He Read She Read

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 and whether they believe it’s a worthy Booker Prize winner.
Recommendations:
JP recommended Dove by Georgia Harper.
Sarah recommended Don’t Let Him In by crime fiction author, Lisa Jewell.
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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 high concept premise of the book was maintained throughout the novel.
Recommendations:
Clare and Jessie both recommend Heart the Lover by Lily King
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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 enduring qualities and whether Flynn will ever write another novel.
JP and Sarah also share a book recommendation.
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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 unique story structure of this novel.
Maddison also shares a reading recommendation.
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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 chaotic meandering conversation. This special event took place on June 27 at the inaugural Surf Coast Writer’s Festival in Torquay.
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