{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The Names by Florence Knapp","description":" Anna and Annie discuss the 2025 Women\u2019s Prize and try to predict the winner. Since we recorded this the winner has been announced: The Safe Keep by Yael Van Der Wouden. (Annie was right!)  And Annie wraps up recent Australian book award news including the Stella Prize winner Theory and Practice by Michelle de Kretser and the  Miles Franklin Literary Award longlist.  Our book of the week is  THE NAMES by Florence Knapp. Cora goes with her daughter Maia to register the birth of her son.&amp;nbsp; According to family tradition, he will be called Gordon, after her husband.&amp;nbsp; Cora prefers the name Julian and Maia suggests Bear. The story breaks into three as we see the ripple effects of each decision. Described as 'the best debut novel in years' (The Sunday Times), this buzzy book has been an instant bestseller and on many 'best of 2025' lists.  Coming up:  THE EMPUSIUM by Olga Tokarczuk translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones.&amp;nbsp;  Follow us!   Email: Booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com   Instagram: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie   Substack: Books On The Go   Credits   Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz ","author_name":"Books On The Go","author_url":"http:\/\/booksonthego.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/37020890\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/189669100"}