With guests Germaine Greer and Frank Brennan, this month's books are 'The God Delusion' by Richard Dawkins and 'The Unknown Terrorist' by Richard Flanagan. There is also a retrospective of the best books of 2006 and interview with Robert Hughes.
Cloud Atlas (10:40) Kinglake-350 (9:59)
Rebecca (11:55) The Hare with Amber Eyes (9:08) See http://www.abc.net.au/tv/firsttuesday/video/?tab=2011
A Visit From The Goon Squad () The Happy Prince (7:41)
Summer Special 2012 (57:36) How I Became A Famous Novelist (17:20)
Jennifer, Marieke and Jason, along with actress and author Judy Nunn and Director of the Wheeler Centre, Michael Williams countdown the 10 Aussie Books to Read Before You Die as voted by you.
Our first show for 2013 was recorded at the Perth Writers Festival, featuring festival guests China Mieville and Shamini Flint, along with your host Jennifer Byrne and regular panellists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger.
Australian authors Toni Jordan and Andy Griffiths join your host Jennifer Byrne and regular panellists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger to discuss Graeme Simsion's new release The Rosie Project and Franz Kafka's classic Metamorphosis.
The Light Between Oceans (9:20) The Silence of the Lambs (11:16)
In this Sydney Writers Festival edition of The Book Club, Festival guests Lauren Beukes and Carlos Ruiz Zafon join the gang to discuss The Sound of Things Falling by Colombian author Juan Gabriel Vasquez, as well as William Gibson's classic, Pattern Recognition.
Host Jennifer Byrne and regulars Marieke Hardy & Jason Steger are joined by inaugural Stella Prize winning author, Carrie Tiffany and writer and raconteur Benjamin Law. The Club discusses Sharp Objects – the recently re-released debut novel by Gillian Flynn, better known to readers as the author of the smash hit Gone Girl. Our classic is the book chosen by you, our wonderful viewers! Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte.
Host Jennifer Byrne alongside Book Club regulars Marieke Hardy & Jason Steger are joined by screenwriter Jane Allen and award winning journalist and broadcaster Mark Colvin to discuss Claire Messud's new release, The Woman Upstairs and Flann O'Brien's posthumously published classic, The Third Policeman.
Tonight's edition of The Book Club comes direct from Melbourne Writers Festival. Host Jennifer Byrne and regulars Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger are joined by two special festival guests - Pulitzer Prize winning author and academic Junot Diaz, along with acclaimed author, broadcaster and critic, Sarah Dunant. Tonight the club discuss two books exploring the dark meeting place of power, politics and art - Rupert Thomson's new release, Secrecy, as well as Junot's classic pick, By Night in Chile by Roberto Bolano.
In this episode of The Book Club, host Jennifer Byrne plus regular panelists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger are joined by everyone's favourite movie reviewer, David Stratton. Rounding out the Club is lauded local author, academic and critic, Delia Falconer. Tonight's panel discuss new release, 'The Beautiful Ruins' by Jess Walter and Elizabeth Harrower’s recently reissued Australian classic, 'The Watch Tower'.
In this episode of The Book Club, Jennifer Byrne, Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger are joined by Archibald Prize winning artist Ben Quilty and author and academic Kathryn Heyman to discuss Richard Flanagan's much anticipated new release 'The Narrow Road to the Deep North'. Marieke has chosen November’s classic, the gorgeous graphic novel 'Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth' by Chris Ware.
Don't miss the last Book Club of the year! John Birmingham and Lucy Turnbull join the Club to discuss Robert Galbraith's new release The Cuckoo's Calling, as well as Hunter S Thompson's classic Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
Kate Langbroek and Michael Robotham join Jennifer, Jason and Marieke to discuss Doctor Sleep, the latest from Stephen King. Kate brings along this month's classic, The Perfect Scent by Chandler Burr.
Zan Rowe and David Marr join Jennifer, Jason and Marieke to discuss The Circle, the latest from Dave Eggers. Dvaid brings along this month's classic, The Quiet American by Graham Greene.
Clare Wright and John Collee join Jennifer, Marieke and Jason to discuss 'The Luminaries' by Eleanor Catton and 'Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant' by Anne Tyler.
International guests from Sydney Writers Festival, A.M. Homes and Vikram Chandra, join Jennifer, Marieke and Jason to discuss 'We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves' by Karen Joy Fowler and 'The Chemistry of Tears' by Peter Carey.
Funnyman Chris Taylor of 'The Chaser', along with author and sinologist extraordinaire Linda Jaivin join Jennifer Byrne, Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger to discuss this month's comedic and controversial new release 'Look Who's Back' by German writer Timur Vermes. Chris brings along this month's classic, Evelyn Waugh's cutting Fleet Street satire, 'Scoop'.
