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by Anna Baillie-Karas, Annie Waters and Amanda Hayes

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Switzy by Emma Cline

September 24, 2026 · 41 min

Anna and Geoff discuss the Singapore government paying people to read books, and the 2026 National Book Awards longlist for fiction. Our book of the week is SWITZY by Emma Cline. Switzy is Cline's latest novel after her best-sellers…
All Them Dogs by Djamel White

September 13, 2026 · 36 min

Anna and Geoff discuss the challenges facing our local bookstores: rising taxes in the UK and a cyber-hacking event affecting a major distributor in Australia. We also take a look at the current front-runners for the Booker Prize. Our…
The Palm House by Gwendoline Riley

August 17, 2026 · 32 min

Anna and Geoff discuss THE PALM HOUSE by Gwendoline Riley. Set in London, it centres on friends Laura and Putnam, both journalists facing a changing work landscape. It is longlisted for the 2026 Booker Prize. We enjoyed this book…
Summer Holiday Reading Recommendations

July 24, 2026 · 55 min

A special episode: Anna and Geoff are joined by Kate Slotover of the Book Club Review Podcast, on location in London. We discuss our top holiday reading recommendations. Our picks: FAMESICK by Lena Dunham THE PALACE PAPERS by…
Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector translated by Benjamin Moser

July 14, 2026 · 24 min

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…

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John of John by Douglas Stuart

June 23, 2026 · 24 min

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…
London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe

June 3, 2026 · 37 min

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…
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May 20, 2026 · 30 min

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…
Lázár by Nelio Biedermann translated by Jamie Bulloch

May 11, 2026 · 22 min

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…
Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo translated by Douglas J. Weatherford

April 26, 2026 · 38 min

Anna and Geoff discuss the news that Helen deWitt has turned down the Windham Campbell prize. Are authors expected to do too much publicity? Our book of the week is PEDRO PÁRAMO by Juan Rulfo translated by Douglas J. Weatherford…
Heart The Lover by Lily King

April 19, 2026 · 18 min

Anna and Annie discuss the 2026 Booker International Shortlist. Our book of the week is HEART THE LOVER by Lily King. This buzzy novel follows three friends at university and into adulthood. A follow up from King's best-seller WRITERS…
A Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumdar

April 11, 2026 · 24 min

Anna and Annie discuss the news that Hachette has pulled the book SHY GIRL by Mia Ballard from publication after concerns it was written by AI. Our book of the week is A GUARDIAN AND A THIEF by Megha Majumdar. This follow-up to her…