News & Reviews by Bri Lee

About News & Reviews by Bri Lee

A seasonal online readers and writers festival. newsandreviews.substack.com (https://newsandreviews.substack.com/s/podcast?utm_medium=podcast)

Publisher

Bri Lee

Category

arts · fiction

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Aug 2026

Latest episode

4 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

6 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   4 Nov 2026

   Touch Some Grass with Antonia Pont

   Bri is once again joined by the incredible Antonia Pont (https://open.substack.com/users/182621729-antonia-pont?utm_source=mentions) for this season’s Touch Some Grass, where they unpack tradwives, unlikeable characters and why Antonia doesn’t enjoy engaging with our “social media sloppy plebeian depths.” Books discussed in this episode: Yesteryear (https://yourbookstore.io/p/yesteryear) - Caro Claire Burke The Transparency Society -Byung-Chul Han (https://yourbookstore.io/catalog/author/byung-chul-han) (https://yourbookstore.io/p/the-burnout-society-1163785)The Burnout Society (https://yourbookstore.io/p/the-burnout-society-1163785) - Byung-Chul Han (https://yourbookstore.io/p/the-agony-of-eros)The Agony of Eros (https://yourbookstore.io/p/the-agony-of-eros) (https://yourbookstore.io/p/the-agony-of-eros)- Byung-Chul Han To carry on the conversation with all the best five-star nerds make sure to join our subreddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/newsandreviewschat/). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit newsandreviews.substack.com/subscribe (https://newsandreviews.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2)

2. 

   28 Oct 2026

   New Release Roundup - October

   Jaclyn Crupi (https://substack.com/profile/150690379-jaclyn-crupi) is back with a stack of recommendations, including two books over 600 pages, two books about classical music and musicians, and two  books about the imagined lives of famous writers. If you want to hear Jaclyn and Bri talk IRL, there are still 30+ tickets left for Sydney GarnerRama (https://moshtix.com.au/v2/event/news-reviews-garnerrama-live/199884?skin=Vanguard24) on November 24 but only 20 tickets left for Brisbane GarnerRama (https://events.humanitix.com/garnerrama-brisbane-live-show?) on November 25. If you’re worried about not being prepped enough, please don’t let that stop you from coming! Jaclyn and Bri agree, if you haven’t read any Garner at all, these are the single books you should pick per city event: * In Sydney we’re talking about the diaries, and you should definitely start with Yellow Notebook (https://yourbookstore.io/p/yellow-notebook-diaries-volume-i-1978-1987). * In Brisbane we’re talking about the families, and you should definitely start with Monkey Grip (https://yourbookstore.io/p/monkey-grip-1736133). * In Melbourne we’re talking about the courtroom dramas, and you should definitely start with The First Stone (https://yourbookstore.io/p/the-first-stone-some-questions-about-sex-and-power). (Controversial, we know!) Books mentioned in this episode: Under Story (https://yourbookstore.io/p/under-story-the-dazzling-new-novel-from-the-internationally-bestselling-author-of-the-immortalists) - Chloe Benjamin Partita (https://yourbookstore.io/p/partita) (https://yourbookstore.io/p/partita)- Barbara Kingsolver Music Against the Night (https://yourbookstore.io/p/music-against-the-night) - Yiyun Li In One Brief Moment All Eternity (https://yourbookstore.io/p/in-one-brief-moment-all-eternity) - Elif Shafak The Song of Stork and Dromedary (https://yourbookstore.io/p/the-song-of-stork-and-dromedary) - Anjet Daanje American Hagwon (https://yourbookstore.io/p/american-hagwon) - Min Jin Lee People Skills (https://yourbookstore.io/p/people-skills-3306404) - Nina Kenwood The Starving Bride (https://yourbookstore.io/p/the-starving-bride) - Catherine Chidgey Dodge City (https://yourbookstore.io/p/dodge-city-3289424) - Patrick deWitt Stations (https://yourbookstore.io/p/stations-3188050) - Louise Kennedy Life Out of Order (https://yourbookstore.io/p/life-out-of-order) - Audrey Niffenegger No One’s Looking (https://yourbookstore.io/p/no-one-s-looking-from-the-best-selling-author-of-lost-found) (https://yourbookstore.io/p/no-one-s-looking-from-the-best-selling-author-of-lost-found)- Brooke Davis To carry on the conversation with all the best five-star nerds make sure to join our subreddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/newsandreviewschat/). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit newsandreviews.substack.com/subscribe (https://newsandreviews.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2)

3. 

   22 Oct 2026

   Welcome Back to N&R!

