Ep 127: Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
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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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.
Follow us!
Facebook: Books On The Go
Email: [email protected]
Instagram: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie
Twitter: @abailliekaras and @mister_annie
Litsy: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie
Credits
Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz
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Ep 126: The Bass Rock
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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Facebook: Books On The Go
Email: [email protected]
Instagram: @abailliekaras and @amandalhayes99
Twitter: @abailliekaras
Litsy: @abailliekaras
Credits
Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz
Next Episode
Ep 128: Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson
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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Facebook: Books On The Go
Instagram: @abailliekaras and @amandalhayes99
Twitter: @abailliekaras
Litsy: @abailliekaras
Credits
Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz
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