Books On The Go
Anna Baillie-Karas, Annie Waters and Amanda Hayes
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Ep 137: Simon the Fiddler by Paulette Jiles
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07/31/20 • 20 min
Anna and Amanda discuss books sales in the time of Covid-19 as the big box stores in America find success selling books next to the toilet paper.
Our book of the week is Simon the Fiddler by Paulette Jiles, the New York Times best-selling author of News of the World, which was a National Book Awards finalist. This is her highly anticipated follow-up novel, a Western romance set in Texas in the aftermath of the Civil War. Acclaimed for its 'authentic humanity' (New York Times) and 'airy, luminescent prose' (LA Times), but what did Anna and Amanda think?
Coming up: The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett and All Our Worldly Goods by Irène Némirovsky translated by Sandra Smith.
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Ep 148: Blacktop Wasteland by S. A. Cosby
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10/19/20 • 19 min
Anna and Annie discuss the National Books Awards and Goldsmiths Prize shortlists.
Our book of the week is Blacktop Wasteland by S. A. Cosby. A crime novel with a getaway driver and 'one last' diamond heist, this has been described as 'sensationally good' (Lee Child) with a mix of Southern noir, Ocean's Eleven and Drive. We loved it.
Coming up: Humankind by Rutger Bregman.
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Ep 125: Crime Recommendations
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05/14/20 • 41 min
Anna and Annie discuss the 2020 Old Peculier Crime Novel Longlist .
We reveal our top crime picks for isolation reading:
Fifty Fifty by Steve Cavanagh
The Cold Cold Ground by Adrian McKinty
Conviction by Denise Mina
Murder Must Advertise by Dorothy L. Sayers
Death in the East by Abir Mukherjee
Apple Tree Yard by Louise Doughty
And other favourites:
The Good Turn by Dervla McTiernan
The Trick of the Light by Louise Penny
On our TBR:
Worst Case Scenario by Helen Fitzgerald
Bluebird Bluebird by Attica Locke
The Unquiet Dead by Ausma Zehanat Khan
Coming up: The Bass Rock by Evie Wyld and Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell.
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Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz
Ep 142: Dominicana by Angie Cruz
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08/31/20 • 24 min
Anna and Annie discuss the 600 books to be released on 3 September and Annie mentions the C word.
Our book of the week is Dominicana by Angie Cruz. Fifteen-year-old Ana is forced into an arranged marriage and leaves the Dominican Republic for New York. A Most Anticipated Book of 2020, this has been short-listed for the Women's Prize for Fiction to be announced on 9 September. We also reveal our tips for the Women's Prize.
Coming up: A Room Made of Leaves by Kate Grenville.
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Ep 140: The White Girl by Tony Birch
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08/17/20 • 20 min
Anna and Annie discuss the 2020 Booker Prize Longlist and the Caine Prize winner, Nudibranch by Irenosen Okojie.
Our book of the week is The White Girl by Tony Birch. This novel tells the story of Odette and her granddaughter Sissy in outback Australia. Shortlisted for this year's Miles Franklin Award and winner of the 2020 NSW Premier's for Indigenous Writing.
Coming up: our Best Books of 2020 So Far and A Room Made of Leaves by Kate Grenville.
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Ep 101: Summer Reading Recommendations
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12/16/19 • 36 min
Anna, Annie and Amanda are back with our holiday reading recommendations.
Our picks:
Your Own Kind of Girl by Clare Bowditch
Maybe the Horse Will Talk by Elliot Perlman
Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Kitty Flanagan's 488 Rules for Life by Kitty Flanagan
A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza
Fleishman is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner
The Weekend by Charlotte Wood
The Way We Eat Now by Bee Wilson
A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes
Other books mentioned:
Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo
The Yield by Tara June Winch
Aristotle's Way by Edith Hall
The Overstory by Richard Powers
Next week, we'll be reading Just Watch Me by Jeff Lindsay.
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Ep 126: The Bass Rock
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05/18/20 • 21 min
Anna and Amanda discuss the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, awarded to Colson Whitehead for The Nickel Boys.
Our book of the week is The Bass Rock by Evie Wyld, award-winning author and "gothic genius" (Hannah Kent). This is a gripping novel about three women set in brooding coastal Scotland in the 18th century, 1950s and today. Described as "#MeToo Gothic" (Sydney Morning Herald), we love Jen Campbell's book maths: "Sarah Waters meets Ali Smith meets Fleabag". It's brilliant.
Coming up: Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell.
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Ep 128: Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson
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05/31/20 • 14 min
Anna and Amanda find out that Britons are reading more in lockdown and query whether dystopia has lost its lustre.
Our book of the week is Red At The Bone by Jacqueline Woodson, a young adult author, former Young People Poet Laureate, National Ambassador for Young People's Literature and recipient of the Hans Christian Anderson Award. Red At The Bone was a New York Times Bestseller and Notable Book of the Year, one of Oprah Magazine's Best Books of 2019 and was longlisted for the Women's Prize. It deals with family, racial prejudice and teen pregnancy.
Coming up: The Bastard of Istanbul by Elif Shafak.
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Ep 127: Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
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05/24/20 • 29 min
Anna and Annie discuss the 2020 Miles Franklin Longlist.
Our book of the week is Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell, author of the best-selling memoir I Am, I Am, I Am. Her latest novel tells the story of Shakespeare's wife Agnes and their son Hamnet, who died aged 11, four years before Shakespeare wrote Hamlet. Marian Keyes has called it "O'Farrell's best book yet." It has been getting all the buzz and is shortlisted for the 2020 Women's Prize.
Coming up: Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson.
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Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz
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How many episodes does Books On The Go have?
Books On The Go currently has 284 episodes available.
What topics does Books On The Go cover?
The podcast is about Reading, Podcasts, Books and Arts.
What is the most popular episode on Books On The Go?
The episode title 'Ep 137: Simon the Fiddler by Paulette Jiles' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Books On The Go?
The average episode length on Books On The Go is 24 minutes.
How often are episodes of Books On The Go released?
Episodes of Books On The Go are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Books On The Go?
The first episode of Books On The Go was released on Jun 11, 2018.
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