   We kick off Summer Season with a brief reintroduction to what the News & Reviews community is all about, and what this “newsletter” is going to deliver next year. Books mentioned in this episode: Brave New Humans (https://yourbookstore.io/p/brave-new-humans-the-dirty-reality-of-donor-conception) by Sarah Dingle American Hagwon (https://yourbookstore.io/catalog/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&keyword=American+Hagwon&search_type=core%5Ekeyword) by Min Jin Lee Pachinko (https://yourbookstore.io/p/pachinko) by Min Jin Lee The Fraud (https://yourbookstore.io/p/the-fraud-2679117) by Zadie Smith Ordinary, Funny, Tragic (https://yourbookstore.io/p/ordinary-funny-tragic-the-hilarious-new-novel-from-the-author-of-trivial-grievances) by Bridie Jabour The Correspondent (https://yourbookstore.io/p/the-correspondent-3156091) by Virginia Evan The Heather Blazing (https://yourbookstore.io/p/the-heather-blazing-2681767) by Colm Tóibín Take the Fire (https://yourbookstore.io/p/i-ll-take-the-fire) by Leila Slimani The Country of Others (https://yourbookstore.io/p/the-country-of-others-2417773) by Leila Slimani Careless People (https://yourbookstore.io/p/careless-people-a-story-of-where-i-used-to-work) by Sarah Wynn-Williams Plain Life (https://yourbookstore.io/p/plain-life) by Antonia Pont Sophie Standing There (https://yourbookstore.io/p/sophie-standing-there) by Meg Mason Great Circle (https://yourbookstore.io/p/great-circle-2321429) by Maggie Shipstead There are Rivers in the Sky (https://yourbookstore.io/p/there-are-rivers-in-the-sky-2846352) by Elif Shafak Demon Copperhead (https://yourbookstore.io/p/demon-copperhead-a-novel) (https://yourbookstore.io/p/demon-copperhead-a-novel)by Barbara Kingsolver All Heart (https://yourbookstore.io/p/all-heart-a-story-of-grit-grace-and-growth) (https://yourbookstore.io/p/all-heart-a-story-of-grit-grace-and-growth)by Mick Fanning Taiwan Travelogue (https://yourbookstore.io/p/taiwan-travelogue-shortlisted-for-the-international-booker-prize-2026) (https://yourbookstore.io/p/taiwan-travelogue-shortlisted-for-the-international-booker-prize-2026)by Yang Shuang-zi Walking on Broken Glass (https://yourbookstore.io/p/walking-on-broken-glass-navigating-the-aftermath-of-the-glass-ceiling) by Shannon Nutter and Julia C. Carreon Who Gets to Be Smart (https://yourbookstore.io/p/who-gets-to-be-smart-privilege-power-and-knowledge) by Bri Lee Switzy (https://yourbookstore.io/p/switzy) by Emma Cline Monkey Grip (https://yourbookstore.io/p/monkey-grip-1736133) (https://yourbookstore.io/p/monkey-grip-1736133)by Helen Garner I Am Nannertgarrook (https://yourbookstore.io/p/i-am-nannertgarrook) by Tasma Walton Fruit Fly (https://yourbookstore.io/p/fruit-fly) by Josh Silver The Palm House (https://yourbookstore.io/p/the-palm-house) by Gwendoline Riley If you want to continue the conversation make sure to join our subreddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/newsandreviewschat/) with all the best 5-star nerds. Otherwise leave a comment below. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit newsandreviews.substack.com/subscribe (https://newsandreviews.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2)

4. 

   14 Sept 2026

   GarnerRama - The Children’s Bach

   This is the first live recording of Bri and Jaclyn Crupi (https://substack.com/profile/150690379-jaclyn-crupi)’s GarnerRama (https://newsandreviews.substack.com/p/garnerrama-tour) series. Bri and Jaclyn discuss Garner’s classic novella The Children’s Bach (https://yourbookstore.io/p/the-children-s-bach), recorded at the Melbourne Writers Festival. They talk through when they first encountered the novel, how it affected them then as well as how a re-read has changed their perspectives. They also discuss what Garner was going through in her life during the time she wrote it as well as the impact it had on the Australian literary landscape. There will be three more live shows in this series with the next Melbourne show already being sold out. Be sure to get your tickets to the remaining GarnerRamas: (https://newsandreviews.substack.com/p/garnerrama-tour) Sydney will be focusing on The Diaries (Yellow Notebook, One Day I’ll Remember This, How to End a Story) on the 24th of November at The Vanguard (https://musick.com.au/gig/news-reviews-garnerrama-live-2026-11-24/). Brisbane will be focusing on The Families - Monkey Grip, The Children’s Bach, The Season) on Wednesday 25th November at Avid Reader (https://avidreader.com.au/pages/15332-BriLeeJaclynCrupi-GarnerRamaBrisbaneLiveShow). Tickets are $40 at every venue. Thank you for supporting this totally independent News & Reviews production. Make sure you’re subscribed to News & Reviews to stay up to date with all the latest events. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit newsandreviews.substack.com/subscribe (https://newsandreviews.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2)

5. 

