Feb 24, 2019
Anna and Amanda discuss the decline in young adult book sales, and remember Andrea Levy.
Our book of the week is Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. A Number 1 New York Times best-seller described as 'painfully beautiful' and soon to be adapted by Reese Witherspoon, it's the story of Kya, who grows up in a North...
Feb 17, 2019
Anna and Annie discuss the New Yorker article about Dan Mallory, aka A J Finn, the author of The Woman in the Window; and the Stella Prize long-list, with Annie naming the book she thinks will win (early tip!).
Our book of the week is The Fragments by Australian author Toni Jordan. Set in 1980s Brisbane and 1930s New...
Feb 11, 2019
Anna and Amanda discuss the Man Group no longer sponsoring the Man Booker Prize.
Our book of the week is Travelling in a Strange Land by David Park. Described as a "brave, exhilarating novel" and shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards 2018, this was the first book we'd read by prize-winning author David Park but won't...
Feb 4, 2019
Anna and Annie discuss the Costa Book Awards winner The Cut-Out Girl by Bart Van Es and the winner of the Victorian Premier's Literary Award: No Friend But The Mountains by Behrouz Boochani.
Our book of the week is Educated by Tara Westover. A best-selling memoir of her efforts to overcome her upbringing and get...