'Our parents weren't describing sex to us, it was the only way we were learning'

This week on Bookshelfie Vick Hope is joined by chef and author Anna Jones

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Western Lane by #ChetnaMaroo longlisted for the 2024 #WomensPrize for fiction, is a moving exploration of the closeness of sisterhood, the immigrant experience, and the collective overcoming of grief.

Find out what Chetna said when we sat down with her: bit.ly/3PXrINy

The Blue, Beautiful World by Karen Lord longlisted for the 2024 #WomensPrize for fiction, explores how the world is changing, and humanity must change with it.

Find out what Karen said when we sat down with her: bit.ly/443HIUk

Looking for scorching summer plans?
Attendees from last year's #WomensPrize LIVE have shared their thoughts about our day festival. Join us on 12th June in the beautiful Bedford Square Gardens.
Tickets are available now: bit.ly/WPLIVE24

8 Lives of a Century-Old Trickster by mirinae lee longlisted for the 2024 #WomensPrize for fiction, is a novel about love and war, deceit and betrayal and the trickery required for survival.

Find out what Mirinae said when we sat down with her: bit.ly/43ThYKd

The Women’s Prize for Fiction Longlist is so good, you'll want to cancel all upcoming plans…

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'I remember finding the book on the shelf and standing there and just reading the entire thing in the shop'

Have you ever joined Suzannah Lipscomb in this bookworm tradition?!

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Soldier Sailor by #ClaireKilroy longlisted for the 2024 #WomensPrize for fiction takes us deep into the early days of motherhood, vividly portraying the raw, tumultuous emotions of a new mother.

Find out more about the book here: bit.ly/3PVwpYm

Spot the #womensprize in today’s The Guardian trivia corner. Do you know the answer?

'Most women who've ever lived don't appear in history books'

This week, Vick Hope is joined by historian, author, broadcaster and chair of judges for the 2024 #WomensPrize for #NonFiction Professor Suzannah Lipscomb

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Congratulations to all the authors longlisted for the Royal Society of Literature Oondatje Prize 2024. Particularly to Women’s Prize authors for Fiction #IsabellaHammad Cecile Pin and Non-Fiction Laura Cumming Noreen Masud #AliceAlbinia

Enter Ghost by #IsabellaHammad longlisted for the 2024 #WomensPrize for fiction is a stunning rendering of present-day Palestine, and the connection to be found in family and shared resistance.

Find out what Isabella said when we sat down with her: bit.ly/3U7RfWO

Restless Dolly Maunder by #KateGrenville longlisted for the 2024 #WomensPrize for fiction is a subversive, triumphant tale of a pioneering woman working her way through a world of limits and obstacles

Find out what Kate said when we sat down with her: bit.ly/499T4Hj

Brotherless Night by V.V. (Sugi) Ganeshananthan longlisted for the 2024 #WomensPrize for fiction tells the story of Sashi who wants to be a doctor, but as civil war subsumes Sri Lanka, her dream takes her on a different path

Find out what V.V. said when we sat down with her: bit.ly/3IVZzCJ

In All that She Carried, Tiya Miles writes that we need to escape frames of mind “that elevate mastery over compassion, division over connection, and greed over care.” Wrote about how the shortlisted books on the Women's Prize for Non-Fiction do just that. thehindu.com/books/books-au…

'One of the things I love about fiction the most is its ability to create empathy'

Which books have made you the most empathetic?

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The Maiden by @katefostermedia longlisted for the 2024 #WomensPrize for fiction is inspried by a real-life case that gives a voice to women otherwise silenced by history

Find out what Kate said when we sat down with her: bit.ly/49mXlaw

'And then I became angry that there were a lot of women's stories not being taught in high school, not being taught in college'

This week on #Bookshelfie @vicknhope is joined by #KristinHannah

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