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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Signup to Generate a PitchThe ‘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.
Recent episodes include "We Read Dune by Frank Herbert (or do we?)" (14 October 2026, 58 minutes), "We Read The First Stone by Helen Garner with special guest Louise Milligan" (30 September 2026, 88 minutes), and "We ReRead Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid" (23 September 2026, 55 minutes).
He Read She Read publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 61 minutes across 29 episodes.
Booking probability for He Read She Read is 31%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. He Read She Read requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. He Read She Read's contact route on record: verified email.
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He Read She Read is an arts show with 29 episodes published.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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This week we have a special He Read She Read® treat for you: our first ever live podcast recording! Listen to JP and Sarah discuss their latest books, talk about hosting the podcast, share their reading preferences and...
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This week on He Read She Read® JP and Sarah are joined by revered book critic Beejay Silcox to unpack Maggie O’Farrell’s latest novel, Land. Beejay also shares what it’s like to be a book critic and how she goes about...
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<p>This week on He Read She Read® JP and Sarah are joined by book royalty, Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger to dive into George Saunders latest novel, Vigil. Marieke and Jason share their book reading habits and provide...
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This week on He Read She Read® JP and Sarah are joined by book royalty, Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger to dive into George Saunders latest novel, Vigil. Marieke and Jason share their book reading habits and provide some...
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<p>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...
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<p>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...
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<p>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...
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<p>*WE APOLOGISE FOR THE SOUND ISSUES ON THIS EP* </p><p>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...
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<p>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...
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<p>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...
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<p>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...
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<p>We Read Mystic River by Dennis Lehane</p><p>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...
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