For a ton of great recommendations most of which were new to us we turned to Anna Bailie Karas from Australian podcast Books on the Go. Listen in to hear about some books that might be new to you, or ones that you might have overlooked when they came out. And finally a book that has all of Australia buzzing that's not yet been published in the UK...

Find Books on the Go on iTunes, and on all other major podcast platforms, or check out their website . Find Anna on Instagram @abailliekaras

Books mentioned on the show:

The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai

My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

The Trauma Cleaner by Sarah Krasnostein

The Erratics by Vicki Laveau-Harvie

No Friend But the Mountains: Writing from Manus Prison by Behrouz Boochani

The Dry, Force of Nature and The Lost Man by Jane Harper, outback crime novels

We That Are Young by Preti Taneja

Asymmetry by Lisa Halliday

The Museum of Modern Love by Heather Rose

Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton

An American Marriage by Tayari Jones

The Shepherd’s Hut by Tim Winton

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