Books On The Go

Anna and Geoff discuss the 2026 Stella Prize winner, CANNON by Lee Lai and the 2026 Orwell Prize for Political Fiction shortlist.  We also react to the Guardian list of 100 best books of all time. Is there a difference between your 10 favourite novels and your top 10 best books of all time?

 

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Anna and Geoff react to the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner, ANGEL DOWN by Daniel Kraus, a World War 1 novel written in one sentence. We also discuss Dwight Garner's New York Times article about the lack of book critics and our views on book influencers and reviews that make news, such as the Harper’s review of To...

Anna and Geoff discuss the 2026 Women’s Prize for Fiction Shortlist. Is it  more commercial than usual?

 

Our book of the week is LÁZÁR by Nelio Biedermann translated by Jamie Bulloch. This sweeping historical novel about the aristocratic von Lázár family during the 20^th century from the Austro Hungarian...

Anna and Geoff discuss the news that Helen deWitt has turned down the Windham Campbell prize.  Are authors expected to do too much publicity?  

 

Our book of the week is PEDRO PÁRAMO by Juan Rulfo translated by Douglas J. Weatherford.  ‘Wuthering Heights located in Mexico written by Kafka’ gives a hint - this...

Anna and Annie discuss the 2026 Booker International Shortlist.

 

Our book of the week is HEART THE LOVER by Lily King. This buzzy novel follows three friends at university and into adulthood.  A follow up from King’s best-seller WRITERS AND LOVERS, it is an instant New York Times best-seller and is long-listed for...