the spirit of the Golden Age by the host of the All About Agatha podcast, THE BUSY BODY has been described as Veep meets Agatha Christie and a 'witty and highly entertaining mystery' (Sophie Hannah). Dorothy Gibson, failed presidential candidate aka That Woman, invites her ghostwriter to Maine to pen her memoir, but the dream assignment comes unstuck when a woman is murdered next door. We l...2024-05-2026 min
Books On The GoEp 264: Thunderhead by Miranda DarlingAnna and Annie discuss the 2024 Stella Prize winner and the Women's Prize for Fiction shortlist. Our book of the week is Thunderhead by Miranda Darling. A black comedy, set in suburbia, about one woman's struggle to be free, it has been described as a 'feminist triumph and homage to Virginia Woolf' (Australian Book Review). We love a short novel and this is a gem. Coming up: The Busy Body with author Kemper Donovan. Follow us! Instagram: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie Email: Booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Credits...2024-05-0921 min
Books On The GoEp 263: Question 7 by Richard FlanaganAnna and Annie find some book recommendations to read along with Taylor Swift's new album The Tortured Poets Department. Our book of the week is Question 7 by Richard Flanagan. This memoir encompasses H. G. Wells, nuclear physics and the atomic bomb and ends in Tasmania, Australia. Memories, encounters and fictional vignettes are woven together into a beautiful tapestry that show how words don't suffice. The title references Chekhov and gives a hint of the absurd. Much to discuss! Coming up: Thunderhead by Miranda Darling. Follow us! Email: booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com ...2024-05-0123 min
Books On The GoEp 262: Butter by Asako Yuzuki translated by Polly BartonAnna and Annie discuss the 2024 Stella Prize shortlist. Our book of the week is Butter by Asako Yuzuki translated by Polly Barton. Described as 'a novel of food and murder' this follows Riko, a journalist, who investigates serial killer Manako Kajii. Kajii allegedly seduced rich men with her cooking before killing them, and she encourages Riko to cook and appreciate food. Inspired by a true story, this has been a cult Japanese best-seller. Coming up: Question 7 by Richard Flanagan. Follow us! Email: booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @abailliekaras and @mr_ann...2024-04-1825 min
Books On The GoEp 261: Crime Book RecommendationsAnna and Annie discuss the 2024 Stella Prize Shortlist. We reveal our favourite recent crime reads. Our recommendations are: The Many Lies of Veronica Hawkins by Kristina Perez Death of a Lesser God by Vaseem Khan The Sleeping Nymph by Ilaria Tutti translated by Ekin Oklap To Love and Be Wise by Josephine Tey The Fugitives by Jamal Mahjoub Everyone Who Can Forgive Me is Dead by Jenny Hollander The Busy Body by Kemper Donovan Coming up: Question 7 by Richard Flanagan Follow us! Email: booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Facebook: Books On The Go Instagram: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie Credit...2024-04-1028 min
Books On The GoEp 260: Everyone Who Can Forgive Me Is Dead with Jenny HollanderA special episode: we chat with author Jenny Hollander about her debut crime novel EVERYONE WHO CAN FORGIVE ME IS DEAD. Charlie Colbert is an editor at a major magazine and engaged to a publishing heir. But she witnessed a tragedy at her elite journalism school and lied to the police 9 years ago. Now a classmate is making a film about the events, which threatens the life Charlie has built. This is a gripping, twisty thriller described as 'a delicious crime debut' (Red) and 'knife-sharp' (Woman's Own) and is a USA Today Bestseller. Jenny recommends the...2024-04-0121 min
Books On The GoEp 259: The Vulnerables by Sigrid NunezAnna and Annie discuss the inaugural Women's Prize for Non-Fiction longlist, including Anna Funder's Wifedom. Our book of the week is THE VULNERABLES by Sigrid Nunez. This is the third in a loose trilogy after THE FRIEND and WHAT ARE YOU GOING THROUGH. A writer, a college drop-out and a talking parrot share an apartment in New York during the Covid pandemic. This is subtler than the first two books but we loved the mix of story and Nunez's reflections on life and writing. Coming up: our Crime reading recommendations. Follow us! F...2024-02-2820 min
