Oct 18, 2021
Anna and Annie discuss the Nobel Prize for Literature winner, Abdulrazak Gurner.
Our book of the week is Assembly by Natasha Brown. A short novel about a Black woman's experience in modern Britain, this has been described as 'diamond-sharp, timely and urgent' (The Observer) and 'the literary debut of the summer'...
Oct 10, 2021
Anna and Amanda discuss Real Estate, the latest book by Deborah Levy in her living autobiography series.
Levy has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize twice, for her novels Swimming Home and Hot Milk, and has won acclaim recently for her non-fiction works, with the best-selling The Cost of Living a New York Times...
Oct 2, 2021
Anna and Annie discuss the 2021 Booker Prize Shortlist.
Our book of the week is Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead. This sweeping historical novel about a 1950s woman aviator and modern-day movie star has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Described as a 'soaring masterclass' (Telegraph), the Donna Tartt comparisons...
Sep 20, 2021
The new Sally Rooney novel is here! Anna and Annie discuss the publishing event and enormous success of the release of Rooney's third book.
Beautiful World, Where Are You is a novel about four friends, examining their relationships and touching on world issues. Perfect for book clubs, there is so much to discuss. ...
Sep 12, 2021
Anna and Amanda discuss the 2021 Women's Prize winner Susanna Clarke for Piranesi, a follow-up story about #BookTok trends and the winners of the 2021 Wainwright Prize for nature writing. Amanda recommends this interview with Merlin Sheldrake on Conversations with Richard Fidler.
Our book of the week is Minor Detail...