He Read She Read

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He Read She Read Visit website › Arts · EN · 31 episodes · latest 2026-11-11

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The ‘he’ is, JP Pomare. And ‘she’ is Sarah Bailey. We’re two Melbourne based authors who – surprise surprise – love books. We love writing books, reading books and listening to books, and we especially love talking about books. We don’t always agree but that’s probably going to be the best part. Each episode will see us deep dive into a book we think is worth talking about. We will chat through the key elements: namely the premise, plot, people, place and the pace. We’d like to give a huge shout out to our exclusive podcast sponsor, Specsavers, for making our show possible.

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We Read The Beach by Alex Garland

2026-11-11 · 1 hr 2 min

This week on He Read She Read® Sarah and JP are joined by special guest, Stephanie Carson, to dive into The Beach, by Alex Garland. The trio discuss the 1996 novel’s huge success, the appeal of main character, Richard,…
We Read Sophie Standing There by Meg Mason

2026-10-28 · 53 min

This week on He Read She Read® Sarah and JP unpack Meg Mason’s latest book, Sophie Standing There, about sound technician, Sophie, who works at a literary festival. They discuss the structure of the book, the choices…
We Read Dune by Frank Herbert (or do we?)

2026-10-14 · 58 min

This week on He Read She Read® JP and Sarah tackle Frank Herbert’s 1965 science fiction epic, Dune. They discuss the bestselling series, why science fiction is so enduring and the recent popularly of fantasy and…
We Read The First Stone by Helen Garner with special guest Louise Milligan E

2026-09-30 · 1 hr 28 min

This week on He Read She Read® JP and Sarah are joined by investigative journalist, Louise Milligan, to unpack Helen Garner’s controversial 1995 book, The First Stone. They discuss the issue at the centre of the book,…
We ReRead Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid

2026-09-23 · 55 min

This week on He Read She Read® JP and Sarah are blasting off into outer space and deep-diving Taylor Jenkin-Reid’s latest novel Atmosphere. They discuss what they like and dislike about the commercial blockbuster and…
We ReRead Heart the Lover by Lily King E

2026-09-16 · 57 min

This week on He Read She Read® JP and Sarah dive into one of the most talked about books of the year, Lily King’s Heart the Lover. They discuss why it has captured so many hearts around the world and why it is so loved.…
We ReRead Flesh By David Szalay E

2026-09-09 · 1 hr 6 min

For the first episode of He Read She Read®, JP and Sarah deep dive the 2025 Booker Prize winning novel Flesh by David Szalay. They talk about how the Booker Prize is determined and the controversial 2025 judge, how they…
We ReRead The Names by Florence Knapp with special guests Clare and Jessie Stephens

2026-09-02 · 1 hr 10 min

This week on He Read She Read® JP and Sarah are joined by journalists, authors and fellow podcasters, Clare and Jessie Stephens. They discuss The Names by Florence Knapp. They talk about what they liked and what they…
We Read GONE GIRL by Gillian Flynn

2026-08-26 · 1 hr 2 min

This week on He Read She Read® JP and Sarah unpack Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. They discuss the novel’s huge popularity and how it reinvigorated the crime genre, prompting a wave of ‘girl’ books to be published.They…
We Read TRANSCRIPTION by Ben Lerner with special guest Maddison Connaughton

2026-08-12 · 1 hr 17 min

This week on He Read She Read® JP and Sarah are joined by ABC journalist Maddison Connaughton to dive into Ben Lerner’s novel, Transcription.They talk about the key themes in the book, Ben Lerner’s body of work, his…

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Oldest episode in feed: 12/2025
Typical length: 57 min
Format: Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone

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