Books On The Go

Anna and Annie discuss AI in publishing. Our book of the week is ALL FOURS by award-winning author and artist Miranda July. Described as July's 'peri-menopause novel', ALL FOURS tells the story of a woman who escapes married life and creates a space for herself.  A finalist for the 2024 National Book Award and instant New York Times bestseller, it's funny, frank and causing a stir amongst book clubs.   We recorded this before the US election but some of the themes will resonate. Coming up: JAMES by Percival Everett. Follow us! Email: [email protected] Instagram: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie   Credits Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz

Anna and Annie discuss the 2024 Booker Prize Shortlist. Our book of the week is INTERMEZZO by award-winning author Sally Rooney. Intermezzo is a novel about two brothers who deal with grief, family and relationships. Intimate and poignant, it's been an instant New York Times bestseller, shortlisted for the An Post Irish Book Awards Book of the Year and one of Publishers Weekly's Best Books of the Year. We discuss Sally Rooney's popularity, the backlash and what it says about women's fiction. Coming up: ALL FOURS by Miranda July. Follow us! Instagram: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie Email: [email protected]   Credits Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz

A special episode! Anna chats with author Chris Hammer about his new crime novel THE VALLEY, the fourth in the Nell Buchanan and Ivan Lucic series. Chris' award-winning debut SCRUBLANDS was an instant bestseller and is now a TV series.  THE VALLEY is his seventh novel and follows detectives Nell and Ivan as they investigate a murder in rural Australia and the victim's connections with logging, politics and an abandoned gold mine.  We discuss why Chris has been compared to Shakespeare and how the Australian landscape inspires his stories.   Chris recommends books by Peter Temple and the TV show Slow Horses based on the books by Mick Herron. Coming up: Intermezzo by Sally Rooney Follow us! Email: [email protected] Instagram: @abailliekaras / @thehammernow Chris: https://chrishammerauthor.com/ Credits Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz  

A special episode!  Kate Slotover from the Book Club Review Podcast joins Anna to discuss what makes a good book club book and our top recommendations.  We tried to keep it to three each, and failed.  Our best book club books are: STONE YARD DEVOTIONAL by Charlotte Wood ALL FOURS by Miranda July JAMES by Percival Everett WIFEDOM by Anna Funder FRUIT OF THE DEAD by Rachel Lyon HOW I WON A NOBEL PRIZE by Julius Taranto THE GARDEN AGAINST TIME by Oliva Laing THE VASTER WILDS by Lauren Groff THIS HOUSE OF GRIEF by Helen Garner MONSTERS: WHAT DO WE DO WITH GREAT ART BY BAD PEOPLE? by Claire Dederer JUST KIDS by Patti Smith WEST by Carys Davies Coming up: INTERMEZZO by Sally Rooney Follow us! Instagram: @abailliekaras and @bookclubreviewpodcast Email: [email protected] Credits Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz