# The Bookshelf

A podcast by ABC Australia. What are you reading, loving or being challenged by? We review the latest in fiction for dedicated readers and for those who wish they read more.

Feed: https://www.abc.net.au/feeds/3775502/podcast.xml

## Latest episodes

- [Yiyun Li's music meditation, Marlon James' Booker-shortlisted epic, Bonnie Garmus' latest](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499762704/88b1373475b5) (2026-10-30, 55 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/pt/Z/jo.mp3
- [Beyond the Top 100: The books readers nearly voted in](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499762704/ee43be9f4e57) (2026-10-23, 55 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/pm/Z/np.mp3
- [Australian artists, writers and readers share the Australian books they love most](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499762704/cb439891ab1c) (2026-10-16, 72 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/pf/Z/ch.mp3
- [Chris Hammer, Jem Calder and Pip Williams reviewed on this week's Bookshelf](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499762704/0b6c1fd3391c) (2026-10-09, 55 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/p8/Z/8f.mp3
- [New fiction from Barbara Kingsolver, Colm Tóibín and Ayad Akhtar](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499762704/e7be14800ba9) (2026-10-02, 62 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/p1/Z/il.mp3
- [Ambition, Rage, Gothic Hunger: New Novels from Min Jin Lee, Louise Kennedy and Catherine Chidgey](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499762704/22439f23c03d) (2026-09-25, 61 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/oq/Z/gm.mp3
- [Emily St. John Mandel and John Boyne alongside a Booker-longlisted debut](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499762704/c9c6f39a8163) (2026-09-18, 62 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/oj/Z/64.mp3
- [New Fiction: Donal Ryan, Emma Cline, Max Easton and Sebastian Barry](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499762704/8177f22381be) (2026-09-11, 55 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/of/Z/h9.mp3
- [New Fiction from Melissa Harrison and Malcolm Knox + Mandy Sayer's Top 3](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499762704/05c03b10789a) (2026-09-04, 55 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/o6/Z/99.mp3
- [Top 100 Australian Books from Byron Writers Festival](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499762704/15ea55131c0f) (2026-08-28, 55 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/nu/Z/14.mp3
- [Anjet Daanje's extraordinary The Stork and the Dromedary + Liane Moriarty returns with Big Little Truths](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499762704/80472d8b605b) (2026-08-21, 65 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/nm/Z/km.mp3
- [The Haunting Wild, a Trip to Mars and Dreaming of Escape in 1980's France](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499762704/6eb793c3673a) (2026-08-14, 55 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/nf/Z/ii.mp3
- [Miles Franklin winner Omar Musa + Booker-longlisted All Them Dogs and Téa Obreht's Sunrise](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499762704/291c92b62525) (2026-08-07, 66 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/n7/Z/p7.mp3
- [Meg Mason's new novel + reviews from Hannah Kent, Andy Griffiths, Tom Wright (BONUS: Anna Funder's Top 3)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499762704/d172fb01719e) (2026-07-31, 64 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/n1/Z/3p.mp3
- [From Covid-era China to the world of Frida Kahlo and Colson Whitehead's latest](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499762704/fd3e1a20f4bb) (2026-07-24, 55 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/mp/Z/ak.mp3
- [Art, apocalypse and country people](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499762704/83b196d84a62) (2026-07-17, 63 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/mh/Z/tf.mp3
- [Laura McPhee Browne, Leïla Slimani, Kris Kneen & Bruce Pascoe's favourite Aus books](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499762704/161a6cfa85a5) (2026-07-10, 60 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/mb/Z/05.mp3
- [Melbourne Writers' Festival with Hannah Kent and Beejay Silcox](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499762704/3c1c1e985459) (2026-07-03, 54 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/m7/Z/1j.mp3
- [The Bookshelf’s best: Four standout novels from the past year](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499762704/faa258c2fcae) (2026-06-26, 54 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/lt/Z/ua.mp3
- [Zan Rowe and Madeleine Gray review: Chris Ames/Fiona Mozley/Niamh Campbell](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499762704/7f9bd11f905e) (2026-06-19, 54 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/ll/Z/f0.mp3
- [Michael Robotham and Roanna Gonsalves review: Andrew Sean Greer/Ilka Tampke/Michael Pedersen](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499762704/a301bad6858f) (2026-06-12, 55 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/le/Z/72.mp3
- [Hannah Kent and Tom Wright review: Maggie O'Farrell/Ann Patchett/Christine Balint](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499762704/ad43ae896048) (2026-06-05, 55 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/l7/Z/86.mp3
- [Beejay Silcox & Bernadette Brennan review: Doireann Ní Ghríofa/Chloe Wilson/Deborah Levy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499762704/f52f60e49af7) (2026-05-29, 55 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/l0/Z/a5.mp3
- [Launching ABC Radio National’s 2026 Top 100 Books countdown at SWF](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499762704/d49ed8587297) (2026-05-22, 55 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/kq/Z/il.mp3
- [Madeleine Gray & Tim Rogers review: Wayne Marshall/Ellena Savage/Lena Dunham/Douglas Stuart](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499762704/119ef10c6e20) (2026-05-15, 55 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/kh/Z/jf.mp3
