The Bookshelf

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What are you reading, loving or being challenged by? We review the latest in fiction for dedicated readers and for those who wish they read more.... more

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The podcast currently has 829 episodes available.

The Bookshelf episodes:

January 03, 2020 Begin your reading year with Peter Goldsworthy, Sarah Bailey and Anna Krien
Reading influences and recommendations from three Australian novelists
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54min
December 27, 2019 Fantasy with Samantha Shannon, Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman
Three fantasy writers share the bookshelves that have shaped them, and some writing insights too.
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54min
December 27, 2019 Fantasy with Samantha Shannon, Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman
Three fantasy writers share the bookshelves that have shaped them, and some writing insights too.
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54min
December 20, 2019 Book recommendations from Kate Forsyth, Heather Rose and Alex McClintock
Boxing, fairytales and political scandal as three writers share the bookshelves that have shaped them.
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54min
December 20, 2019 Book recommendations from Kate Forsyth, Heather Rose and Alex McClintock
Boxing, fairytales and political scandal as three writers share the bookshelves that have shaped them.
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54min
December 13, 2019 The Bookshelf's best books of 2019
A trio of readers join Kate and Cassie with their reading recommendations.
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54min
December 13, 2019 The Bookshelf's best books of 2019
A trio of readers join Kate and Cassie with their reading recommendations.
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54min
December 06, 2019 New fiction from Ben Lerner, Marcy Dermansky and Curdella Forbes
Novelist Graeme Simsion and reviewer Nicole Abadee on Marcy Dermansky's Very Nice and Curdella Forbes' A Tall History of Sugar, and reading America in Ben Lerner's The Topeka School
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55min
December 06, 2019 New fiction from Ben Lerner, Marcy Dermansky and Curdella Forbes
Novelist Graeme Simsion and reviewer Nicole Abadee on Marcy Dermansky's Very Nice and Curdella Forbes' A Tall History of Sugar, and reading America in Ben Lerner's The Topeka School
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55min
December 04, 2019 Pod Extra: Poet Lemn Sissay and the many foster children of literature
A podcast special edition of the Bookshelf, in which English poet and writer Lemn Sissay reveals his life and history as a child in care, and connects it to the many foster children of literature.
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56min

FAQs about The Bookshelf:

How many episodes does The Bookshelf have?

The podcast currently has 829 episodes available.