Books On The GoEp 258: Home Reading Service with Shawn MooneyIt's the Shawn and Anna Book Club! Our first book is Home Reading Service by Fabio Morábito translated by Curtis Bauer. Eduardo is sentenced to a year of community service reading aloud to the elderly and disabled. Set in Mexico, this novel is witty and poignant. It even inspired us to discuss poetry! And the fine line between whacky and eccentric. Also mentioned: Shawn's Bite Sized Book Chat with Stu aka Winston's Dad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PubR7KrANvE&t=40s Mild Vertigo by Mieko Kanai translated by Polly...2024-02-0626 min
Books On The GoEp 257: Holiday Reading RecommendationsAnna and Annie reveal our book recommendations for the holiday season. Our favourite holiday reads this year are: THE CLUB by Ellery Lloyd NOW YOU SEE US by Balli Kaur Jaswal WEST HEART KILL by Dann McDorman FLIGHT by Lynn Steger Strong THE LIBRARIANIST by Patrick deWitt ROMANTIC COMEDY by Curtis Sittenfeld Follow us! Email: booksonthegopodcast @ gmail.com Facebook: Books On The Go Instagram: @ abailliekaras and @ mr_annie Credits Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz2023-12-1718 min
Books On The GoEp 256: Best Books of 2023Anna and Annie discuss the Booker Prize 2023 winner, PROPHET SONG by Paul Lynch. We reveal the best books we read in 2023. In no particular order, they are: Collected Works by Lydia Sandgren translated by Agnes Broomé Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver Seven Days in the Art World by Sarah Thornton Girl in a Pink Dress by Kylie Needham The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison The Fraud by Zadie Smith The Late Americans by Brandon Taylor Loot by Tania James Bl...2023-12-0724 min
Books On The GoEp 255: Collected Works by Lydia Sandgren translated by Agnes BrooméAnna and Annie discuss authors' concerns about Spotify streaming books and highlights from the 2024 Adelaide Writers Week lineup. Our book of the week is Collected Works by Lydia Sandgren translated by Agnes Broomé. Sandgren has been described as "Sweden's Sally Rooney" (The Times). Collected Works is a thought-provoking, intellectual novel set in Gothenburg. At the heart of it is the mystery of the disappearance of Martin's wife, Cecilia. Anna loved it but Annie would have preferred more Cecilia and less Martin! Follow us Email: booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @ abailliekaras and @ mr_anni...2023-11-1321 min
Books On The GoEp 254: True Biz and Y/N Book Club with Shawn MooneySpecial guest Shawn Mooney of Shawn the Book Maniac joins Anna for Book Club! We discuss TRUE BIZ by Sara Nović and Y/N by Esther Yi. These books have taken us down rabbit holes of deaf culture (True Biz) and super fandom (Y/N). Two interesting and thought-provoking reads! Shawn recommends the interview with Esther Yi on Jaylen's The Bar and the Bookcase podcast. We're currently reading: GIBBONS OR ONE BLOODY THING AFTER ANOTHER by James Morrison (and see the book launch on Shawn's channel) SMALL WORLDS by Ca...2023-10-3128 min
Books On The GoEp 253: Wifedom: Mrs Orwell's Invisible Life by Anna FunderAnna and Annie discuss the 2023 Booker Prize Shortlist and the authors taking action over the generative AI use of their work. Our book of the week is WIFEDOM: MRS ORWELL'S INVISIBLE LIFE by Anna Funder. An innovative biography of Eileen Orwell by the Miles Franklin and Samuel Johnson prize winner, it has been described as a masterpiece and we think would make a great book club book. Coming up: Book Club with Shawn Mooney Follow us! Facebook: Books On The Go Instagram: @ abailliekaras and @ mr_annie Email: b...2023-10-0926 min
Books On The GoEp 252: Chai Time At Cinnamon Gardens by Shankari ChandranAnna and Amanda discuss the Nero Book Awards which will commence in 2024. Our book of the week is CHAI TIME AT CINNAMON GARDENS by Shankari Chandran. A layered story about a nursing home in Sydney whose residents have traumatic memories of the civil war in Sri Lanka, this won the 2023 Miles Franklin Literary Award. Coming up: WIFEDOM by Anna Funder. Follow us! Email: booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @ abailliekaras and @ vibrant_lives_podcast Credits Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz2023-09-2921 min
Books On The GoEp 251: Book Club with Shawn MooneyA special episode: Anna chats with Shawn Mooney of Shawn the Book Maniac. We recommend three books and each choose one to read for our next episode: the Anna and Shawn book club! Books discussed: The Transit of Venus by Shirley Hazzard True Biz by Sara Nović Y/N by Esther Yi Loop Tracks by Sue Orr Wifedom: Mrs Orwell's Invisible Life by Anna Funder The Recent East by Thomas Grattan Coming up: Chai Time in Cinnamon Gardens by Sh...2023-09-1841 min
