Cirrus@Austlit

Jennifer Byrne, Marieke Hardy, Jason Steger, Jackie Weaver and Peter Cundall review and discuss books American Psycho and The Ballad of Desmond Kale by Roger McDonald.

Host Jennifer Byrne joins regular panelists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger, and guests Jackie Weaver and Craig Reucassel to discuss and review the classic novel Mister Pip and Australian novel, The Solid Mandala by Patrick White.

Host Jennifer Byrne joins regular panelists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger, and guests Ian Rankin and Peter Cundall to discuss and review the international novel Not in the Flesh, and Australian novel, The Children by Charlotte Wood.

Host Jennifer Byrne joins regular panelists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger, and guest Emily Maguire to discuss and review the classic novel In the Company of the Courtesan and Australian novel, The Secret River by Kate Grenville.

Host Jennifer Byrne joins regular panelists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger, and guests Judith Lucy and Michael Robotham to discuss and review the classic novel The Memory of Running and Australian novel, The Broken Shore by Peter Temple.

Host Jennifer Byrne joins regular panelists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger, and guests David Malouf and Johanna Featherstone to discuss and review the classic novel Moby Dick and Australian autobiography, East of Time by Jacob G. Rosenberg.

Host Jennifer Byrne joins regular panelists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger, and guests Julian Burnside and Judith Lucy to discuss and review the biography Naked and Australian novel, The Memory Book by Christopher Koch.

Host Jennifer Byrne joins regular panelists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger, and guests Michael Robotham and John Safran to discuss and review the international work Liar's Poker and Australian novel, People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks.

Host Jennifer Byrne joins regular panelists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger, and guests Johanna Featherstone and Peter FitzSimons to discuss and review two Australian works - Demons at Dusk by Peter Stewart and Breath by Tim Winton.

Host Jennifer Byrne joins regular panelists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger, and guests Augusten Burroughs and Germaine Greer to discuss and review international work A Confederacy of Dunces and Australian novella, Disquiet by Julia Leigh.

Host Jennifer Byrne joins regular panelists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger, and guests John Collee and Christine Wallace to discuss and review international book Darwin and the Barnacle and Australian novel, The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas.

Host Jennifer Byrne joins regular panelists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger, and guests Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Richard Flanagan to discuss and review the classic novel The Great Gatsby and Australian novel, Ransom by David Malouf.

Host Jennifer Byrne joins regular panelists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger, and guests David Marr and Di Morriseey to discuss and review the novel The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and Australian novel, This Is How by M.J. Hyland.

Host Jennifer Byrne joins regular panelists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger, and guests Peter Garrett and Mem Fox to discuss and review the international work Zeitoun and classic Australian novel, Cloudstreet by Tim Winton.

Host Jennifer Byrne joins regular panelists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger, and guests Michael McGirr and Maggie Alderson to discuss and review two Australian novels: Dead Man's Chest by Kerry Greenwood and Parrot and Olivier in America by Peter Carey.

Host Jennifer Byrne joins regular panelists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger, and guests Colm Toibin and Lionel Shriver to discuss and review the classic novel Pride and Prejudice and Australian book, Reading by Moonlight by Brenda Walker.

Host Jennifer Byrne joins regular panelists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger, and guests DBC Pierre and Val McDermid to discuss and review the classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird and Australian novel, Inheritance by Nicholas Shakespeare.

Host Jennifer Byrne joins regular panelists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger, and guests Brendan Cowell and Mary Delahunty to discuss and review the classic novel Catcher in the Rye and Australian novel, Indelible Ink by Fiona McGregor.

Host Jennifer Byrne joins regular panelists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger, and guests Sophie Gee and Luke Davies to discuss and review the international book Super Sad True Love Story and Australian novel, The Man who Loved Children by Christina Stead.

Host Jennifer Byrne joins regular panelists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger, and guests Anh Do and David Vann to discuss and review the international book Blood Meridian and Australian novel, Me and Mr Booker by Cory Taylor.

Host Jennifer Byrne joins regular panelists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger, and guests Howard Jacobson and A. C. Grayling to discuss and review the classic book Women in Love and Australian essay, The Happy Life by David Malouf.

Host Jennifer Byrne joins regular panelists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger, and guests Wendy Harmer and Chris Womersley to discuss and review the international book The Master and Margarita and Australian novel, Past the Shallows by Favel Parrett.

Host Jennifer Byrne joins regular panelists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger, and guests Judy Nunn and Michael Williams and discuss '10 Aussie books to read before you die'.

Host Jennifer Byrne joins regular panelists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger, and guests Toni Jordan and Shane Maloney to discuss and review the international book The Silence of the Lambs and Australian novel, The Light Between Oceans by M. L. Stedman.

Host Jennifer Byrne joins regular panelists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger, and guests Charlotte Wood and Geoffrey Cousins to discuss and review the international book Crossing to Safety and Australian novel, The Cook by Wayne MaCauley.

