Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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Reacting to the 2025 Booker Prize Longlist

In which I discuss the books that have been long listed for the 2025 Booker Prize, those I have heard of and those that are brand new to me.

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Books Mentioned (all bookshop.org links are affiliate links)
Universality by Natasha Brown uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9780571389018
The Land in Winter by Andrew Miller uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9781529354270
Flesh by David Szalay uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9780224099783
The Rest of Our Lives by Benjamin Markovits uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9780571388547
Audition by Katie Kitamura uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9781911717324
The South by Tash Aw uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9780008637606
One Boat by Jonathan Buckley uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9781804271766
Flashlight by Susan Choi uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9781787335127
Seascraper by Benjamin Wood uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9780241741344
Endling by Maria Reva uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9780349012711
Love Forms by Claire Adam uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9780571339549
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9780241770825
Misinterpretation by Ledia Xhoga uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9781917092180

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:34 - Endling
2:13 - The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny
4:04 - The Land in Winter
5:20 - Flashlight
7:05 - Universality
8:30 - Audition
10:20 - The South
12:20 - Love Forms
14:01 - One Boat
15:47 - The Rest of Our Lives
17:25 - Flesh
19:04 - Seascraper
20:34 - Misinterpretation

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