Feb 25, 2020
Anna and Amanda discuss the screen adaptation of No Friend But The Mountains by Behrouz Boochani, and books inspired by the film Parasite.
Our book of the week is The Man Who Saw Everything by Deborah Levy. This novel about a man who travels to East Berlin was long-listed for the 2019 Booker Prize and was a best book...
Feb 16, 2020
Anna and Amanda discuss Black History Month and how Barnes and Noble got it wrong.
Our book of the week is A Moth to a Flame by Stig Dagerman, translated by Benjamin Miers Cruz with an introduction by Siri Hustvedt. We love the Penguin Writers Series but this one was not for us.
Coming up, Girl, Woman, Other by...
Feb 10, 2020
Anna and Annie discuss the Stella Prize longlist.
Our book of the week is The Pine Islands by Marion Poschman translated by Jen Calleja. We admit we bought this one for the cover; it was also shortlisted for the 2019 Man Booker International Prize. A novel about two men who travel through Japan as they trace the...
Feb 3, 2020
Anna and Annie discuss the Edgar Allen Poe Awards shortlists and make our predictions for the Stella Prize Longlist, to be announced on 6 February 2020.
Our book of the week is The Yield by Tara June Winch. The story of an Aboriginal woman who returns to Australia when her grandfather dies, it has had rave reviews and...