form First Tuesday Book Club series - publisher   film/TV  
Alternative title: The Book Club
Issue Details: First known date: 2006... 2006 First Tuesday Book Club
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In The Book Club (formerly First Tuesday Book Club, host Jennifer Byrnes and regular panelists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger review new and classic books, including many Australian works. Each episode two guest authors or book industry affiliates join in. The Book Club first aired in 2006 and ceased in 2017.

Notes

  • Contents indexed selectively.

  • From 2013 the First Tuesday Book Club became known as The Book Club.

Includes

1.1
form y separately published work icon First Tuesday Book Club [August 2006] Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2006 15173504 2006 single work film/TV review
— Review of The Ballad of Desmond Kale Roger McDonald , 2005 single work novel

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.

Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2006
1.4
form y separately published work icon First Tuesday Book Club [November 2006] Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2006 15173991 2006 film/TV review
— Review of The Transit of Venus Shirley Hazzard , 1980 single work novel
Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2006
1.5
form y separately published work icon First Tuesday Book Club [December 2006] Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2006 15174420 2006 film/TV review Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2006
2.1
form y separately published work icon First Tuesday Book Club [March 2007] Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2007 15223193 2007 film/TV

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.

Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2007
2.10
form y separately published work icon First Tuesday Book Club [December 2007] Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2007 15223481 2007 film/TV

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.

Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2007
2.2
form y separately published work icon First Tuesday Book Club [April 2007] Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2007 15223253 2007 film/TV

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.

Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2007
2.7
form y separately published work icon First Tuesday Book Club [September 2007] Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2007 15223300 2007 film/TV

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.

Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2007
2.8
form y separately published work icon First Tuesday Book Club [October 2007] Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2007 15223347 2007 film/TV

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.

Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2007
3.1
form y separately published work icon First Tuesday Book Club [March 2008] Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2008 15223700 2008 film/TV

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.

Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2008
3.2
form y separately published work icon First Tuesday Book Club [April 2008] Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2008 15223850 2008 film/TV

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.

Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2008
3.4
form y separately published work icon First Tuesday Book Club [June 2008] Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2008 15224551 2008 film/TV

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.

Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2008
3.7
form y separately published work icon First Tuesday Book Club [September 2008] Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2008 15225630 2008 film/TV

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.

Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2008
4.2
form y separately published work icon First Tuesday Book Club [May 2009] Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2009 15226632 2009 film/TV

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.

Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2009
4.3
form y separately published work icon First Tuesday Book Club [June 2009] Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2009 15226724 2009 film/TV

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.

Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2009
4.8
form y separately published work icon First Tuesday Book Club [November 2009] Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2009 15227627 2009 film/TV

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.

Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2009
5.1
form y separately published work icon First Tuesday Book Club [March 2010] Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2010 15248410 2010 film/TV

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.

Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2010
5.10
form y separately published work icon First Tuesday Book Club [December 2010] Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2010 15250321 2010 film/TV

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.

Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2010
5.4
form y separately published work icon First Tuesday Book Club [June 2010] Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2010 15248619 2010 film/TV

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.

Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2010
5.7
form y separately published work icon First Tuesday Book Club Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2010 15248936 2010 film/TV

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.

Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2010
5.8
form y separately published work icon First Tuesday Book Club [October 2010] Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2010 15249472 2010 film/TV

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.

Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2010
6.2
form y separately published work icon First Tuesday Book Club [April 2011] Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2011 15250625 2011 film/TV

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.

Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2011
6.3
form y separately published work icon First Tuesday Book Club Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2011 15250909 2011 film/TV

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.

Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2011
6.4
form y separately published work icon First Tuesday Book Club [June 2011] Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2011 15251291 2011 film/TV

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.

Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2011
6.6
form y separately published work icon First Tuesday Book Club [August 2011] Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2011 15253858 2011 film/TV

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.

Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2011
7.10
form y separately published work icon First Tuesday Book Club [December 2012] 10 Aussie Books to Read Before You Die Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2012 15254565 2012 film/TV

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'.

Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2012
7.3
form y separately published work icon First Tuesday Book Club [May 2012] Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2012 15254157 2012 film/TV

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.

Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2012
7.5
form y separately published work icon First Tuesday Book Club [July 2012] Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2012 15254341 2012 film/TV

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.

Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2012
7.7
form y separately published work icon First Tuesday Book Club [September 2012] Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2012 15254405 2012 film/TV

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.

Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2012
7.9
form y separately published work icon First Tuesday Book Club [November 2012] Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2012 15254491 2012 film/TV

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.

Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2012
8.1
form y separately published work icon The Book Club [March 2013] Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2013 15254679 2013 film/TV

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.

Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2013
8.2
form y separately published work icon The Book Club [April 2013] Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2013 15254750 2013 film/TV

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.

Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2013
8.3
form y separately published work icon The Book Club [May 2013] Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2013 15254788 2013 film/TV

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.

Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2013
8.8
form y separately published work icon The Book Club [October 2013] Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2013 15254834 2013 film/TV

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.

Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2013
8.9
form y separately published work icon The Book Club [November 2013] Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2013 15254876 2013 film/TV

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.

Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2013
9.10
form y separately published work icon The Book Club [December 2014] Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2014 15255125 2014 film/TV

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".

Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2014
9.4
form y separately published work icon The Book Club [June 2014] Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2014 15254935 2014 film/TV

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.

Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2014
9.7
form y separately published work icon The Book Club [October 2014] Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2014 15254967 2014 film/TV

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.

Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2014
10.1
form y separately published work icon The Book Club [March 2015] Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2015 15255217 2015 film/TV

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.

Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2015
10.10
form y separately published work icon The Book Club [December 2015] Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2015 15258855 2015 film/TV

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. 

Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2015
10.2
form y separately published work icon The Book Club [April 2015] Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2015 15255338 2015 film/TV

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.

Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2015
10.3
form y separately published work icon The Book Club [May 2015] Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2015 15258582 2015 film/TV

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.

Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2015
10.9
form y separately published work icon The Book Club [November 2015] Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2015 15258697 2015 film/TV

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.

Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2015
11 [Bonus episode 2]
form y separately published work icon The Book Club [28 June 2016] Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2016 15260427 2016 film/TV

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.

Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2016
11 [Bonus episode 3]
form y separately published work icon The Book Club [26 July 2016] The Book Club - Books that Transport You Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2016 15260569 2016 film/TV

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 LostThe Fault in Our Stars, Ancillary Justice, and Australian novel, Midnight in Sicily.

Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2016
11.1
form y separately published work icon The Book Club [May 2016] Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2016 15259467 2016 film/TV

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.

Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2016
11.3
form y separately published work icon The Book Club [14 June 2016] Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2016 15259713 2016 film/TV

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.

Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2016
11.4
form y separately published work icon The Book Club [21 June 2016] Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2016 15260178 2016 film/TV

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.

Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2016
12.1
form y separately published work icon The Book Club [18 April 2017] Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2017 15261344 2017 film/TV

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.

Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2017
12.2
form y separately published work icon The Book Club [25 April 2017] Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2017 15261376 2017 film/TV

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.

Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2017
12.5
form y separately published work icon The Book Club [16 May 2017] Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2017 15261737 2017 film/TV

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.

Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2017
12.9
form y separately published work icon The Book Club [December 2017] Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2017 15262028 2017 film/TV

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.

Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2017

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 2006
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    form y separately published work icon The Book Club Australian Broadcasting Corporation (publisher), Australia : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2006-2017 15175161 2006 series - publisher film/TV Australia : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2006-2017
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