   20 Aug 2026

   New Release Roundup - August - Free Version

   This is a free 15 minute version of our August New Release Roundup with the incomparable Jaclyn Crupi (https://substack.com/profile/150690379-jaclyn-crupi)! This is a part of our seasonal online readers and writers festivals. To be able to listen to the full version of this episode and all the back catalogue of our seasonal online readers and writers festivals, become a paying subscriber to News & Reviews on Substack. Books mentioned in this episode: Tight Lines (https://yourbookstore.io/p/tight-lines) - Allee Richards Trust (https://yourbookstore.io/p/trust-2353762) - Hernan Diaz Beginning Middle End (https://yourbookstore.io/p/beginning-middle-end) - Valeria Luiselli A Real Animal (https://yourbookstore.io/p/a-real-animal)- Emeline Atwood Nightbitch (https://yourbookstore.io/p/nightbitch-2824900) - Rachel Yonder Heresies (https://yourbookstore.io/p/heresies) - Richard Flanagan Sophie Standing There (https://yourbookstore.io/p/sophie-standing-there-a-novel) - Meg Mason A Swim in a Pond in the Rain (https://yourbookstore.io/p/a-swim-in-a-pond-in-the-rain-in-which-four-russians-give-a-master-class-on-writing-reading-and-life-2159466) - George Saunders I Love the Whole World! (https://yourbookstore.io/p/i-love-the-whole-world) (https://yourbookstore.io/p/i-love-the-whole-world)- Victoria Hannan Kokomo (https://yourbookstore.io/p/kokomo-2349975) - Victoria Hannan Helpless (https://yourbookstore.io/p/helpless-the-scorching-new-thriller-from-the-new-york-times-bestselling-author-of-luckiest-girl-alive-and-bright-young-women) - Jessica Knoll Good Witch (https://yourbookstore.io/p/good-witch-why-feminine-power-was-lost-to-history-and-how-to-bring-it-back) - Lucianne Tonti Kitten (https://yourbookstore.io/p/kitten-a-debut-novel-about-mothers-class-love-and-being-completely-catastrophically-out-of-place) - Stacey Yu Mother Waters (https://yourbookstore.io/p/mother-waters) - Lisa Nan Joo The Wanted and the Unwanted (https://yourbookstore.io/p/the-wanted-and-the-unwanted) - A.M Stafford It Will Come Back to You (https://yourbookstore.io/p/it-will-come-back-to-you-from-the-bestselling-author-of-the-friend) - Sigrid Nunez Nerve Damage (https://yourbookstore.io/p/nerve-damage) (https://yourbookstore.io/p/nerve-damage)- Annakeara Stinson A Study in Sparkling (https://yourbookstore.io/p/a-study-in-sparkling-volume-2) - Jodi McAlister This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit newsandreviews.substack.com/subscribe (https://newsandreviews.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2)

6. 

   6 Aug 2026

   Philosophy Right Now - Stan Grant - Free Version

   Bri is joined by Stan Grant (https://substack.com/profile/839274-stan-grant) to discuss his book When Words Fail Us (https://yourbookstore.io/p/when-words-fail-us-truth-beyond-time). They discuss the notion of time, the nature of history and words as well as religion, mysticism and trying to find meaning in the face of modernity. Let us know what you thought of this episode below. To keep the discussion going head over to our subreddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/newsandreviewschat/) where all the best five-star nerds congregate. To ensure you’re able to make the most of our online seasonal readers and writers festivals make sure you’re subscribed. ‘ Books mentioned in this episode: Gravity and Grace (https://yourbookstore.io/p/gravity-and-grace) - Simone Weil The Power of Words (https://yourbookstore.io/p/the-power-of-words) - Simone Weil Yorro Yorro (https://yourbookstore.io/p/yorro-yorro-original-creation-and-the-renewal-of-nature) - David Mowaljarlai Mrs Dalloway (https://yourbookstore.io/p/mrs-dalloway-3170187) - Virginia Woolf Digging (https://yourbookstore.io/p/100-poems) - Seamus Heaney This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit newsandreviews.substack.com/subscribe (https://newsandreviews.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2)

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