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The Bookshelf is hosted by ABC Australia. The show is categorised under arts (books) and has published 528 episodes.

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The Bookshelf has published 528 episodes.

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The Bookshelf regularly covers arts, books. It sits in the arts category, with a books focus.

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The Bookshelf

Hosted by ABC Australia · arts · EN · 528 episodes

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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.

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The Bookshelf is a arts podcast hosted by ABC Australia, with 528 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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New Fiction from Melissa Harrison and Malcolm Knox + Mandy Sayer's Top 3
Sep 4, 202655 min
Kate and Cassie with regular reviewer Tom Wright discuss new releases including Melissa Harrison’s The Given World and Malcolm Knox’s The Second Child. Plus, novelist and memoirist Mandy Sayer on her Top 3 Australian books ahead of Radio National's Top 100 Australian Books Countdown . Mandy Sayer's Top 3 Australian Books Christina Stead, The Man Who Loved Children (1940) Robin Dalton, Aunts up the Cross (1965) David Malouf, Johnno (1975) Other books mentioned A.B. Facey, A Fortunate Life George Johnston, My Brother Jack Eric C. Rolls, They All Ran Wild Emily St John Mandel, Exit Party Colm Toibin, The Bridge Barbara Kingsolver, Partita John Boyne, The Weight of Angels Marlon James, The Disappearers Max Porter, works Patrick Gale, works Sarah Moss, works Joseph Furphy, Such is Life Peter Carey, Illywhacker Gerald Munane, The Plains
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Top 100 Australian Books from Byron Writers Festival
Aug 28, 202655 min
Voting in Radio National's Top 100 Books countdown is about to open and this year we're celebrating Australian books. As you think about your own Top 10, Kate and Cassie bring together a trio of award-winning writers (including last year's Top 100 Books winner!) to reveal the Australian books they have loved and been influenced by: Trent Dalton, Claire Thomas and Steve MinOn, with a surprise appearance in the audience from Grimmish and Griefdogg author Michael Winkler. Books mentioned Storm Boy by Colin Thiele Hating Alison Ashley by Robin Klein Cole's Funny Picture Book by E.W. Cole The Magic Pudding by Norman Lindsay Johnno; Fly Away Peter by David Malouf Wake in Fright by Kenneth Cook The Getting of Wisdom by Henry Handel Richardson Ruth Park, works Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith; Schindler's Ark by Thomas Keneally Possum Magic by Mem Fox The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan The Book Thief by Markus Zusak Carpentaria by Alexis Wright Burial Rites by Hannah Kent Cloudstreet by Tim Winton Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams She Is Me by Tahlia Isaac Dropbear by Evelyn Araluen Zigzag Street by Nick Earls The Garden Book by Brian Castro The Children's Bach by Helen Garner A Fortunate Life by A.B. Facey My Brilliant Career by Miles Stella Franklin A Room Made of Leaves by Kate Grenville The Thornbirds by Colleen McCullough The Transit of Venus by Shirley Hazard The Vivisector by Patrick White A Short History of Longans by Mirandi Riwoe The Lebs by Michael Mohammed Ahmad Credits Presenter, Kate Evans and Cassie McCullagh Producer, Kate Evans and Sarah Corbett Sound engineer, Steve Fieldhouse Arts editor, Rhiannon Brown
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Anjet Daanje's extraordinary The Stork and the Dromedary + Liane Moriarty returns with Big Little Truths
Aug 21, 20261h 5m
Anjet Daanje's The Song of Stork and Dromedary, translated from the Dutch, explores the intimate work of death and care in the eighteenth century. Liane Moriarty returns to the world of Big Little Lies with Big Little Truths , reuniting readers with the coastal suburb of Pirriwee and her cast a decade on, just with a little more menopausal rage, teenage angst, and a severed finger. Joining us are regular reviewer Beejay Silcox , along with Cheryl Akle from Better Reading . Plus, critic and publisher Geordie Williamson shares his Top 3 Australian books. Books The Song of Stork and Dromedary by Anjet Daanje, translated from Dutch by David McKay (Scribe) Big Little Truths by Liane Moriarty (Macmillan) Geordie Williamson's Top 3 Australian Books Such is Life by Joseph Furphy Translations from the Natural World by Les Murray The Eye of the Crocodile by Val Plumwood Other books mentioned The Secret History by Donna Tartt The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas Mine by Adam Ousten Dark Places by Kate Grenville John Brown, Rose, and the Midnight Cat by Jenny Rose Little Bear series by Maurice Sendak Tell Me Something True by Michael Robotham Credits Presenter, Kate Evans and Cassie McCullagh Producer, Kate Evans and Sarah Corbett Sound engineer, Craig Tilmouth and Micky Grossman Arts editor, Rhiannon Brown
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The Haunting Wild, a Trip to Mars and Dreaming of Escape in 1980's France
Aug 14, 202655 min
We review the latest in fiction for dedicated readers and for those who wish they read more.
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Miles Franklin winner Omar Musa + Booker-longlisted All Them Dogs and Téa Obreht's Sunrise
Aug 7, 20261h 5m
Omar Musa joins us after winning the 2026 Miles Franklin Literary Award. Plus, Michael Robotham and Madeleine Gray review Djamel White's Booker Prize-longlisted debut All Them Dogs and Téa Obreht's sweeping new novel Sunrise.
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New Fiction from Melissa Harrison and Malcolm Knox + Mandy Sayer's Top 3

Top 100 Australian Books from Byron Writers Festival

Anjet Daanje's extraordinary The Stork and the Dromedary + Liane Moriarty returns with Big Little Truths

The Haunting Wild, a Trip to Mars and Dreaming of Escape in 1980's France

Miles Franklin winner Omar Musa + Booker-longlisted All Them Dogs and Téa Obreht's Sunrise

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Recent episodes

New Fiction from Melissa Harrison and Malcolm Knox + Mandy Sayer's Top 3

Top 100 Australian Books from Byron Writers Festival

Anjet Daanje's extraordinary The Stork and the Dromedary + Liane Moriarty returns with Big Little Truths

The Haunting Wild, a Trip to Mars and Dreaming of Escape in 1980's France

Miles Franklin winner Omar Musa + Booker-longlisted All Them Dogs and Téa Obreht's Sunrise

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New Fiction from Melissa Harrison and Malcolm Knox + Mandy Sayer's Top 3

Top 100 Australian Books from Byron Writers Festival

Anjet Daanje's extraordinary The Stork and the Dromedary + Liane Moriarty returns with Big Little Truths

The Haunting Wild, a Trip to Mars and Dreaming of Escape in 1980's France

Miles Franklin winner Omar Musa + Booker-longlisted All Them Dogs and Téa Obreht's Sunrise

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New Fiction from Melissa Harrison and Malcolm Knox + Mandy Sayer's Top 3

Top 100 Australian Books from Byron Writers Festival

Anjet Daanje's extraordinary The Stork and the Dromedary + Liane Moriarty returns with Big Little Truths

The Haunting Wild, a Trip to Mars and Dreaming of Escape in 1980's France

Miles Franklin winner Omar Musa + Booker-longlisted All Them Dogs and Téa Obreht's Sunrise

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