The Book Club

  • : 2011
  • : 62
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  • ABC (AU)
  • 22
  • Talk show

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8x1
Doctor Sleep/The Perfect Scent
Episode overview
04, 2014
Kate Langbroek and Michael Robotham join us for the first Book Club of the year. We'll discuss "Doctor Sleep", the new release from Stephen King. Kate is bringing in her favourite, "The Perfect Scent" by Chandler Burr.
8x2
The Circle/The Quiet American
Episode overview
01, 2014
Zan Rowe and David Marr join Jennifer, Marieke and Jason on The Book Club. They'll be discussing the latest from Dave Eggers, "The Circle" as well as David's choice of classic, "The Quiet American" by Graeme Greene.
8x3
The Luminaries/Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant
Episode overview
06, 2014
Clare Wright and John Collee join Jennifer, Marieke and Jason to discuss "The Luminaries" by Eleanor Catton – her Man Booker Prize winning novel. Clare chose this month's classic, "Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant" by Anne Tyler.
8x4
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves/The Chemistry of Tears
Episode overview
03, 2014
A. M. Homes and Vikram Chandra join the panel for this special Sydney Writers Festival edition of The Book Club, discussing "We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves" by Karen Joy Fowler and "The Chemistry of Tears" by Peter Carey.
8x5
Look Who's Back/Scoop
Episode overview
01, 2014
In July, Chris Taylor and Linda Jaivin join The Book Club to discuss new release "Look Who's Back" by Timur Vermes as well as Evelyn Waugh's classic, "Scoop".
8x6
SPECIAL – Lust in Great Literature
Episode overview
05, 2014
Author and TV presenter Tara Moss plus founder of The Bell Shakespeare Company, actor and director John Bell, join Jennifer and regular Book Clubbers Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger to discuss Lust in great literature.
8x7
Summer House with Swimming Pool/One Hundred Years of Solitude
Episode overview
02, 2014
In September, Meg Wolitzer and Rupert Thomson join The Book Club to discuss "Summer House with Swimming Pool" by Herman Koch and "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel García Márquez.
8x8
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time/The Wonders
Episode overview
07, 2014
In October, Adrian McKinty and Virginia Gay join The Book Club to discuss "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon and "The Wonders" by Paddy O'Reilly.
8x9
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage/Once Were Warriors
Episode overview
04, 2014
Jennifer Byrne and panellists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger are joined by rapper, poet and writer Omar Musa, and a returning guest – internationally acclaimed Ireland-based Australian .. show full overview
8x10
SPECIAL – 10 Classic Beach Books
Episode overview
02, 2014
Jennifer Byrne and regular panellists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger are joined by best-selling author Graeme Simsion and comedian Kitty Flanagan to count down the Top 10 viewer-voted classic beach books of all time.

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