Books On The Go

Anna 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.

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Anna 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.

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Anna 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.

Anna 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.

Anna 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.

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Anna 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.

Anna 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.

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Anna 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.

Anna 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.

Anna 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.