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We Read Sophie Standing There by Meg Mason

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This week on He Read She Read® JP unpack Meg Mason’s latest book, Sophie Standing There, about sound technician, Sophie, who works at a literary festival. They discuss the structure of the book, the choices Mason made around character, and…
We Read Dune by Frank Herbert (or do we?)

October 14, 2026 · 58 min

This week on He Read She Read® JP and Sarah tackle Frank Herbert’s 1965 science fiction epic, Dune. They discuss the bestselling series, why science fiction is so enduring and the recent popularly of fantasy and romantasy. As always, they…
We Read The First Stone by Helen Garner with special guest Louise Milligan

September 30, 2026 · 1 hr 28 min

This week on He Read She Read® JP and Sarah are joined by investigative journalist, Louise Milligan, to unpack Helen Garner’s controversial 1995 book, The First Stone. They discuss the issue at the centre of the book, the approach Garner…
We ReRead Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid

September 23, 2026 · 55 min

This week on He Read She Read® JP and Sarah are blasting off into outer space and deep-diving Taylor Jenkin-Reid’s latest novel Atmosphere. They discuss what they like and dislike about the commercial blockbuster and how they would rewrite…
We ReRead Heart the Lover by Lily King

September 16, 2026 · 57 min

This week on He Read She Read® JP and Sarah dive into one of the most talked about books of the year, Lily King’s Heart the Lover. They discuss why it has captured so many hearts around the world and why it is so loved. JP explains his pet…

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We ReRead Flesh By David Szalay

September 9, 2026 · 1 hr 6 min

For the first episode of He Read She Read®, JP and Sarah deep dive the 2025 Booker Prize winning novel Flesh by David Szalay. They talk about how the Booker Prize is determined and the controversial 2025 judge, how they feel about Flesh…
We ReRead The Names by Florence Knapp with special guests Clare and Jessie Stephens

September 2, 2026 · 1 hr 10 min

This week on He Read She Read® JP and Sarah are joined by journalists, authors and fellow podcasters, Clare and Jessie Stephens. They discuss The Names by Florence Knapp. They talk about what they liked and what they didn’t and whether the…
We Read GONE GIRL by Gillian Flynn

August 26, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min

This week on He Read She Read® JP and Sarah unpack Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. They discuss the novel’s huge popularity and how it reinvigorated the crime genre, prompting a wave of ‘girl’ books to be published. They talk about its…
We Read TRANSCRIPTION by Ben Lerner with special guest Maddison Connaughton

August 12, 2026 · 1 hr 17 min

This week on He Read She Read® JP and Sarah are joined by ABC journalist Maddison Connaughton to dive into Ben Lerner’s novel, Transcription. They talk about the key themes in the book, Ben Lerner’s body of work, his writing style and the…
Surf Coast Writer’s Festival Live Podcast Recording

July 29, 2026 · 59 min

This week we have a special He Read She Read® treat for you: our first ever live podcast recording! Listen to JP and Sarah discuss their latest books, talk about hosting the podcast, share their reading preferences and have a generally…
We Read LAND by Maggie O’Farrell with special guest Beejay Silcox.

July 15, 2026 · 1 hr 18 min

This week on He Read She Read® JP and Sarah are joined by revered book critic Beejay Silcox to unpack Maggie O’Farrell’s latest novel, Land. Beejay also shares what it’s like to be a book critic and how she goes about constructing her…
We Read VIGIL by George Saunders with special guests Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger.

July 1, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min

This week on He Read She Read® JP and Sarah are joined by book royalty, Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger to dive into George Saunders latest novel, Vigil. Marieke and Jason share their book reading habits and provide some banging book…

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About the show

The ‘he’ is, JP Pomare. And ‘she’ is Sarah Bailey. We’re two Melbourne based authors who – surprise surprise – love books. We love writing books, reading books and listening to books, and we especially love talking about books. We don’t always agree but that’s probably going to be the best part. Each episode will see us deep dive into a book we think is worth talking about. We will chat through the key elements: namely the premise, plot, people, place and the pace. We’d like to give a huge shout out to our exclusive podcast sponsor, Specsavers, for making our show possible.