The September Club comes to you from Melbourne Writers' Festival, with special international guests - English author Rupert Thomson (Secrecy) and American Writer Meg Wolitzer (The Interestings)- joining regular clubbers Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger. This all-star panel will discuss new release 'Summer House with Swimming Pool' by Dutch author Herman Koch, as well as Gabriel García Márquez's masterpiece, One Hundred Years of Solitude'.
On the October club, Jennifer Byrne and regulars Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger are joined by author Adrian McKinty, recent winner of the 2014 Ned Kelly Best Fiction award - Australia's major award for crime writers – and actress Virginia Gay. The panel discuss new Australian novel 'The Wonders' by Paddy O’Reilly. Plus, Jennifer brings along one of her favourites, 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time' by Mark Haddon.
For the November edition of The Book Club, host Jennifer Byrne and regular panellists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger are joined by rapper, poet and writer Omar Musa, along with internationally acclaimed, Ireland–based Australian author Monica McInerney. This panel discuss Haruki Murakami's new release 'Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage' as well as Alan Duff's modern classic, 'Once Were Warriors'.
In December THE BOOK CLUB host Jennifer Byrne plus regular clubbers Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger are joined by Australian comedian Kitty Flangan and novelist and writer Graeme Simsion. For the December show we bring you an hour-long end of year special, counting down the top “10 Classic Beach Books” as voted by you, the audience.
The first Book Club of 2015 comes to your from Perth Writers' Festival with international guests Elizabeth Gilbert and John Lanchester joining Jennifer Byrne, Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger to discuss new release Clade by Australian author James Bradley. Elizabeth Gilbert brings along her classic pick, Barbara Trapido’s delightful 1982 coming-of-age debut, Brother of the More Famous Jack.
This month, THE BOOK CLUB host Jennifer Byrne and regular panellists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger are joined by award-winning writer and slam poetry champion Maxine Beneba Clarke whose 2014 collection of short stories Foreign Soil is short-listed for this year’s Stella Prize. Also joining the club is host of ABC News24’s The World and author of Storyteller, Zoe Daniel. This episode The Book Club discusses new release An Untamed State by Roxane Gay and Australian classic My Place by Sally Morgan
In May, The Book Club host Jennifer Byrne plus regular panellists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger are joined by former political speechwriter and award-winning author of The Bush, Don Watson. Completing the panel is international best-selling author Liane Moriarty (Big Little Lies, The Husband’s Secret). This club discuss Malcolm Knox’s very recent novel The Wonder Lover and Don Watson brings along the classic, If This Is a Man by Primo Levi.
This month The Book Club's Jennifer Byrne, Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger are joined by stellar Melbourne Writers Festival guests, writers Jon Ronson (The Men Who Stare at Goats, The Psychopath Test, So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed) and Will Self (The Book of Dave, Umbrella, Shark) to discuss Preparation for the Next Life - the startling debut novel from Atticus Lish. Jennifer brings along this month’s classic, a graphic memoir from The New Yorker magazine cartoonist Roz Chast called Can’t We Talk about Something More Pleasant?
This month THE BOOK CLUB host Jennifer Byrne and regular panellists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger are joined by celebrity chef and cookbook author Adam Liaw. Book Club favourite, actress and entertainer Virginia Gay, completes the panel to discuss Canadian author Patrick deWitt’s new release, Undermajordomo Minor. Adam brings along this month’s classic - Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift.
This month THE BOOK CLUB is part of ABC On The Road coming to you from The Garden City, Toowoomba, Queensland. Host Jennifer Byrne and regular panellists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger are joined by acclaimed playwright Hannie Rayson and Queensland journalist and author Matthew Condon to discuss the provocative new novel The Natural Way of Things by Australian author Charlotte Wood, and the classic Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks.
In December, The Book Club bring’s you an hour long end of year special, FIVE OF THE BEST. Jennifer Byrne and regular guests Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger are joined by ABC TV’s own Leigh Sales, and Wheeler Centre director Michael Williams to discuss five books handpicked by our panellists to kick start your holiday reading. Jennifer's pick is Reckoning: A Memoir by Magda Szubanski, Marieke’s choice is Anne Tyler’s A Spool of Blue Thread, Jason brings The Whites by Harry Brandt (aka Richard Price), Leigh is bringing along Relativity by Antonia Hayes and Michael rounds out the list with A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara. We will also announce the top five books as voted by our audience. This special episode will culminate with the poll result for your favourite new book in 2015 – your FIVE OF THE BEST.
