Ep 284: Patriot by Alexei Navalny with special guest John Wood

A special episode: Anna is joined by author and U-Go founder John Wood. We discuss our reactions to the 2025 Women's Prize Longlist. Our book of the week is PATRIOT by Alexei Navalny translated by Arch Tait with Stephen Dalziel. This is Navalny's autobiography detailing his rise to be a Russian opposition leader, but is also a prison diary following his arrest in January 2021. He died in prison in February 2024. A New York Times bestseller, best book of the year (New Yorker, Atlantic, NPR) and finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. We highly recommend it - essential reading. Books mentioned SO BIG by Edna Ferber DAYS IN THE CAUCASUS by Banine translated by Anne Thompson-Ahmadova RED NOTICE by Bill Browder THE MAN WITHOUT A FACE by Masha Gessen SECOND-HAND TIME by Svetlana Alexievich translated by Bela Shayevich THE TRIAL OF VALDIMIR PUTIN by Geoffrey Robertson KC TRAVELS IN SIBERIA by Ian Frazier DISAPPEARING EARTH by Julia Phillips A SWIM IN A POND IN THE RAIN by George Saunders Films Navalny Coming up: WHITE NIGHTS and THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD by Fyodor Dostoevsky Follow us! John: Linkedin : John Wood www.ugouniversity.org Anna: Instagram: @ abailliekaras Substack: Books on the Go Email: [email protected] Credits Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz