Books On The Go

Anna and Geoff discuss the Dublin Literary Award winner, Gliff by Ali Smith.

 

Our book of the week is HOUR OF THE STAR by Clarice Lispector translated by Benjamin Moser. Lispector was the Ukrainian-Brazilian novelist writing from the 1940s to 1970s who is widely referenced and is having a moment on BookTube and...

Anna and Geoff react to the 2026 Women’s Prize winners:  Virginia Evans' THE CORRESPONDENT for Fiction, which prompts Geoff to recommend 84 CHARING CROSS ROAD, and Lyse Doucet’s THE FINEST HOTEL IN KABUL for Non-Fiction. 

 

Our book of the week is JOHN OF JOHN by Douglas Stuart, the Booker Prize-winning author of...

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...