He Read She Read
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.
Episodes
This week on He Read She Read® JP and Sarah jump on the tradwife bandwagon and unpacked the instant global bestseller, Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke. They talk about the hype of it all and whether these kinds of must-read books are good for publishing. They have a very honest chat about what they didn’t like about the book and what they thought worked well before providing their book recommendations.
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This week on He Read She Read® JP and Sarah are joined by The Australian Financial Review fashion editor, Lauren Sams, and host and editor, of news podcast The Squiz, Kate Watson, to discuss The Correspondent, the sleeper hit by debut novelist Virginia Evans. They discuss what they found so charming about the book, what they think of Jane Fonda being cast in the movie adaptation and what they thin...
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. JP explains his pet peeve of literary references in novels and Sarah explains her allergic reaction to the protagonist’s love interest at the beginning of the novel. They risk cancellation...
*WE APOLOGISE FOR THE SOUND ISSUES ON THIS EP*
This week on He Read She Read® JP and Sarah share their top picks for upcoming book releases. They discuss books they are most looking forward to reading and the books they think will be bestsellers, including a bold Booker Prize prediction.
He Read She Read® is proudly presented by Specsavers. Follow us on Instagram @heread_sheread to join in our book chat and ...
This week on He Read She Read® JP and Sarah read The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro. It’s one of JP’s all time favourite books and he explains what he loves about it. Sarah read it for the first time and talks about how it worked its quiet charm on her.
He Read She Read® is proudly presented by Specsavers.
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This week on He Read She Read® JP and Sarah travel back to the early 2000s **and **immerse themselves in the emerging Indie music scene and the early days of social media and influencer culture via Holly Brickley’s 2025 bestseller, Deep Cuts. JP & Sarah discuss the power of nostalgia, why we love stories about creatives, the strengths and weaknesses of Percy and Joe’s will-they-wo...
This week on He Read She Read® JP and Sarah discuss the literary goings-on that have made the first quarter of 2026 one of the most action-packed they can remember. From the ongoing fallout of uninviting guests to literary festivals, author Craig Silvey’s shock arrest, who should be allowed to write screenplay adaptations of classic novels and the AI scandal that has dominated the headlines, JP and Sa...
We Read Mystic River by Dennis Lehane
This week on He Read She Read® JP and Sarah are joined by ABC journalist, Rachael Brown, and filmmaker, Gil Marsden. They bring their discerning analytical and storytelling skills to review the popular crime classic and talk about Lehane’s characters and writing style.
You can follow Gil on Instagram @heyimgilmarsden
You can follow Rach on Instagram @missrachaelbrown
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This week on He Read She Read® JP and Sarah put on their poshest outfits and dive into the weird and wonderful world of royalty as they discuss The Heir Apparent by Rebecca Armitage. It’s an Aussie debut that has taken the world by storm having been selected as a Reece Witherspoon book club pick in late 2025. JP & Sarah talk about the plot and the characters and how Rebecca’s journalism backgroun...
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 didn’t and whether the high concept premise of the book was maintained throughout the novel.
Recommendations:
Clare and Jessie both recommend Heart the Lover by Lily King
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This week on He Read She Read® JP and Sarah discuss all things audio books. They talk about the rise in audio book popularity, what kind of genres work best on audio and provide a bunch of recommendations.
They also discuss what podcasts they like listening to and whether listening to an audio book is the same as reading a physical book.
He Read She Read® is proudly presented by Specsavers.
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We Read The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty
This week on He Read She Read® JP and Sarah read Liane Moriarty’s wildly successful book, The Husband’s Secret which was her first book to be a New York Times bestseller.
They discuss the moral questions presented in the book, the cast of characters and how they feel about the ending.
Recommendations:
Sarah recommends Search History...
This week on He Read She Read® journalist Georgia Love and comedian Sammy Petersen join Sarah to delve into Truman Capote’s true crime classic, In Cold Blood.
They discuss why it’s endured the test of time, the ethics around claiming something is a true story if it contains fictional elements and how Capote’s writing has informed so much of their favourite writing today.
Recommendation...
This week on He Read She Read® JP and Sarah answer listener questions including why they started He Read She Read®, how they find time to read and what’s going on with JP’s hair.
He Read She Read® is proudly presented by Specsavers.
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The He Read She Read® team would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which this podcas...
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 how they would rewrite the ending.
Recommendations:
Sarah recommended Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead.
JP recommended Seascraper by Benjamin Wood.
And he snuck...
This week on He Read She Read® JP and Sarah talk about the importance of reading and recommend a stack of books to get you out of a reading slump and into a good reading rhythm in 2026.
He Read She Read® is proudly presented by Specsavers.
Follow us on Instagram @heread_sheread The He Read She Read® team would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which this podcast w...
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 feel about Flesh and whether they believe it’s a worthy Booker Prize winner.
Recommendations:
JP recommended Dove by Georgia Harper.
Sarah recommended Don’t Let Him In by crime fiction author, Lisa J...
Hey Everyone!
We’re so pumped to introduce you to our new podcast: He Read She Read®, a fortnightly show about books and reading.
The ‘he’ is, JP Pomare.
And the ‘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 ag...
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