The Bookshelf
Hosted by Kate Evans and Cassie McCullagh and Cassie and Kate · ABC Australia
4.5from 43 ratings
- 530
- Episodes
- 30
- Transcribed
- 43
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2018
- First episode
About The Bookshelf
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.
- Publisher
- ABC Australia
- Category
- arts
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 26 Jan 2018
- Latest episode
- 18 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
30 of 530 episodes have a transcript.
18 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Emily St. John Mandel and John Boyne alongside a Booker-longlisted debut
11 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
New Fiction: Donal Ryan, Emma Cline, Max Easton and Sebastian Barry
4 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
New Fiction from Melissa Harrison and Malcolm Knox + Mandy Sayer's Top 3
Inside a recent episode
Emily St. John Mandel and John Boyne alongside a Booker-longlisted debut
Published 18 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] I couldn't take it anymore. I went back to my flat in Italy. Well, what did I expect out of tragedy? Exile is an abusive relationship. And even when you leave, When you pack up your duffel bag and take off into the long, long sea, hoping to resurface in some shining world without pain, and instead end up in a place with its own harms and passions and joys and tortures that is everywhere. And you set up a life again, safeguarded this time, put into a special box. Your homeland reaches out a cruel hand and injures you again, even here. even in your haven, because what people don't mention about exile is the hostages it creates. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on The Bookshelf
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Michael Robotham
- Graham Akhurst
- Anna Clark
- Mandy Sayer
- Trent Dalton
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.5 / 5
- 32 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.4 / 5
- 11 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 49 / 100
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- Quality
- 61
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 95
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- Guest appearances
- Does not typically book guests
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Questions about The Bookshelf
Who hosts The Bookshelf?
Kate Evans and Cassie McCullagh and Cassie and Kate host the show. Published by ABC Australia.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does The Bookshelf take guests?
The show does not typically feature guests, based on episode analyses.
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