The Bookshelf
by ABC Australia
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Estimated from 9 chart positions in 9 markets.
By chart position
- 🇦🇺AU · Books#51M to 3M
- 🇯🇵JP · Books#10010K to 30K
- 🇳🇿NZ · Books#563K to 10K
- 🇷🇴RO · Books#138500 to 3K
- 🇸🇬SG · Books#144500 to 3K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
305K to 917K🎙 Daily cadence·246 episodes·Last published 1mo ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
1.0M to 3.1M🇦🇺98%🇯🇵1%+7 more - Active Followers
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305K to 917K
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Recent episodes
Art, apocalypse and country people
Jul 17, 2026
1h 02m 46s
Laura McPhee Browne, Leïla Slimani, Kris Kneen & Bruce Pascoe's favourite Aus books
Jul 10, 2026
59m 07s
Melbourne Writers' Festival with Hannah Kent and Beejay Silcox
Jul 3, 2026
53m 57s
The Bookshelf’s best: Four standout novels from the past year
Jun 26, 2026
53m 50s
Zan Rowe and Madeleine Gray review: Chris Ames/Fiona Mozley/Niamh Campbell
Jun 19, 2026
53m 57s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/17/26 | artliterature+4 | Madeleine GrayTim Rogers+1 | ContrappostoCountry People+10 | — | artliterature+5 | — | 1h 02m 46s | ||
| 7/10/26 | Australian literaturebook recommendations+3 | Michael RobothamRoanna Gonsalves | Worry DollI'll Take the Fire+7 | — | Australian booksliterature+3 | — | 59m 07s | ||
| 7/3/26 | Melbourne Writers Festivalliterature+4 | Hannah KentBeejay Silcox | Always Home, Always HomesickBurial Rites+12 | — | Melbourne Writers FestivalHannah Kent+7 | — | 53m 57s | ||
| 6/26/26 | fictionbook review+3 | — | — | — | fictionnovels+3 | — | 53m 50s | ||
| 6/19/26 | new fictionbook reviews+4 | Zan RoweMadeleine Gray | ABC AustraliaAwake Awake+14 | — | book reviewfiction+4 | — | 53m 57s | ||
| 6/12/26 | parentingliterature+3 | Andrew Sean GreerIlka Tampke | How To Love the WorldLess+11 | — | Andrew Sean GreerIlka Tampke+5 | — | 54m 36s | ||
| 6/5/26 | new fictionliterature+4 | Cassie McCullaghHannah Kent+1 | ABC AustraliaLand+8 | — | Maggie O'FarrellAnn Patchett+6 | — | 54m 46s | ||
| 5/29/26 | new book releasesliterary discussions+3 | Bernadette BrennanBeejay Silcox | Said the DeadThe Thornbacks+22 | — | literaturebook reviews+3 | — | 54m 06s | ||
| 5/22/26 | Australian literaturebook countdown+4 | Tony BirchSiang Lu+2 | ABC Radio NationalThe Thorn Birds+19 | — | ABC Radio NationalTop 100 Books+4 | — | 54m 36s | ||
| 5/15/26 | Scottish literaturememoirs+3 | — | You Am IShuggie Bain+14 | MelbourneGreece | Douglas StuartHenry Lawson+3 | — | 54m 37s | ||
| 5/8/26 | book reviewsliterature+4 | Geordie WilliamsonRobert Forster | The Things We Never SayThe Director+7 | — | Elizabeth StroutDaniel Kehlmann+5 | — | 54m 36s | ||
| 5/1/26 | International Booker Prizebook reviews+4 | Hannah KentTom Wright | The Last of EarthCapture+2 | — | International Booker PrizeDeepa Anappara+5 | — | 58m 30s | ||
| 4/24/26 | wildlifeliterature+4 | Tony BirchBeejay Silcox | Once We Were WildlifeThe Water Takes+21 | — | wildlifepoetry+3 | — | 1h 08m 08s | ||
| 4/17/26 | contemporary fictionsisterhood+3 | Madeleine GrayTim Rogers | Ghost-EyeSororicidal+13 | — | Amitav GhoshEdwina Preston+5 | — | 54m 33s | ||
| 4/10/26 | memoryfather-son relationships+3 | Michael RobothamGeordie Williamson | TranscriptionA Rising of the Lights+4 | — | Ben LernerSteve Toltz+3 | — | 1h 00m 56s | ||
| 4/3/26 | ethical imaginationIrish literature+3 | Colum McCann | Melbourne Writers FestivalNarrative Four+4 | — | Colum McCannethical imagination+3 | — | 54m 37s | ||
| 4/3/26 | Trojan Warfriendship+4 | Hannah KentTom Wright | PicadorUQP+7 | Sydney | Fiona Kelly McGregorDebra Adelaide+7 | — | 54m 36s | ||
| 4/3/26 | Trojan Warfriendship+3 | Tom WrightHannah Kent | Son of NobodyWhen I Am Sixty-Four+3 | — | Trojan Warqueer literature+6 | — | 54m 36s | ||
| 3/27/26 | short fictionbook reviews+4 | Shannon BurnsTony Birch | GriefdoggPython's Kiss+10 | — | Michael WinklerLouise Erdrich+7 | — | 54m 36s | ||
| 3/20/26 | literaturebook reviews+3 | Hannah KentTim Rogers | Look What You Made Me DoBrawler+12 | — | John LanchesterLauren Groff+3 | — | 58m 50s | ||
| 3/13/26 | historical fictionSydney Writers Festival+3 | Jock SerongEmily Maguire | — | — | historical fictionJock Serong+4 | — | 54m 35s | ||
| 3/6/26 | Australian literaturesecrets+4 | Michael RobothamRoanna Gonsalves | A Far-Flung LifeThe Minstrels+14 | — | M L StedmanEva Hornung+3 | — | 54m 34s | ||
| 2/27/26 | literary dramabook reviews+4 | Hannah KentTom Wright | CruxOn Not Climbing Mountains+15 | — | Gabriel TallentClaire Thomas+5 | — | 54m 36s |
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Chart history for The Bookshelf
Peaked at #5 in Australia, top 10 in 1 of 11 tracked markets, currently #5 in Australia.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | — | #5 | #5 | — |
| Australia | — | #15 | #15 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #56 | #56 | — |
| Japan | — | #100 | #100 | — |
| RO | — | #138 | #138 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #139 | #139 | — |
| SG | — | #144 | #144 | — |
| BE | — | #173 | #173 | — |
| Ireland | — | #179 | #179 | — |
| MY | — | #180 | #180 | — |
| KE | — | #187 | #187 | — |
Chart Positions
11 placements across 9 markets.
Chart Positions
11 placements across 9 markets.