Books On The Go

Anna 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, Anna, Amanda and Annie will be reading Bridge of Clay by Marcus Zusak. 

Anna 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, Moriarty has fun with this novel set at a health retreat where nine people go seeking a life change - but will they survive?  A great beach read.

Next up, Anna and Amanda will be reading Trick by Domenico Starnone.

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Anna 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.

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Artwork: Sascha Wilcosz

Anna 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. 

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Anna 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 by Jane Harper.

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Sascha Wilcosz 

Anna 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.

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Anna 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.

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Anna 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.

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Anna 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.

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Anna 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 Amanda are reading Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton.

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Artwork: Sascha Wilcosz