
📚 Bookies’ Favourite is your go-to book club podcast for literary award shortlists
| Publishes | Twice weekly | Episodes | 40 | Founded | a year ago |
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Lucy & Aaron star their thoughts n what did & didn't make it to the shortlist.
We'll be reading one book a week until the winner is announced.
Our current reading schedule:
On Earth As It Is Beneath by Ana Paula Maia, translated from the Portugues... more
Lucy & Aaron discuss this year's International Booker Prize long-list and share their picks for the shortlist.
After tomorrow's announcement we'll be sharing our reactions to the books that have made it onto the shortlist and we'll be setting out ou... more
Ahead of the winner announcement Aaron & Lucy spoke with the director of the award and one of this year's judges.
The insight helps us understand the prize and what is considered when deciding between the books.
We'll be jumping into another shortl... more
In this episode, Aaron & Lucy discuss Ghost Driver by Nell Osborne, published by Moist Books.
This is the final book we’re covering from the Queen Mary Small Press Fiction Prize 2026 shortlist before the winner is announced — and we break down its t... more
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I love listening in to what feels like a very smart book club. Casual, accessible but always fascinating!
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