Books On The Go

Anna Baillie-Karas, Annie Waters and Amanda Hayes
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Books On The Go

A podcast where we talk about our book of the week. Read along with us!

  1. 20/12/2024

    Ep 277: Book Recommendations with Anthony Nocera

    A special episode : Anna chats with author Anthony Nocera.  We discuss Anthony’s brilliant essay WEDNESDAY BANG in the current issue of SPLINTER and his upcoming plays: Log Boy, My Hair is Thinning and Someone Like You.  Anthony’s book recommendations: NOSTALGIA HAS RUINED MY LIFE by Zarah Butcher-McGunnigle THE GUEST by Emma Cline  AN EXCITING AND VIVID INNER LIFE by Paul Dalla Rosa Follow us! Instagram: @abailliekaras and @anocera02 Anthony: https://anthonynocera.me/ Email: booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Credits Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz

    26 min

  2. 14/12/2024

    Ep 276: Best Books of 2024

    Anna, Annie and Amanda reveal our favourite reads of 2024! Books discussed: MAGIC PILL by Johann Hari ALL THE BEAUTY IN THE WORLD by Patrick Bringley THE ALTERNATIVES by Caoilinn Hughes THIS STRANGE AND EVENTFUL HISTORY by Claire Messud RAPTURE by Emily Maguire WOO WOO by Ella Baxter THE GENTLEMAN FROM PERU by André Aciman JUICE by Tim Winton (Annie recommends the audiobook) INTERMEZZO by Sally Rooney QUESTION 7 by Richard Flanagan THE WYCH ELM by Tana French Children’s Pick LANDOVEL by Emily Rodda Follow us! Instagram: @abailliekaras / @mr_annie / @vibrant_lives_podcast Email: booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Coming up: Book recommendations with author Anthony Nocera

    39 min

  3. 09/12/2024

    Ep 275: Australian Literature with Farrin Foster

    A special episode: we chat with Farrin Foster about new literary journal SPLINTER and emerging Australian authors. We talk about authors who are also musicians, autofiction and taking a book of poetry in your bag for waiting times. Farrin recommends the work of: Seamus Lonergan –  KT Major Olivia De Zilva  ROCK FLIGHT by Hasib Hourani  Dom Guerrera Rapture by Emily Maguire Coming up: Our Best Books of 2024 Follow us! Instagram: @abailliekaras and @splinterjournal Email: booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com

    30 min

  4. 01/12/2024

    Ep 274: Comfort Reading Recommendations

    Anna and Annie discuss the  2024 Booker Prize winner ORBITAL by Samantha Harvey. Our comfort reading recommendations are: ARGYLLE by Elly Conway WE SOLVE MURDERS by Richard Osman LOOSE LIPS by Kemper Donovan THE SPY COAST by Tess Gerritsen THE ROM COMMERS by Katherine Center THE WEDDING FORECAST by Nina Kenwood WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR IS IN THE LIBRARY by Michiko Aoyama translated by Alison Watts HAPPY GO LUCKY by David Sedaris WINTERING by Katherine May THE GARDEN AGAINST TIME by Olivia Laing WHAT I ATE IN A YEAR by Stanley Tucci TRAVELS IN EUROPE by Charles Dickens Follow us! Instagram: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie Email: booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com

    26 min

  5. 15/11/2024

    Ep 273: James by Percival Everett

    Anna and Annie discuss the 2024 Goldsmiths Prize winner, Parade by Rachel Cusk, and ghostwriters in crime writing. Our book of the week is JAMES by Percival Everett.  This re-telling of Huckleberry Finn has been an instant New York Times best-seller, shortlisted for the Booker Prize and National Book award and described as 'genius' (The Atlantic).  Coming up: our comfort reading recommendations. Follow us! Email: Booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie Credits Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz

    21 min

  6. 09/11/2024

    Ep 272: All Fours by Miranda July

    Anna and Annie discuss AI in publishing. Our book of the week is ALL FOURS by award-winning author and artist Miranda July. Described as July's 'peri-menopause novel', ALL FOURS tells the story of a woman who escapes married life and creates a space for herself.  A finalist for the 2024 National Book Award and instant New York Times bestseller, it's funny, frank and causing a stir amongst book clubs.   We recorded this before the US election but some of the themes will resonate. Coming up: JAMES by Percival Everett. Follow us! Email: booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie   Credits Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz

    26 min

  7. 01/11/2024

    Ep 271: Intermezzo by Sally Rooney

    Anna and Annie discuss the 2024 Booker Prize Shortlist. Our book of the week is INTERMEZZO by award-winning author Sally Rooney. Intermezzo is a novel about two brothers who deal with grief, family and relationships. Intimate and poignant, it's been an instant New York Times bestseller, shortlisted for the An Post Irish Book Awards Book of the Year and one of Publishers Weekly's Best Books of the Year. We discuss Sally Rooney's popularity, the backlash and what it says about women's fiction. Coming up: ALL FOURS by Miranda July. Follow us! Instagram: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie Email: booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com   Credits Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz

    25 min

  8. 23/10/2024

    Ep 270: The Valley with Chris Hammer

    A special episode! Anna chats with author Chris Hammer about his new crime novel THE VALLEY, the fourth in the Nell Buchanan and Ivan Lucic series. Chris' award-winning debut SCRUBLANDS was an instant bestseller and is now a TV series.  THE VALLEY is his seventh novel and follows detectives Nell and Ivan as they investigate a murder in rural Australia and the victim's connections with logging, politics and an abandoned gold mine.  We discuss why Chris has been compared to Shakespeare and how the Australian landscape inspires his stories.   Chris recommends books by Peter Temple and the TV show Slow Horses based on the books by Mick Herron. Coming up: Intermezzo by Sally Rooney Follow us! Email: booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @abailliekaras / @thehammernow Chris: https://chrishammerauthor.com/ Credits Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz

    18 min
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A podcast where we talk about our book of the week. Read along with us!

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  • Creator
    Anna Baillie-Karas, Annie Waters and Amanda Hayes
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2024
  • Episodes
    100
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Books On The Go

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