- [Elizabeth Strout returns, Caro Claire Burke's Yesteryear and more new fiction](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499762704/9311d131f31d) (2026-05-08, 55 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/ka/Z/4o.mp3
- [Hannah Kent & Tom Wright review: Amanda Lohrey/Deepa Anappara + International Booker](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499762704/51966676d0bb) (2026-05-01, 59 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/k3/Z/s3.mp3
- [Tony Birch & Beejay Silcox review: Inga Simpson/Asako Yuzuki/Helen Bain](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499762704/a33a80fe03e3) (2026-04-24, 69 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/js/Z/sk.mp3
- [Tim Rogers & Madeleine Gray review: Amitav Ghosh/Edwina Preston/Gwendoline Riley](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499762704/9eaff1dd6f3f) (2026-04-17, 55 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/jk/Z/vv.mp3
- [Michael Robotham & Geordie Williamson review: Steve Toltz/Ben Lerner/Siân Hughes](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499762704/cacffaf5c021) (2026-04-10, 61 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/jd/Z/43.mp3
- [~ Festival Special: Irish Writer Colum McCann](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499762704/e073a443ada6) (2026-04-03, 55 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/iv/Z/ss.mp3
- [Yann Martel, Debra Adelaide and Fiona Kelly McGregor - from myth to mid‑century Sydney](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499762704/3b6209c9b310) (2026-04-03, 55 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/j7/Z/ef.mp3
- [Short fiction from Louise Erdrich; essays by Alex Miller; and a surreal comic tale from Michael Winkler](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499762704/f3bc0875b44a) (2026-03-27, 55 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/iv/Z/td.mp3
- [Lanchester, Groff and Costello — reviewed by Hannah Kent and Tim Rogers](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499762704/af86262bce4e) (2026-03-20, 59 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/ip/Z/ia.mp3
- [~ Festival Special: Bringing the past to life with Emily Maguire and Jock Serong](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499762704/a533a9160264) (2026-03-13, 55 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/ie/Z/bq.mp3
- [Siblings, secrets and shame in regional Australia in M L Stedman's A Far Flung Life and Eva Hornung's The Minstrels (REVIEWERS Michael Robotham and Roanna Gonsalves)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499762704/1c8a24f39479) (2026-03-06, 55 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/ia/Z/k0.mp3
- [Gabriel Tallent: Crux + Claire Thomas: On Not Climbing Mountains + Helle Helle: They (REVIEWERS: Hannah Kent and Tom Wright)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499762704/f7aa050f8b91) (2026-02-27, 55 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/i3/Z/23.mp3
- [Does Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights adaptation do justice to the original novel?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499762704/6b9b80f27a59) (2026-02-25, 18 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/i1/Z/ig.mp3
- [Tayari Jones: Kin + Nadia Davids: Cape Fever + two bloody rom-coms (REVIEWERS: Tony Birch and Beejay Silcox)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499762704/4afbeafff510) (2026-02-20, 55 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/hq/Z/2k.mp3
- [So Far Gone: Jess Walter + Good People: Patmeena Sabit + Eradication: Jonathan Miles (REVIEWERS: Tim Rogers and Madeleine Gray)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499762704/9e344ca7f850) (2026-02-13, 55 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/hi/Z/u5.mp3
- [Madeline Cash: Lost Lambs + George Saunders: Vigil + new releases by George Kemp and Steven Carroll (REVIEWERS: Michael Robotham & Roanna Gonsalves)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499762704/ca6dc2af60db) (2026-02-06, 55 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/hb/Z/p1.mp3
- [Michael Mohammed Ahmad: Bugger + Jeanette McCurdy: Half His Age + Nina McConigley: How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder (REVIEWERS: Hannah Kent & Tom Wright)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499762704/f6ca44c2fba0) (2026-01-30, 54 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/h7/Z/ko.mp3
- [Julian Barnes: Departure(s) + Cassie Stroud: Iluka + Patrick Charnley: This, My Second Life (REVIEWERS: Tony Birch & Beejay Silcox)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499762704/881de161049a) (2026-01-23, 54 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/gu/Z/1v.mp3
- [Festival Special: Maggie O'Farrell on Hamnet and more](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499762704/991812f3ee17) (2026-01-22, 0 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/gs/Z/s2.mp3
- [Summer Reading: at the Brisbane Writers Festival](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499762704/b14bbba8f68a) (2026-01-15, 55 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/fd/Z/5e.mp3
- [Summer Reading: with Alan Hollinghurst, Mariana Enriquez, Afra Atiq and Catherine Chidgey](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499762704/2659c1a6d553) (2026-01-08, 55 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/fd/Z/5f.mp3
- [Summer Reading: It's time for poetry](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499762704/3d3621c46080) (2026-01-01, 55 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/fd/Z/5k.mp3
- [Summer Books Special: Novelist, essayist, raconteur Colm Tóibín](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499762704/3519e928ffa5) (2025-12-31, 52 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/fk/Z/4j.mp3
- [Summer Reading: Jane Austen's Enduring Charm](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499762704/a8d9568b0c68) (2025-12-25, 55 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/fd/Z/5l.mp3
- [Summer Books Special: Irish writer Niall Williams' Time of the Child](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499762704/f3e2579c1f39) (2025-12-24, 29 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/fk/Z/4g.mp3

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