Host Jennifer Byrne joins regular panelists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger, and guests Margaret Wertheim and David Vann to discuss and review the international book HHhH and Australian novel, Middlemarch by George Elliot.

Host Jennifer Byrne joins regular panelists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger, and guests Ben Quilty and Monica McInerney to discuss and review the international book The Chrysalids and Australian novel, The Engagement by Chloe Hooper.

Host Jennifer Byrne joins regular panelists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger, and guests China Mieville and Shamini Flint to discuss and review the international book Wool and Australian novel, Gilgamesh by Joan London.

Host Jennifer Byrne joins regular panelists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger, and guests Toni Jordan and Andy Griffiths to discuss and review the international classic Metamorphosis and Australian novel, The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion.

Host Jennifer Byrne joins regular panelists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger, and guests Paul Dempsey and Cate Kennedy to discuss and review the international classic Infinite Jest and Australian novel, High Sobriety by Jill Stark.

Host Jennifer Byrne joins regular panelists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger, and guests David Stratton and Delia Falconer to discuss and review the international book The Beautiful Ruins and Australian novel, The Watch Tower by Elizabeth Harrower.

Host Jennifer Byrne joins regular panelists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger, and guests Ben Quilty and Kathryn Heyman to discuss and review the graphic novel Jimmy Corrigan and Australian novel, The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan.

Host Jennifer Byrne joins regular panelists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger, and guests Graeme Simsion and Kitty Flanagan to discuss "The Top 10 Classic Beach Books".

Host Jennifer Byrne joins regular panelists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger, and guests A.M. Homes and Vikram Chandra to discuss and review the international book We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves and Australian novel, The Chemistry of Tears  by Peter Carey.

Host Jennifer Byrne joins regular panelists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger, and guests Adrian McKinty and Virginia Gay to discuss and review the international book The Curious Incident of the Dog and Australian novel, The Wonders by Paddy O'Reilly.

Host Jennifer Byrne joins regular panelists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger, and guests Elizabeth Gilbert and John Lanchester to discuss and review the international book Brother of the More Famous Jack and Australian novel, Clade by James Bradley.

Host Jennifer Byrne joins regular panelists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger, and guests Michael Williams and Leigh Sales to discuss "Five of the Best", including Reckoning: A Memoir by Magda Szubanski, Anne Tyler’s A Spool of Blue Thread, The Whites by Harry Brandt, Relativity by Antonia Hayes and A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara. 

Host Jennifer Byrne joins regular panelists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger, and guests Maxine Beneba Clarke and Zoe Daniel to discuss and review the international book An Untamed State and Australian novel, My Place by Sally Morgan.

Host Jennifer Byrne joins regular panelists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger, and guests Liane Moriarty and Don Watson to discuss and review the international book If This is a Man and Australian novel, The Wonder Lover by Malcolm Knox.

Host Jennifer Byrne joins regular panelists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger, and guests Matthew Condon and Hannie Rayson to discuss and review the international classic Birdsong and Australian novel, The Natural Way of Things by Charlotte Wood.

Host Jennifer Byrne joins regular panelists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger, and guests Zoe Norton Lodge, Christos Tsiolkas, Geoff Cousins and Amelia Lester to discuss and review the book Lean In, The Road to Ruin, Submission and Australian novel, Tree of Life by Patrick White.

Host Jennifer Byrne joins regular panelists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger, and guests Maxine Beneba Clarke and Zoe Daniel to discuss and review the books Paradise Lost, The Fault in Our Stars, Ancillary Justice, and Australian novel, Midnight in Sicily.

Host Jennifer Byrne joins regular panelists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger, and guests Jeanette Winterson and Virginia Gay to discuss and review the classic book Wuthering Heights and Australian novel, The Last Painting of Sara De Vos by Dominic Smith.

Host Jennifer Byrne joins regular panelists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger, and guests Adam Liaw and Michael Robotham to discuss and review the international book Lucky Jim and Australian novel, Isolated Incident by Emily Maguire.

Host Jennifer Byrne joins regular panelists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger, and guests Omar Musa and Rosie Waterland to discuss and review the international book A Million Little Pieces and Australian novel, The Midnight Watch by David Dyer.

Host Jennifer Byrne joins regular panelists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger, and guests Maxine Beneba Clarke and Zoe Daniel to discuss and review the international book Hillbilly Elegy and Australian novel, Storm and Grace by Katherine Heyman.

Host Jennifer Byrne joins regular panelists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger, and guests Omar Musa and C.S. Pacat to discuss and review the international book Exit West and Australian novel, The Monkey's Mask by Dorothy Porter.

Host Jennifer Byrne joins regular panelists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger, and guests Adam Liaw and Di Morrissey to discuss and review the international book The Group and Australian novel, Jean Harley Was Here by Hather Taylor Johnson.

For the final episode of The Book Club, host Jennifer Byrne joins regular panelists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger, and guests Michael Williams and Benjamin Law. The panellists discuss "Five of the Best" from 2017, and best books as voted by readers. They are joined by Jimmy Barnes for a musical performance.