Comfort Reading Recommendations for 2025
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Anna and Annie discuss the . We have many comfort reading recommendations! Here are some of the books discussed: DEAD GIRL GONE by Gareth and Louise Ward THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB series and WE SOLVE MURDERS by Richard Osman IN SPITE OF YOU by Patrick Lenton CONSIDER YOURSELF KISSED by Jessica Stanley THE WEDDING FORECAST by Nina Kenwood FINE WEATHER, JEEVES by P. G. Wodehouse DIARY OF A PROVINCIAL LADY by E. M. Delafield LESS by Andrew Sean Greer THE UNCOMMON READER by Alan Bennett THE NEVERMOOR SERIES by Jessica Townsend PIPPI LONGSTOCKING by Astrid Lindgren FINN FAMILY...
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Perfection by Vincent Latronico translated by Sophie Hughes
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Anna and Geoff discuss 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 1960s novel by Georges Perec, it examines a couple who have built a stylish life but find themselves disilusioned. Perfection was shortlisted for the . Slight spoiler alert as we discuss the ending. Coming up: Comfort reading recommendations Follow us! Email: Instagram: and Substack: Credits Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz
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The Director by Daniel Kehlmann translated by Ross Benjamin
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Anna and Geoff discuss by best-selling author of and Daniel Kehlmann, translated by Ross Benjamin. THE DIRECTOR tells the story of cinema director G. W. Pabst, who in the 1930s fled Nazi Germany for Hollywood and then returned to make films for the German Reich. This novel explores Pabst’s moral dilemma and the place of art in a dictatorship. Described as ‘his best novel yet’ (The Guardian) and ‘nothing short of brilliant’ (Wall Street Journal), it mixes comedy, tragedy and horror in Kehlmann’s ironic style. Coming up: by Vincnezo Latronico translated by Sophie Hughes. ...
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Our Top 10 Books of the Year So Far
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Anna and Annie discuss our 10 best books of 2025 so far. Books mentioned: by Rosanna Pike by Florence Knapp by Holly Gramazio by Chimananda Ngoze Adiche by Garth Greenwell by Sinéad Stubbins by Alexei Navalny translated by Arch Tait and Stephen Dalziel by Eric Schnall by Hisham Matar by Roisin O’Donnell by Christian Kracht translated by Daniel Bowles Follow us! Email: Instagram: and Substack: Credits Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz
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The Empusium by Olga Tokarczuk translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones
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Anna and Geoff discuss the and the new regulating (or not) AI and creative work. Our book of the week is THE EMPUSIUM: A HEALTH RESORT HORROR STORY by Olga Tokarczuk translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones. Tokarczuk is the Nobel Prize lauereate author of FLIGHTS and DRIVE YOUR PLOW OVER THE BONES OF THE DEAD. Her latest novel is inspired by Thomas Mann's THE MAGIC MOUNTAIN and set in a sanatorium in west Poland in 1913. An instant national bestseller and New York Times book of the year, it satirises misogyny and has gothic horror elements. We differed on this one! Coming up: our best books...
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The Names by Florence Knapp
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Anna and Annie discuss the 2025 and try to predict the winner. Since we recorded this the winner has been announced: by Yael Van Der Wouden. (Annie was right!) And Annie wraps up recent Australian book award news including the Theory and Practice by Michelle de Kretser and the . Our book of the week is by Florence Knapp. Cora goes with her daughter Maia to register the birth of her son. According to family tradition, he will be called Gordon, after her husband. Cora prefers the name Julian and Maia suggests Bear. The story breaks into three as we see the ripple effects of...
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Small Rain by Garth Greenwell
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Anna and Annie discuss the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, by Percival Everett. Our book of the week is by Garth Greenwell. A poet is admitted to hospital with severe pain. Bedridden, he reflects on his relationships, music and poetry and the small details of life. Winner of the for Fiction and longlisted for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction. We loved this one. Coming up: by Olga Tokarczuk translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones. Follow us! Email: Instagram: and Substack: Credits Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz
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Fundamentally by Nussaibah Younis
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Anna and Annie discuss the between Nagi Maehashi of RecipeTin Eats and Brooke Bellamy of Bake with Brooki and ask whether it is possible to copyright a recipe. Our book of the week is by Nussaibah Younis. Shortlisted for the , this debut novel centres on Nadia, a UN worker who travels to Iraq to rescue ISIS brides. A serious topic treated with authenticity and humour, Younis describes it as 'Fleabag goes to Iraq'. Other books discussed: TOO SOON by Betty Shamieh UNFINISHED BUSINESS by Shankari Chandran Coming up: by Garth Greenwell Follow us! Email: Instagram: and ...
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Memorial Days by Geraldine Brooks
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Anna and Annie discuss the . Our book of the week is by Geraldine Brooks, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of . This is a moving and honest memoir of Brooks' time grieving her late husband Tony Horwitz and also a portrait of their marriage. Partly set on a remote island off the coast of Tasmania, it is our final Australian book for #AussieApril. Coming up: by Nussaibah Younis. Follow us! Email: Instagram: and Substack: Credits Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz
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Sea Green with Pink Shorts Press
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A special episode! Anna is joined by Emily Hart and Margot Lloyd, founders of . We discuss the exciting launch of this new publisher and the . Our book of the week is by Barbara Hanrahan, re-issued by Pink Shorts Press this year with an introduction by Laura Elizabeth Woollett. This semi-autobiographical novel tells the story of Virginia, a school-teacher and artist who travels from Adelaide to London in the 1960s. An Australian feminist classic, it explores the clash between a conservative upbringing with an artistic life. Other books mentioned - perfect for a bad feminist Aussie...
info_outlineA special episode : Anna chats with author Anthony Nocera.
We discuss Anthony’s brilliant essay WEDNESDAY BANG in the current issue of SPLINTER and his upcoming plays: Log Boy, My Hair is Thinning and Someone Like You.
Anthony’s book recommendations:
NOSTALGIA HAS RUINED MY LIFE by Zarah Butcher-McGunnigle
THE GUEST by Emma Cline
AN EXCITING AND VIVID INNER LIFE by Paul Dalla Rosa
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Instagram: @abailliekaras and @anocera02
Anthony: https://anthonynocera.me/
Email: [email protected]
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Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz