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Books On The Go

Books On The Go

De: Anna Baillie-Karas Annie Waters and Amanda Hayes
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 A podcast where we talk about our book of the week. Read along with us!
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  • A Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumdar

    A Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumdar
    Apr 11 2026
    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 Megha Majumdar. This follow-up to her novel A Burning is set in near-future, dystopian Kolkata. A GUARDIAN AND A THIEF is full of ethical dilemmas, flawed characters and memorable food scenes - a good book club pick. It has been long listed for the 2026 Women's Prize for Fiction. Read-alikes: THE DIRECTOR by Daniel Kehlmann translated by Ross Benjamin (iykyk) LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND by Rumaan Alam Coming up: HEART THE LOVER by Lily King Follow us!

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    Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz
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    24 minutos
  • Seascraper by Benjamin Wood

    Seascraper by Benjamin Wood
    Mar 30 2026
    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 Are Quiet in Tehran by Shida Bazyar translated by Ruth Martin. Our book of the week is SEASCRAPER by Benjamin Wood. This short novel about a man who works as a shanker on a foggy beach and a film-maker who wants to set a movie there was long listed for the 2025 Booker Prize. There is much to discuss:
    • Are we now shrimping experts?
    • How do we feel about dreams in novels?
    • Do we like bleak, isolated settings?
    Annas suggests two read-alikes if you enjoyed Seascraper:
    • The Horse by Willy Vlautin
    • Clear by Carys Davies

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    Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz
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    26 minutos
  • Departures by Julian Barnes

    Departures by Julian Barnes
    Mar 21 2026
    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 us talking about turn-offs in novels. Our book of the week is DEPARTURE(S) by Julian Barnes. This is the final book by the Booker Prize-winning author. It is a novel about a couple who reunite later in life, with authobiographical elements from Barnes' own life, or it could be a memoir containing a short story. There is also Proust, philosophy and some observations on memory. Described as 'elegant' (The Times) and 'unmistakably Barnes' (Observer), it got us thinking: Where is the line between memoir and novel? Is DEPARTURE(S) a love story? Are the memory bits too Oliver Sacksy? Coming up: SEASCRAPER by Benjamin Wood. Follow us: Email: booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @abailliekaras Substack: Books On The Go Credits Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz
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    30 minutos
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