Best Books of 2020

Welcome to the very first episode of Whaddaya Readin? Meet Sarah and Jess, two Naarm-based actors, writers and avid readers who love to swap books and discuss their thoughts on them. Join us for this very first episode, which has been in the pipeline for quite some time (whoops), as we discuss, review and recommend our favourite fiction book releases of 2020. This episode was recorded way back in the February snap lockdown in Victoria over Zoom, when 2020 was still fresh in our minds. Thanks for tuning in!

Show Notes | Book Index
0:00: Intro
1:06: Meet Sarah & Jess
5:35: Visual Descriptions
20:45: The Hunted by Gabriel Bergmoser
26:16: Earthlings by Sayaka Murata
29:12: All Our Shimmering Skies by Trent Dalton
37:28: The Girl With the Louding Voice by Abi Daré
40:48: The Mother Fault by Kate Mildenhall
48:12: Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
56:33: Weather by Jenny Offill
1:02:27: The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
1:07:35: Sarah's Top Pick of 2020 - The Rain Heron by Robbie Arnott
1:14:34: Jess's Top Pick of 2020 - Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevado
1:20:18: Honourable Mentions - The Yield by Tara June Winch, Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo, Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell, Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Olive by Emma Gannon, Anxious People by Fredrik Backman & A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing by Jessie Tu
1:31:45: Outtro

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