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S5E10 Our 2025 Reading Wrap-Up: Favourites, Flops & Hidden Gems
December brings our Season 5 finale, and what a way to wrap the year! In this final episode of Books, Baby!, Ian, Bev, and Alo look back at a year of reading, reflecting on the stories that stayed…
S5E9 Flesh by David Szalay: the 2025 Booker Prize Winner
It’s Books, Baby! Booker Prize episode and Bev, Ian and Alo dive into the 2025 winning novel Flesh by David Szalay. We explore its sharp examination of masculinity, emotional restraint, and the quiet…
S5E8 The Bee Sting by Paul Murray
This month, Ian, Bev, and Alo dive into The Bee Sting by Paul Murray, joined by special guest Nell.The Bee Sting is a sweeping, tragicomic family saga that captured readers (and Booker Prize judges)…
S5E7 Stag Dance by Torrey Peters
September’s episode of Books, Baby! takes us into the world of Torrey Peters’ Stag Dance, a bold collection of stories about that doesn’t shy away from messiness, desire, and transformation. Across…
S5E6 Hunchback by Saou Ichikawa
In this episode of Books, Baby!, Ian, Bev, and Alo dive into Saou Ichikawa’s haunting novel Hunchback. With its fragmented storytelling and stark lyricism, the book offers an unflinching look at the…
S5E5 Separate Rooms by Pier Vittorio Tondelli
In this special in-person recording, hosts Alo, Bev, and Ian come together at the stunning Narrm Ngarrgu Library in Melbourne to discuss Separate Rooms by Pier Vittorio Tondelli. Originally published…
S5E4 Banu Mushtaq’s Heart Lamp: Winner of the 2025 International Booker
In the fourth episode of Season 5 of Books, Baby!, Ian, Bev & Alo are joined by returning guest host Simone (@sims_solace) discuss Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq, the winner of the 2025…
S5E3 The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden
The Books, Baby! is back after a short break. This month Ian, Bev and Alo are getting lost in the simmering tension of Yael van der Wouden’s debut, The Safekeep.Set in the Dutch countryside during…
S5E2 Murakami on the shore
This month on Books, Baby!, Ian, Bev and Alo are diving into the world of Haruki Murakami, through his novel Kafka on the Shore. We unpack talking cats, Greek mythology influences, classical music,…
S5E1 Spinning Around: The Kylie Minogue playlist
Books, Baby! – Season 5 is here!With Kylie Minogue’sTension World Tour kicking off this month in Australia, we couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate the beginning of our new season than by…
S4E7 Books, Baby! 2024 Unwrapped: The Year in Reads
Start your 2025 with a literary bang! In this special year-in-review episode, Ian, Bev, and Alounwrap the books that defined 2024. Released just in time to kick off the new year, we’re diving into…
S4E6 The 2024 Booker Prize: Orbital by Samantha Harvey
It's Books, Baby! Booker Prize episode and Bev, Ian and Alo discuss the 2024 winner novel Orbital written by British author Samantha Harvey. CONTENT WARNING: This episode discuses spoilers from the…
S4E5 Holiday Reads: Perfect Books for Your Getaway!
In this episode of Books, Baby! , Ian, Bev, and Alo dive into the ultimate holiday reading list, sharing their top recommendations for books that make the perfect travel companions. We explore…
S4E4 Sally Rooney: Inside 'Intermezzo'
For this episode of Books, Baby! Ian, Bev & Alo are joined by fellow bookstagrame Nell (@nellreadsbooks) to dive into Sally Rooney’s literary phenomenon. They explore the buzz surrounding her…
S4E3 A Language of Limbs
In this episode, Ian, Bev, and Alo dive and dissect the novel A Language of Limbs described by Benjamin Law as "an instant queer classic". Connect with us via email ([email protected]) and on…
S4E2 Family Meal
In the second episode of season 3 of Books, Baby! Ian, Bev & Alo are joined by fellow bookstagrame Simone (@booksolace) to discuss Bryan Washington's new novel: 'Family Meal'. Connect with us…
S4E1 Kairos
Welcome to season 4 of Books, Baby! Reading the rainbow and the ocasional straight white man. In the first episode of season 4 Ian, Bev & Alo deep discuss Kairos by German author Jenny Erpenbeck,…
S3E6 Boy Swallows Universe
It's the finale of season 3 of Books, Baby! and Ian, Bev & Alo are joined by fellow bookstagramer Sanch (@sanchwrites) to talk about books and their screen adaptations with a special focus on…
S3E5 Prophet Song
It's Books, Baby! Booker Prize episode and Bev, Ian and Alo discuss the 2023 winner novel Prophet Song written by Irish novelist Paul Lynch. CONTENT WARNING: This episode discuses spoilers from the…
S3E4 Unpacking the Best, Worst, and Surprising Books of 2023!
As we bid farewell to 2023, Ian, Bev, and Alo come together for a special year-end episode to recap the literary journey of the past year. In this first-ever recorded session in person, we revisit…
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