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Bookshelfie: Women’s Prize Podcast

Women’s Prize Podcast/ Bird Lime Media
Women's Prize For Fiction
Literature
Mental Health
Motherhood
Feminism
Judy Blume
Anna Jones
Books
Female Friendship
Women's Empowerment
Identity
Half the Yellow Sun
Addiction
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
A Year Of Magical Thinking
How To Be a Domestic Goddess
Children's Literature
Cooking
Women's Literature
All About Love

The podcast that asks women with lives as inspiring as any fiction, to share the five books by women that have shaped them. Join Vick Hope, multi-award winning TV and BBC Radio 1 presenter, author and journalist, and her inspirational guests as they celebrate the best books written by women, sharing their creativity, voices, and perspectives. The Women’s Prize for Fiction is the biggest celebratio... more

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Chart-topping music artist Maisie Peters discusses her first love - books - and how they have shaped her songwriting, including the most important love story she’s ever known, Twilight’s Bella and Edward.

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In this deeply personal conversation, comedian and writer Meera Syal discusses how seeing herself in books helped her make sense of her own experience, the weight of intergenerational trauma and how humour saved her life.

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Artist and performer anaiis explains how books influence her songwriting, the impact motherhood has had on her creative practice and why bell hooks has reframed her understanding of love.

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Yellowface author Rebecca F. Kuang joins Vick in the Bookshelfie studio to discuss her five favourite books by women, why Sylvia Plath’s diaries made her rethink female jealousy, and how losing her grandfather served as inspiration for her latest nov... more

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Meera Syal
Comedian, writer and BAFTA Fellowship recipient, known for Goodness Gracious Me and Anita and Me
Episode: Meera Syal on How Books Have Helped Her Understand Herself
Rebecca F. Kuang
Trailblazing author of Babel and Yellowface; PhD candidate researching East Asian literature
Author, Yale University (PhD candidate)
Episode: Rebecca F. Kuang on the Power of Female Jealousy and How Living With Grief Has Inspired Her Latest Book
Tayari Jones
Internationally best-selling author and professor of creative writing
Author (Kin, An American Marriage, Ken, etc.)
Episode: Tayari Jones on Finding Her Voice, Toni Morrison & the Power of Storytelling
Maria Semple
Novelist and screenwriter known for Today Will Be Different, Where'd You Go, Bernadette, This One Is Mine
Author
Episode: Maria Semple on writing strong women and embracing vulnerability in books
Louise O'Neill
Author known for Only Ever Yours, Asking For It, and A Bigger Life
Author, 2015 Bookseller YA Book Prize winner
Episode: How a “Dating Odyssey” Inspired Louise O’Neill
Diana Reid
Screenwriter and bestselling author (Love and Virtue, Seeing Other People, Signs of Damage)
Author and screenwriter for Sense and Sensibility film
Episode: Diana Reid on the new Sense and Sensibility adaptation and why Jane Austen is the opposite of cosy fiction
Katherine Rundell
Author of children's books; fellow of St Catherine's College, Oxford
Author, Oxford; Impossible Creatures author
Episode: Katherine Rundell brings Vick to tears
Kathryn Stockett
Author of The Help and The Calamity Club
Author
Episode: Kathryn Stockett at Women’s Prize LIVE
Ashley James
Broadcaster, author, DJ, feminist campaigner and social commentator
Television and media (Made in Chelsea, ITVs This Morning)
Episode: Bookshelfie: Ashley James

Host

Vick Hope
Host of Bookshelfie with a background in television, radio, and journalism; frequently guides conversations with guests.

Reviews

4.6 out of 5 stars from 597 ratings
  • A staple podcast for me

    This is a podcast I relish listening to. The conversations are always wide ranging and full of depth. I also get to hear about books by women I haven’t yet read and long to read. This is a must listen for any serious lover of books and reading.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    G-dragosn's girl
    Canadaa year ago
  • Love this podcast!

    Podcast Addict
    5
    JaneR
    a year ago
  • I just love it !

    I love writing and love the women’s prize for fiction. I love this podcast and hearing from so many women and their top 5. It has also introduced me to more amazing books !

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    kotor123
    United Kingdoma year ago
  • Gone downhill… ☹️

    I used to be such a fan of all things to do with the Women’s Prize for Fiction and that included the podcast, but it’s been dumbed down to such a low level now I’m afraid I’m giving up. What on earth was the most recent episode with Bryony Gordon meant to be about? It was just utter drivel - just her droning on about herself, saying how unsuitable she is to be a judge (she’s right…) and swearing every other word. No educated discussion about her book choices, the word ‘like’ peppering every sin... more

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    SilverMum
    United Kingdom2 years ago
  • Compliments

    Vick Hope is an extremely good interviewer. Glad she is gracing us for Season 8!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    mhcgrad
    United States2 years ago

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Some listeners criticize the show when the focus shifts too much to general talk rather than books.
Listeners feel inspired by guests' personal stories and the literary shelf.
Fans praise the host's interviewing style and rapport with guests.
Audience appreciates warm, insightful interviews and strong book recommendations.
The sponsorships tied to the Women's Prize are seen as a positive alignment with literary culture.

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How this podcast ranks in the Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube charts.

Apple Podcasts
#24
United Kingdom/Arts/Books
Apple Podcasts
#67
United Kingdom/Arts
Apple Podcasts
#92
Australia/Arts/Books
Apple Podcasts
#178
Germany/Arts/Books
Apple Podcasts
#185
Italy/Arts/Books
Apple Podcasts
#49
Ireland/Arts/Books

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Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

Meera Syal on How Books Have Helped Her Understand Herself
Q: How important is this book still now today?
Syal says books that document a specific period can warn readers that scapegoating outsiders resurfaces during uncertainty and hardship. She believes people must stay alert, unite and refuse to be silent.
Meera Syal on How Books Have Helped Her Understand Herself
Q: When you read that character, when you felt represented, reflected, when it resonated with you, what did that do to you? What did it make you want to do?
Syal says Pride and Prejudice made her feel seen and showed her that women's struggles for independence and a voice connect across time. It also showed her how stories can help people who feel alone feel understood.
The Books anaiis LOVES - Which Have Taught Her to Love
Q: What is it about Susan Abulhawa's novel that you really want to press into everyone's hands?
She says Mornings in Jenin creates deep empathy by bringing readers close to a Palestinian family's love, loss and generational trauma, offering a perspective that can feel more complex than images or news coverage.
The Books anaiis LOVES - Which Have Taught Her to Love
Q: How important is reading as part of your creative process?
anaiis says she reads a lot while making albums, and that reading unlocks songwriting and the flow of words while giving her music themes to expand on or respond to.
Tayari Jones on Finding Her Voice, Toni Morrison & the Power of Storytelling
Q: Why is The Colour Purple described as instrumental to your craft, and how does its form inform your own use of letters and diary-like elements?
The Colour Purple showed me how epistolary techniques layer meaning and give voice to characters who are writers in their own right, which I then integrated into my own narrative approach to deepen character perspective and texture.

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What is Bookshelfie: Women’s Prize Podcast about and what kind of topics does it cover?

A thoughtful interview series that centers women and their relationship with literature, asking guests to share five books by women that shaped their lives. Conversations blend personal narratives with broader themes like feminism, motherhood, identity, and career, often tying book picks to real-world experiences, leadership, and social impact. Notable throughlines include mentoring, resilience, and how reading informs creativity, mindset, and public life. The show frequently features high-profile guests from media, writing, entrepreneurship, sport, and the arts, and is often tied to sponsorships from a sponsor associated with a women's literary prize, which subtly reinforces its mission to celebrate women's voices. The format—personal stor... more

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2. Rebecca F. Kuang
3. Tayari Jones
4. Maria Semple
5. Louise O'Neill
6. Diana Reid
7. Katherine Rundell
8. Kathryn Stockett

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