Sydney Writers' Festival headliner Jeanette Winterson joins Jennifer Byrne, Marieke Hardy, Jason Steger and Virginia Gay in the return of The Book Club. Includes exclusive live performance by Paul Kelly.
Join Jennifer Byrne for "Books That Changed My Life" featuring Sydney Writers' Festival guests Marlon James, Paula Hawkins, Kate Tempest and Vivian Gornick.
Guests Ben Law and Omar Musa join Jennifer Byrne, Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger to discuss Graham Swift's "Mothering Sunday" and Alison Bechdel's graphic novel "Fun Home".
It's crime time on The Book Club as guests Adam Liaw and Michael Robotham attempt to solve the mystery behind Emily McGuire's "An Isolated Incident" while Marieke brings "Lucky Jim" to the Club.
This week The Book Club sails into icy waters to discuss a chillingly brutal novel "The Midnight Watch" by David Dyer. The team is joined by guests Rosie Waterland and Omar Musa.
This week The Book Club's sure to bring fireworks to the table. Christos Tsiolkas, Geoff Cousins, Zoe Norton Lodge and Amelia Lester join Jennifer Byrne to debate "Book that Divides a Dinner Party".
The Book Club is jam-packed this week! Virginia Gay, Michael Williams & Toni Jordan join Jen, Marieke & Jason to discuss Louise Erdrich's haunting new release La Rose & Dorothy Sayer's timeless whodunit, Gaudy Night.
Prepare for mystery and intrigue as Michael Williams and Rosie Waterland join the team to discuss Noah Hawley's page-turner, Before the Fall. Plus Michael brings his favourite, Nancy Mitford's Love in a Cold Climate.
Michael Robotham & Benjamin Law are back again to discuss Ian McGuire's The North Water, a 19th century tale of murder. And for the 'favourite' we turn to Michael's choice, The Other Hand (or Little Bee) by Chris Cleave.
John Birmingham, Kitty Flanagan, Noel Pearson and fantasy writer C.S. Pacat join Jennifer Byrne for The Book Club's last fun themed special for the series: 'The Books That Transport You.'
Michael Williams, Toni Jordan & Gorgi Coghlan join Club regulars to discuss what comes after happily ever after in Alain de Botton's The Course of Love. They tackle Jason's pick, classic outback horror story Wake in Fright.
The Book Club wraps up its 10th series with Yuri Herrera's Mexican film noir The Transmigration of Bodies. Join Jennifer, Marieke, Jason, Virginia Gay & Margaret Pomeranz.
The Book Club bids farewell to the year with a festive hour-long special to celebrate and discuss some of 2016's best books. Guests include C.S. Pacat, Michael Williams, with a live performance by Paul Kelly and Charlie Owen.
Join The Book Club guests Clementine Ford and Michael Robotham along with regulars Jennifer Byrne, Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger for our first show of 2017!
Guests Omar Musa and C.S. Pacat join Jennifer Byrne, Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger to chat about Mohsin Hamid's Exit West and Dorothy Porter's sexy The Monkey's Mask.
Guests John Safran and Michael Williams join Jennifer Byrne, Marieke Hardy, and Jason Steger on the club to discuss Michael Chabon's Moonglow and the frolicking classic - Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day.
With C.S. Pacat and Zoe Norton Lodge, The Book Club grapples with the ghostly Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders and the timely classic, The Handmaid's Tale.
With Di Morrissey and Adam Liaw, The Book Club consider 'Jean Harley Was Here' by Heather Taylor Johnson and a favourite of two Clubbers - The Group by Mary McCarthy.
Guests Ben Quilty and Jane Allen (Co-writer/Producer of Cleverman, Crownies, and Janet King) join Jennifer Byrne, Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger to discuss David Grann's exploration into the Osage county murders and much-loved children's classic 'Watership Down'.
A Book Club special featuring an awe-inspiring line up of Sydney Writers' Festival visitors sharing the Books That Changed My Life: Short story legend, George Saunders, Booker prize winner, Anne Enright, essayist and debut novelist, Brit Bennett and journalist, writer and filmmaker, Mikhail Zygar.
Sydney Writer's Festival guests Colson Whitehead and Natalie Haynes join Jennifer Byrne, Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger to discuss Arundhati Roy's 'The Ministry of Utmost Happiness' and Junot Diaz's 'Drown'.
Final episode of the show. Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race (6:05) The Book of Dust (7:36) The Pleasures of Leisure () Home Fire (6:45) The Restorer ()
The Submission (08:55) Great Expectations (09:45) http://www.abc.net.au/tv/firsttuesday/video/?tab=2012
Nineteen Eighty-Four (8:27) Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? (12:49) http://www.abc.net.au/tv/firsttuesday/video/?tab=2012