Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Hello! I’m Bob, and I really enjoyed reading the shortlist for this year’s prize!

I hope you are too, and I’d love to hear which ones you’re enjoying!

Books Mentioned

00:00 Introduction
00:41 Neneh Cherry- A Thousand Threads
03:10 Rachel Clarke- The Story of a Heart
07:05 Chloe Dalton- Raising Hare
10:24 Clare Mulley- Agent Zo
13:10 Helen Scales- What The Wild Sea Can Be
15:25 Yuan Yang- Private Revolutions
19:17 My Favourites

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