Best Books of 2020

Archival Episode: Non-Fiction Books from Melbourne Writer's Festival 2021

We're back from our hiatus! This is an archival episode, originally intended for release in December 2021, so take a small step back in time with us as we discuss some of the non-fiction books from the Melbourne Writer's Festival of September 2021. Please note that some of these books contain some pretty heavy content (domestic violence and abuse, sexual violence, hate crimes), so you may want to skip between 19:32 - 35:37 to avoid some of these. We'll be back soon with some fresh reads to recommend! Chapters: 0:00 [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1820351/episodes#] Intro 1:54 [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1820351/episodes#] Life Catch Up 7:02 [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1820351/episodes#] Visual Descriptions 9:00 [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1820351/episodes#] Your Life as a Book 19:32 [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1820351/episodes#] The Mother Wound by Amani Haydar 24:58 [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1820351/episodes#] See What You Made Me Do by Jess Hill 35:37 [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1820351/episodes#] The First Time I Thought I Was Dying by Sarah Walker 42:49 [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1820351/episodes#] Phosphorescence by Julia Baird 48:21 [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1820351/episodes#] My Year of Living Vulnerably by Rick Morton 53:43 [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1820351/episodes#] Black and Blue: A Memoir of Racism and Resilience by Veronica Gorrie 58:30 [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1820351/episodes#] Who Gets to be Smart by Bri Lee 1:07:33 [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1820351/episodes#] What We're Currently Reading 1:13:37 [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1820351/episodes#] Outtro ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Fiction Books from Melbourne Writer's Festival 2021

On this episode join Sarah & Jess as they talk through a bunch of fiction books from the September 2021 Melbourne Writer's Festival, as well as a couple of film and TV recommendations to boot.  Featuring books by a tonne of great Australian authors including Allee Richards, Meg Mason, Alice Pung, and many more. Chapters: 0:00: Intro 1:56: Visual Descriptions 7:55: Life Catch Up 14:53: Your Life as a Book 24:41: New Animal by Ella Baxter 31:54: One Hundred Days by Alice Pung 36:51: Small Joys of Real Life by Allee Richards 42:52: Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart 46:44: The Performance by Claire Thomas 50:24: Sorrow & Bliss by Meg Mason 58:15: Love Objects by Emily Maguire 1:03:29: Assembly by Natasha Brown 1:09:13: What we're Currently Reading 1:13:18: Film & TV Recommendations 1:17:44: Outtro ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Comfort Reads

Lockdown sucks. That's why this episode we're bringing you a list of reads that are a bit more comfort over quality - guilty pleasure books, *sexy* reads, childhood favourites, new releases and some old school throwbacks. So, snuggle into your blankets and prepare to be entertained! Featuring a huge bunch of authors such as Daisy Buchanan, Casey McQuiston, Sally Rooney, Claire Christian and plenty more! Show Notes | Book Index 0:00: Intro 2:48: Visual Descriptions 6:50: Life Catch Up 17:40: Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney 22:39: Insatiable by Daisy Buchanan 25:35: It's Been a Pleasure, Noni Blake by Claire Christian 28:30: The Flat Share by Beth O'Leary 31: 42: Bruny by Heather Rose 35:39: The Mortal Instruments Series by Cassandra Clare 40:51: Eat it All by Alex Elliott-Howery & Jaimee Edwards 44:19: Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston 46:31: RuPaul's Drag Race 48:52: Beach Read by Emily Henry 52:06: Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid 54:34: A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket 57:28: TV Recommendations: The White Lotus, This Way Up 1:00:07: Outtro ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Favourite Memoirs

In this episode we discuss, recommend and review a whole bunch of our favourite memoirs, featuring a range of wonderful Australian, First Nations, and international authors such as Yumiko Kadota, Miranda Tapsell, Carmen Maria Machado, Bri Lee, and many more. Show Notes | Book Index 0:00: Intro 1:05: Visual Descriptions 4:25: Life Catch Up 16:52: In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado 24:41: Emotional Female by Yumiko Kadota 32:50: Educated by Tara Westover 40:03: Know my Name by Chanel Miller 47:40: Eggshell Skull by Bri Lee 54:25: Your Own Kind of Girl by Clare Bowditch 59:53: Slow by Brooke McAlary 1:02:38: Excavation by Wendy C. Ortiz 1:05:37: This One Wild & Precious Life by Sarah Wilson 1:13:10: Fire Country by Victor Steffensen 1:17:44: Top End Girl by Miranda Tapsell 1:22:44: Podcast & TV Recommendations 1:28:28: Outtro ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Best Books of 2020

Welcome to the very first episode of Whaddaya Readin? Meet Sarah and Jess, two Naarm-based actors, writers and avid readers who love to swap books and discuss their thoughts on them. Join us for this very first episode, which has been in the pipeline for quite some time (whoops), as we discuss, review and recommend our favourite fiction book releases of 2020. This episode was recorded way back in the February snap lockdown in Victoria over Zoom, when 2020 was still fresh in our minds. Thanks for tuning in! Show Notes | Book Index 0:00: Intro 1:06: Meet Sarah & Jess 5:35: Visual Descriptions 20:45: The Hunted by Gabriel Bergmoser 26:16: Earthlings by Sayaka Murata 29:12: All Our Shimmering Skies by Trent Dalton 37:28: The Girl With the Louding Voice by Abi Daré 40:48: The Mother Fault by Kate Mildenhall 48:12: Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid 56:33: Weather by Jenny Offill 1:02:27: The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett 1:07:35: Sarah's Top Pick of 2020 - The Rain Heron by Robbie Arnott 1:14:34: Jess's Top Pick of 2020 - Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevado 1:20:18: Honourable Mentions - The Yield by Tara June Winch, Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo, Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell, Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Olive by Emma Gannon, Anxious People by Fredrik Backman & A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing by Jessie Tu 1:31:45: Outtro ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.