Books On The GoEp 250: Women in Translation RecommendationsAnna and Annie discuss a recent study on reading to young children. We wrap up Women in Translation month. The books we read (or Annie did at least!) and recommend are: Slime: A Natural History by Susanne Wedlich translated by Ayca Turkoglu Heaven by Mieko Kawakami translated by Sam Bett and David Boyd What You're Looking For Is In The Library by Michiko Aoyama translated by Alison Watts Collected Works by Lydia Sandgren translated by Agnes Broomé My Devotion by Julia Kerninon translated by Alison Anderson ...2023-08-2924 min
Books On The GoEp 249: The Late Americans by Brandon TaylorAnna and Annie discuss the 2023 Booker Prize Longlist. Our book of the week is The Late Americans by Brandon Taylor. A novel about friends and lovers set in Iowa City, it is both intimate and explores wider issues in contemporary life and art. Taylor was short-listed for the Booker Prize for Real Life and won the Story Prize for his collection Filthy Animals. The Late Americans is an instant national bestseller and was a Most Anticipated Book of the year by Vogue, Elle, Oprah Daily, the Washington Post, Buzzfeed and Vulture. Coming up: Chai Time in Ci...2023-08-1427 min
Books On The GoEp 248: This Other Eden by Paul HardingAnna and Amanda discuss Elizabeth Gilbert pulling her novel The Snow Forest from publication because of its Russia theme. Our book of the week is This Other Eden by Paul Harding. Based on a true story, an island community of castaways and misfits is disrupted when a well-meaning but racist preacher enters their lives. It has biblical feels yet resonates today. Described as 'a harrowing tale of paradise lost' (New York Times) and 'sure to be a stand-out of 2023' (Los Angeles Times), since we recorded this episode it has been long-listed for the Booker Prize. ...2023-08-0316 min
Books On The GoEp 247: The Escape Artist by Jonathan FreedlandAnna and Amanda discuss the Women's Prize winner Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver. Our book of the week is The Escape Artist: The Man Who Broke out of Auschwitz to Warn the World by Jonathan Freedland. This tells the true story of Rudolf Vrba who escaped from Auschwitz with Fred Wetzler and their attempt to tell Jewish leaders the truth about the Final Solution and prevent more deaths. A Sunday Times Best-Seller and shortlisted for the 2022 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction, we could not put this down. Coming up: This Other Eden by Paul Harding....2023-06-2922 min
Books On The GoEp 246: Sadvertising with Ennis ĆehićA special episode: Anna chats with author Ennis Ćehić about his debut collection of short stories, Sadvertising. Ćehić is based in Melbourne and Sarajevo and writes about displacement, creativity and existentialism. The stories in Sadvertising are set in the advertising world and explore the tension between art and capitalism. Satirical and very funny, with elements of meta-fiction and the surreal. "A work of thrilling, audacious verve and wit ... deserves a standing ovation" (Christos Tsiolkas) and "powerful, inventive and self-assured" (Australian Book Review). We loved this book! Ennis recommends: Hunger by Knut Hamsen translated by Georg...2023-06-2225 min
Books On The GoEp 245: The Half Brother with Christine KeigheryA special episode: Anna chats with author Christine Keighery about her new novel The Half Brother. Christine Keighery has written over 35 novels for children and young adults (as Chrissie Perry). The Half Brother is her first novel for adults. It's a psychological suspense story about a family, secrets and coercive control. Described as "sinister, suspenseful and tightly written, with an ending I didn't see coming" (Vikki Wakefield). There are no spoilers in this episode so you'll have to read it to see what the twist is! Follow us: Instagram: @ abailliekaras Twitter: @ aba...2023-06-1421 min
Books On The GoEp 244:The Great Fire by Shirley HazzardAnna and Amanda discuss The Great Fire by Shirley Hazzard. This novel set in Japan and Hong Kong in 1947 explores the colonial era with a forbidden love story at its centre. Described as "the last masterpiece of a vanished age of civility" (Wall Street Journal) it won the 2003 Miles Franklin Award and the National Book Award for Fiction and was shortlisted for the 2004 Orange Prize. We also recommend Shirley Hazzard: A Writing Life by Brigitta Olubas. Follow us! Facebook: Books On The Go Email: booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @abailliekaras an...2023-05-2928 minBooks On The GoEp 243: Girl in a Pink Dress with Kylie NeedhamA special episode: Anna chats with author Kylie Needham about her debut novel, Girl In A Pink Dress. Girl in a Pink Dress centres on Frances, an artist in her 40s who is invited to her former lover's exhibition opening in Sydney. A beautiful, spare novel that explores the idea of two artists living together and female rage, against the backdrop of the Australian landscape. Described as "a quiet triumph" (Heather Rose) and "breathtakingly good" (David Wenham), we loved this book. Kylie recommends: Can A Woman Who Is An Artist Ever Just Be An...2023-05-1623 minBooks On The GoEp 242: The New Life by Tom CreweAnna and Annie discuss the Stella Prize shortlist (belatedly!) Our book of the week is The New Life by Tom Crewe. A brilliant debut novel about two marriages and sexual freedom in 1890s London, it evokes the time and place beautifully but feels modern and resonates today. It reminded us of Colm Tóibín, with "the spirit of Forster" (Washington Post). Coming up: The Great Fire by Shirley Hazzard. Follow us! Instagram: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie Facebook: Books On The Go Email: booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Cr...2023-05-1118 minBooks On The GoEp 241: Women's Prize ShortlistAnna, Annie and Amanda react to the 2023 Women's Prize Shortlist and give our winner predictions. And Annie has news! The shortlist is: Black Butterflies by Priscilla Morris Pod by Laline Paull Fire Rush by Jacqueline Crooks Trespasses by Louise Kennedy The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver Coming up: The New Life by Tom Crewe and The Great Fire by Shirley Hazzard. Follow us! Facebook: Books On The Go Email: booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @abailliekaras , @vibrant_lives_podcast , @mr_annie 2023-05-0227 minBooks On The GoEp 240: Stella Prize Shortlist and Winner PredictionAnnie, Anna and Amanda discuss the shortlist for the 2023 Stella Prize and give their winner predictions. The shortlist is: We Come With This Place by Debra Dank big beautiful female theory by Eloise Grills The Jaguar by Sarah Holland-Batt Hydra by Adriane Howell Indelible City by Louisa Lim Bad Art Mother by Edwina Preston Coming up: The Great Fire by Shirley Hazzard and our Women's Prize Shortlist episode. Follow us! Instagram: @abailliekaras , @mr_annie and @vibrant_lives_podcast Email: Booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Facebook: Books On The Go 2023-04-2628 minBooks On The GoEp 239: All That's Left Unsaid by Tracey LienAnna and Annie discuss the 2023 Dylan Thomas Prize Shortlist. Our book of the week is All That's Left Unsaid by Tracey Lien. This debut novel tells the story of Ky, a Vietnamese-Australian woman who looks for answers when her brother is killed in Cabramatta, Sydney. It won the 2023 Indie Book Award for Debut Fiction. Coming up: The New Life by Tom Crewe. Follow us! Instagram: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie Email: booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Facebook: Books On The Go Twitter: @abailliekaras and @mister_annie Cre...2023-04-0315 minBooks On The GoEp 238: Stone Blind by Natalie HaynesAnna and Annie discuss the books they are keeping or culling, including Pure Colour by Sheila Heti The Invention of Medicine by Robin Lane Fox Troy by Stephen Fry Our book of the week is Stone Blind, the latest novel by Natalie Haynes. It tells the story of Medusa from a feminist perspective, is witty, rich with details from Greek mythology and has been long-listed for the 2023 Women's Prize for Fiction. We loved this one. Coming up: All That is Left Unsaid by Tracey Lien. Follow us! Fac...2023-03-2721 minBooks On The GoEp 237: I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca MakkaiAnna and Annie react to the 2023 Women's Prize Longlist and the Booker International Longlist. Our book of the week is I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai, the follow-up novel to her Pulitzer Prize winning best-seller The Great Believers. The story centres on podcaster Bodie, who is drawn back to a murder case from her boarding school days and starts to fear that the wrong man has been imprisoned. A gripping mix of crime, #MeToo and campus drama, this is perfect for book clubs. We recommend it. Coming up: Stone Blind by Natalie Hay...2023-03-2027 minBooks On The GoEp 236: The Soulmate with Sally HepworthA special episode: Anna and Amanda chat with best-selling author Sally Hepworth about her new novel The Soulmate. The Soulmate is a gripping story about Pippa and Gabe, who are happily married until a woman dies near their home and they become entangled in the mystery that follows. A compulsive read which raises questions about marriage and loyalty, we could not put this down. Sally also recommends: Authors Jane Harper, Liane Moriarty, Kate Morton and Holly Ringland; Podcasts The First Time Podcast and The Lise and Sarah Show; and TV show B...2023-03-1421 minBooks On The GoEp 235: Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony DoerrAnnie and Anna discuss the 2023 Stella Prize Longlist. Our book of the week is Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr, the follow-up to his best-selling and Pulitzer Prize winning novel All the Light We Cannot See. Cloud Cuckoo Land was on the New York Times bestseller list for over 20 weeks and was a National Book Award finalist. Set in 15th century Constantinople, modern day Idaho and a future spaceship, it is about children in times of peril who find hope in a book. Coming up: The Soulmate with special guest Sally Hepworth. Follow us...2023-03-0728 minBooks On The GoEp 234: She Too with Eve ThomsonA special episode as we chat with Eve Thomson about her debut novel She Too. She Too is a legal thriller about a young lawyer who acts for a man accused of being an abusive husband as he sues a news website for defamation. It looks at the nature of truth, celebrity and power. Eve recommends the book Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr and the podcasts Conversations, Chat 10 Looks 3 and Head Noise. Coming up: Cloud Cuckoo Land. Follow us! Instagram: @abailliekaras Facebook: Books On The Go2023-02-2718 minBooks On The GoEp 233: Louise Adler, Adelaide Writers' Week DirectorA special episode - our interview with Louise Adler, Director of Adelaide Writers' Week! We discuss Louise's 'Director's Picks', some new authors to discover and the challenges of curating a literary festival. Books discussed: Tom Stoppard: A Life by Hermione Lee Beat the Devil by David Hare Shirley Hazzard: A Writing Life by Brigitta Olubas The Great Fire by Shirley Hazzard Trespasses by Louise Kennedy The Singularities by John Banville We Don't Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Ireland Since 1958 by Fintan O'Toole2023-02-2015 minBooks On The Goep 232: Sea of Tranquility by Emily St John MandelAnna and Annie discuss the 2023 Dublin Literary Award Longlist. Our book of the week is Sea of Tranquility by Emily St John Mandel. Like Station 11 and The Glass Hotel, it is speculative fiction with warmth, heart and great story-telling. A New York Times Bestseller and a Best Book of 2022 (New York Times, Oprah Daily, NPR) it has been described as 'transporting and brilliant and generous' (USA Today). Coming up: Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr. Follow us! Email: booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie Facebook: Book...2023-02-1325 minBooks On The GoEp 231: Trespasses by Louise KennedyAnna and Annie discuss the man arrested for stealing manuscripts and whether new AI technology ChatGPT can write novels. Our book of the week is Trespasses by Louise Kennedy. Set in 1970s Belfast during the Troubles, it tells the story of a young Catholic woman and her affair with a married Protestant man. Described as "brilliant, beautiful, heartbreaking" (New York Times) and named a Best Book of the Year by the Washington Post, we loved this book. Louise Kennedy will be at Adelaide Writers' Week in March. We can't wait! Also mentioned: ...2023-01-2422 minBooks On The GoEp 230: The Master and MargaritaAnna and Annie discuss Jacob's Room by Virginia Woolf and Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka in our Keep or Cull segment. Our book of the week is The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov translated by Michael Glenny. We have been meaning to read this Russian classic for ages. A surreal, absurdist satire, it features Satan, Pontius Pilate, a poet and a talking cat. Not what we were expecting! We'll be back in a few weeks. Follow us! Instagram: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie Email: Booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com...2023-01-0226 minBooks On The GoEp 229: Best Books of 2022Anna, Annie and Amanda discuss our best books of 2022. Our favourite reads were: The Comfort Book by Matt Haig Border by Kapka Kassabova Devotion by Hannah Kent Love Marriage by Monica Ali Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin The Hummingbird by Sandro Veronesi translated by Elena Pala The Guest Cat by Takashi Hiraide translated by Eric Selland Limberlost by Robbie Arnott Mercury Pictures Presents by Anthony Marra Follow us! Instagram: @abailliekaras , @mr_annie...2022-12-1630 minBooks On The GoEp 228: Holiday Reading Recommendations and TBRAnna and Annie discuss how BookTok is helping young people discover a passion for reading. Our holiday reading recommendations are: Willowman by Inge Simpson The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn Better the Blood by Michael Bennett The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margo by Marianne Cronin Miss Aldridge Regrets by Louise Hare The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff Tom Stoppard: A Life by Hermione Lee2022-12-1328 minBooks On The GoEp 227: Crossroads by Jonathan FranzenAnna and Amanda discuss book shopping on TikTok. Our book of the week is Crossroads by award-winning author Jonathan Franzen. This is a family drama set in 1971 American suburbia and is the first in a trilogy. It was an instant New York Times best-seller, a Guardian Best Fiction Book of 2021 and has been described as 'a Middlemarch-like triumph' (The Telegraph). Coming up: our Holiday Reading Recomendations and TBR. Follow us! Email: booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @abailliekaras and @vibrant_lives_podcast Facebook: Books On The Go Twit...2022-12-0121 minBooks On The GoEp 226: The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'FarrellAnna and Amanda discuss the National Book Award winner for fiction, The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty. Our book of the week is The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell, the follow-up novel to her hugely successful Hamnet. It's set in the Italian Renaissance and follows Lucrezia de'Medici and her marriage aged 15 to the Duke of Ferrara. All the ingredients for a great read, we had high expectations for this one! Coming up: Crossroads by Jonanthan Franzen and our Holiday Reading recommendations and TBR! Follow us: Instagram: @abailliekaras and @vibrant_lives_podcast2022-11-2716 minBooks On The GoEp 225: The Trees by Percival EverettAnna and Annie discuss the court blocking the acquisition by Penguin Random House of Simon & Schuster. Our book of the week is The Trees by Percival Everett. This novel set in Money, Mississippi starts with a brutal murder which detectives Ed and Jim struggle to solve. Satirical with absurdist elements and a whodunnit, but confronting racism and lynching in America, it has been described as a 'gory pulp revenge fantasy' (Bookforum) and 'explosive in every way' (Dua Lipa). It was shortlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize. Coming up: The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell. F...2022-11-2021 minBooks On The GoEP 224: Real Bad Things by Kelly J FordAnna and Annie discuss the Readings Prize winner, Cold Enough for Snow by Jessica Au. Our book of the week is Real Bad Things by Kelly J. Ford. Set around the Arkansas River, this is a suspense thriller about Jane, who returns to her home town to face up to a murder that was committed years before. Described as Southern noir or Grit Lit, this was an Amazon Best Book of the Month and is recommended for Ozark fans. Coming up: The Trees by Percival Everett. Follow us! Email: booksonthegopodcast@gmail.c...2022-11-0911 minBooks On The GoEp 223: Classic Crime books by Margery AllinghamAnna and Annie discuss the Booker Prize winner, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka. In Keep or Cull, Anna culls Mrs March by Virginia Feito and Annie keeps Seeing Other People by Diana Reid. Our books of the week are Sweet Danger and Death of a Ghost by Margery Allingham, one of the queens of classic crime. Both books feature gentleman sleuth Albert Campion. Described as 'addictive as cocaine' (Independent), Agatha Christie said 'Margery Allingham stands out like a shining light.' Coming up: Real Bad Things by Kelly J Fo...2022-11-0324 minBooks On The GoEp 222: Limberlost by Robbie ArnottAnna and Annie discuss the latest book sales and our theories on TikTok or #BookTok . We also preview our new segment Keep or Cull, as we will be reading from our ever-growing TBR shelf! Our book of the week is Limberlost by award-winning author Robbie Arnott. It's a coming-of-age story about Ned, who lives on an apple farm in Tasmania and spends the summer of 1944 hunting rabbits while his brothers are at war. Annie loved this and has tipped it for the Miles Franklin already. Coming up: The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell Fol...2022-10-1723 min
