Books On The Go

Books On The Go

Anna Baillie-Karas, Annie Waters and Amanda Hayes

Episodes 100
Avg. Duration 24m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.8 (21)
Since Sep 2022
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Every 2 Weeks
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23%
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A podcast where we talk about our book of the week. Read along with us!

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London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe

Jun 03, 2026 36m

Anna and Geoff discuss the 2026 Stella Prize winner, CANNON by Lee Lai and the 2026 Orwell Prize for Political Fiction shortlist. We also react to the Guardian list of 100 best books of all time. Is…

Transcription by Ben Lerner

May 20, 2026 29m

Anna and Geoff react to the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner, ANGEL DOWN by Daniel Kraus, a World War 1 novel written in one sentence. We also discuss Dwight Garner's New York Times article about…

Lázár by Nelio Biedermann translated by Jamie Bulloch

May 11, 2026 21m

Anna and Geoff discuss the 2026 Women's Prize for Fiction Shortlist. Is it more commercial than usual? Our book of the week is LÁZÁR by Nelio Biedermann translated by Jamie Bulloch. This sweeping…

Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo translated by Douglas J. Weatherford

Apr 26, 2026 37m

Anna and Geoff discuss the news that Helen deWitt has turned down the Windham Campbell prize. Are authors expected to do too much publicity? Our book of the week is PEDRO PÁRAMO by Juan Rulfo…

Heart The Lover by Lily King

Apr 19, 2026 18m

Anna and Annie discuss the 2026 Booker International Shortlist. Our book of the week is HEART THE LOVER by Lily King. This buzzy novel follows three friends at university and into adulthood. A…

A Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumdar

Apr 11, 2026 23m

Anna and Annie discuss the news that Hachette has pulled the book SHY GIRL by Mia Ballard from publication after concerns it was written by AI. Our book of the week is A GUARDIAN AND A THIEF by…

Seascraper by Benjamin Wood

Mar 30, 2026 26m

Anna and Geoff discuss the 2026 International Booker Prize longlist. We're intrigued by Women Without Men: A novel of Modern Iran by Shahrnush Parsipur translated by Faridoun Farrokh and The Nights…

Departures by Julian Barnes

Mar 21, 2026 30m

Anna and Geoff discuss the 2026 Women's Prize for Fiction longlist, including Flashlight, The Correspondent and Audition. Some of the other long-listed books feature writers as characters, which gets…

The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden

Jan 18, 2026 24m

Anna and Geoff discuss the cancellation of Adelaide Writers' Week 2026 amid the controversy after the Adelaide Festival Board disinvited Palestinian-Australian writer Dr Randa Abdel-Fatteh. Among the…

Best Books of 2025

Dec 08, 2025 33m

It's our best books of the year episode! Anna, Amanda and Annie reveal our favourite reads of 2025: Always Home, Always Homesick by Hannah Kent The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden The Time of the…

Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner

Nov 26, 2025 43m

Anna and Geoff discuss their reaction to the 2025 Booker Prize winner, FLESH by David Szalay, and the winner of the Baillie Gifford prize for non-fiction, Australian author Helen Garner for her…

Flashlight by Susan Choi

Nov 09, 2025 39m

Anna and Geoff discuss their Booker Prize winner predictions. We haven't read enough of the shortlist to know who will win, but Geoff is tipping THE LAND IN WINTER (a DNF for Anna). Our book of the…

Seed with Bri Lee

Oct 22, 2025 23m

Annie was lucky enough to catch Bri Lee on her book tour for her second novel, Seed. Set in Antarctica, Seed follows two scientists, Mitch and Frances, as they spend a month at the seed vault that…

I Make Envy On Your Disco with Eric Schnall

Sep 26, 2025 39m

A special episode: Anna chats with author and Tony-award winning Broadway producer Eric Schnall about his debut novel I MAKE ENVY ON YOUR DISCO. Sam Singer flies to Berlin for an art gallery…

Endling by Maria Reva

Sep 22, 2025 23m

Anna and Annie discuss the settlement offer by Anthropic to pay $1.5bn to settle a book piracy lawsuit and the 2025 National Book Awards fiction longlist. Our book of the week is ENDLING by Maria…

A Woman Talks to Her Tongue with Alison Gorman

Sep 15, 2025 22m

A special episode: Anna chats with award-winning poet Alison Gorman about her debut poetry collection A WOMAN TALKS TO HER TONGUE. These poems examine family secrets, silences and women's voices.…

Flesh by David Szalay

Aug 30, 2025 33m

Anna and Geoff discuss Sally Rooney pledging royalties to Palestine Action and the Library of South Australia being second on the list of the world's most beautiful libraries. Our book of the week…

Comfort Reading Recommendations for 2025

Aug 14, 2025 34m

Anna and Annie discuss the 2025 Booker Prize Longlist. We have many comfort reading recommendations! Here are some of the books discussed: DEAD GIRL GONE by Gareth and Louise Ward THE THURSDAY…

Perfection by Vincent Latronico translated by Sophie Hughes

Jul 30, 2025 21m

Anna and Geoff discuss PERFECTION by Vincent Latronico translated by Sophie Hughes. PERFECTION is a short novel about Tom and Anna, digital nomads living in Berlin. A re-telling of the cult classic…

The Director by Daniel Kehlmann translated by Ross Benjamin

Jul 26, 2025 24m

Anna and Geoff discuss THE DIRECTOR by best-selling author of MEASURING THE WORLD and TYLL Daniel Kehlmann, translated by Ross Benjamin. THE DIRECTOR tells the story of cinema director G. W. Pabst,…

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