Literary Anything

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Literary Anything, our Marion Libraries podcast where we talk about anything literary and literary anything.

  1. Episode 86 - 2026 Wrap Up Episode

    12/10/2025

    Episode 86 - 2026 Wrap Up Episode

    Our favourite episode of the year is out now (a bit late because Salma had jury duty!) Listen to find out the top ten borrowed fiction and non-fiction books for 2025 (for the first time ever there's no James Patterson). Also, Paula and Salma offer some good book recs for summer reading and the books we're looking forward to next year!! We also farewell Paula from the podcast for now (she'll have FOMO and will be back) and welcome Jasmine who will be joining Salma in 2026! Books they mention: House Of My Mother – Shari Franke Cat Person - Kristen Roupenian We Solve Murders – Richard Osman Thursday Murder Club – Richard Osman Beautiful Ugly – Alice Feeney The Mushroom Tapes - Helen Garner, Chloe Hooper and Sarah Krasnostein The Arsonist: A Mind on Fire – Chloe Hooper The Trauma Cleaner - Sarah Krasnostein This House of Grief – Helen Garner Demon Copperhead - Barbara Kingsolver Mongrel – Hanako Footman I Want Everything - Dominic Amerena Wellness - Nathan Hill The Nix - Nathan Hill The Let Them Theory – Mel Robbins Here One Moment – Liane Moriarty The Memoir Part 1 - Cher The Whole Truth - Jackie O A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing – Jessie Tu Daisy Darker – Alice Feeney Nemesis – Patricia Wolf Salt Upon The Water – Lyn Dickens Until the Red Leaves Fall – Alli Parker At the Foot of the Cherry Tree – Alli Parker Average at Best – Astrid Jorgensen Bird Box - Josh Malerman The Testaments - Margaret Atwood

    51 min
  2. Episode 82 - The House of My Mother

    07/31/2025

    Episode 82 - The House of My Mother

    New #LiteraryAnything podcast out now. This month, Jasmine joins Salma on the pod (for the first time in a while 🤣) to discuss Shari Franke's memoir 'The House of my Mother'. Other things they discuss: 🐛 Jasmine shares what book character she'd like to swap lives with for a day 🐉 Salma finally reads THE romantasy book 📚 There's lots to look forward to in the land of new book releases Listen wherever you get your podcasts. 🎧 TW: This episode contains discussions of child abuse, physical abuse, and sexual assault. Listener discretion is advised. If these topics may be distressing for you, please take care when listening or consider skipping this episode. Books they mention: Deep Cuts - Holly Brickley The Hungry Caterpillar - Eric Carle Daisy Jones and the Six – Taylor Jenkins Reid Sunrise on the Reaping - Suzanne Collins Rebel Rising – Rebel Wilson From Here to the Great Unknown - Lisa Marie Presley Would You Rather – Maggie Alderson Atmosphere – Taylor Jenkins Reid Evelyn Hugo – Taylor Jenkins Reid Summer Island – Kristen Hannah The Women – Kristen Hannah The Stranger Beside Me - Ann Rule Fourth Wing – Rebecca Yarros Great Big Beautiful Life – Emily Henry Iron Flame - Rebecca Yarros Onyx Storm - Rebecca Yarros Mad Mabel – Sally Hepworth At the Foot of the Cherry Tree - Alli Parker Until the Red Leaves Fall - Alli Parker Impossible Fortune – Richard Osman Always Home, Always Homesick – Hannah Kent

    53 min

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Literary Anything, our Marion Libraries podcast where we talk about anything literary and literary anything.