Books On The GoEp 221: Booker Prize Special EpisodeAnna and Annie discuss the death of Hilary Mantel and the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, Annie Ernaux. Our books of the week are Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies by Maddie Mortimer and After Sappho by Selby Wynn Schwartz, both long-listed for the 2022 Booker Prize. We also discuss the Booker Prize Shortlist and our winner predictions. Coming up: Limberlost by Robbie Arnott Follow us! Instagram: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie Email: Booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @abailliekaras and @mister_annie Litsy: @abailliekaras and @m...2022-10-1224 minBooks On The GoEp 220: Cold Enough for Snow and Small BooksAnna and Amanda discuss our favourite small books. Our book of the week is Cold Enough for Snow by Jessica Au, the inaugural winner of the Novel Prize. This inspired us to talk about other short novels that we have loved: Guest Cat by Tikashi Hiraide translated by Eric Selland Ikigai by Héctor García and Francesc Miralles Japonisme: The Art of Finding Contentment by Erin Niimi Longhurst Summerwater by Sarah Moss A Chess Story by Stefan Zweig translated by Alexander Starritt. Coming up: The...2022-10-0127 minBooks On The GoEp 219: Bodies of Light by Jennifer DownAnna and Annie discuss the 2022 Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction shortlist. Our book of the week is Bodies of Light by award-winning author Jennifer Down. This novel explores survival against the odds and is wonderfully engaging despite the subject-matter. Winner of the 2022 Miles Franklin Literary Award. Coming up: Cold Enough for Snow by Jessica Au and small books. Follow us! Instagram: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie Facebook: Books On The Go Litsy: @abailliekaras Twitter: @abailliekaras and @mister_annie Credits Artwork: Sascha W...2022-09-2717 minBooks On The GoEp 218: Mercury Pictures Presents by Anthony MarraAnna and Annie discuss the death of Queen Elizabeth II and recommend these books: An Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett The Queen by Ben Pimlott The Palace Papers by Tina Brown Our book of the week is Mercury Pictures Presents by Anthony Marra. This New York Times Bestseller is set in Mussolini's Italy and 1940s Hollywood. Described as 'a wonderful novel' (Sunday Times), 'epically entertaining' (San Fancisco Chronicle) and 'A gorgeous book ... sublime' (New York Times). We agree! Coming up: Cold Enough for Snow by Jessica Au and our s...2022-09-1820 minBooks On The GoEp 217: Nightcrawling by Leila MottleyAnna and Annie discuss their predictions for the 2022 Booker Prize Shortlist. Our book of the week is Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley. This novel about a young woman in Oakland has been described as 'an electrifying debut' (Dave Eggers). It is a New York Times Bestseller, an Oprah Book Club pick and is longlisted for the Booker Prize. We think it more than lives up to the hype! Coming up: Bodies of Light by Jennifer Down and Mercury Pictures Presents by Anthony Marra. Follow us! Instagram: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie F...2022-09-0424 minBooks On The GoEp 216: Small Things Like These by Claire KeeganAnna and Annie discuss literary scandals and the attack on Salman Rushdie. Sales of his book The Satanic Verses have surged since the attack. Our book of the week is Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan. A short novel set in Ireland in 1985, it tells the story of Bill Furlong and his moral dilemma when he sees wrongdoing by the church. Winner of the Orwell Prize for Politcal Fiction 2022 and longlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize. We loved this one! Coming up: Bodies of Light by Jennifer Down Follow us! Instagram: @abai...2022-08-2921 minBooks On The GoEp 215: Violets by Kyung-Sook Shin translated by Anton HurAnna and Annie discuss the mystery surrounding a killing in Zambia and Delia Owens, author of Where the Crawdads Sing. Our book of the week is Violets by Kyung-Sook Shin translated by Anton Hur. This novel explores violence and loneliness in Korean society. Described as a 'requiem to the unseen women' (Washington Independent Review of Books) it's a thoughtful book if not our favourite by this author. We read this for Women in Translation month. Coming up: Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan. Follow us! Email: booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com I...2022-08-1719 minBooks On The GoEp 214: Women in Translation recommendations and TBRAnna and Annie discuss their book recommendations for Women in Translation month. There is also a #WITreadathon on BookTube hosted by Matthew Sciarappa, Kendra Winchester and Insert Literary Pun Here if you're interested. Our WIT month books: Books of Jacob by Olga Tokarczuk translated by Jennifer Croft Long Live the Post Horn! by Vigdis Hjorth translated by Charlotte Barslund Second Hand Time by Svetlana Alexievich translated by Bela Shayevich The Woman in the Purple Skirt by Natsuko Imamura translated by Lucy North Heaven by Mieko Kawakami translated b...2022-08-0922 minBooks On The GoEp 213:Bolla by Pajtim Statovci translated by David HackstonAnna and Annie discuss the Miles Franklin Literary Award winner and react to the 2022 Booker Prize Longlist. Our book of the week is Bolla by Pajtim Statovci translated by David Hackston. Set in Kosovo, this novel centres on Arsim, an Albanian man who falls in love with Milos, a Serbian man, just before the Kosovan war. It won the Finlandia Prize in its original Finnish. We echo the praise of Torrey Peters: "Devastating in the most beautiful ways ... you are in the hands of an absolute artist." Coming up: our recommendations for Women in Translation Mo...2022-08-0330 minBooks On The GoEp 212: Best Books of the Year So FarAnna 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 recommends t...2022-07-0231 minBooks On The GoEP 211: Wild Abandon by Emily BittoAnna 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: Booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Facebook: Books On The Go Instagram: @abailliekaras and @vibrant_liv...2022-06-2729 minBooks On The GoEp 210: Comfort Reading RecommendationsAnna 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 us!2022-06-1320 minBooks On The GoEp 209: Red Arrow by William BrewerAnna 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: booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Facebook: Books On The Go In...2022-06-0127 minBooks On The GoEp 208: Stolen Focus by Johann HariAnna 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: booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Facebook: Books On The Go Instagram: @abailliekaras and @vibrant_lives_podcast Twit...2022-05-2427 minBooks On The GoEp 207: The Candy House by Jennifer EganAnna 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: our favourite comfort reads. Follow us! Email: booksonthegopodcast@g...2022-05-1221 minBooks On The GoEp 206: The Colony by Audrey MageeAnna 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 and @mister_annie Litsy: @abailliekaras Credits...2022-04-2129 minBooks On The GoEp 205: A Man Named DollAnna 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: booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Facebook: Books On The Go Instagram: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie Twitter: @abailliekaras and...2022-04-1115 minBooks On The GoEp 204: Everybody by Olivia LaingAnna 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: booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Facebook: Books On The Go Instagram: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie Twitter: @abailliekaras and @mi...2022-03-2821 minBooks On The GoEp 203: The Fell by Sarah MossAnna 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 read. Coming up: Everybody by Olivia Laing...2022-03-0716 min
Books On The GoEp 202: Toxic by Richard FlanaganAnna 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 Fell by Sarah Moss. Follow us! Email: booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Facebook: Books On T...2022-02-2724 minBooks On The GoEp 201: Devotion by Hannah KentAnna 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 by Sarah Moss. Follow us! Email: booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Inst...2022-02-2120 minBooks On The GoEp 200: The Sentence by Louise ErdrichAnna 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. Follow us! Email: booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Facebook: Books On The...2022-02-1421 minBooks On The GoEp 199: The Appeal by Janice HallettAnna 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: booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Facebook: Books On The Go Instagram: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie Twitter: @abailliekaras and @mister_annie Litsy: @abailliekaras Credits Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz2022-02-0721 min
Vibrant Lives PodcastCreating your healthy habits with behaviour change specialist, Dr Heather McKeeHave you ever struggled with sticking to your well-intentioned health goals? Let’s be real, we all have.This episode might be what you’re looking for to help you reach your goals and make healthy behaviours into lasting habits. Behaviour change specialist, Dr Heather McKee, shares her considerable knowledge about the art of goal setting, how to actually achieve your health goals, how to deal wth set backs, and more.All of Heather’s advice is supported by scientific research into the psychology of behaviour change. Our discussion is packed with practical and helpful strategies for you. Also...2021-10-1159 min