Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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

What are your favourites?

Books Mentioned:

00:00 Introduction
01:16 Lyse Doucet- The Finest Hotel in Kabul
04:09 Daisy Fancourt- Art Cure
07:50 Judith Mackrell- Artists, Siblings, Visionaries
10:57 Jane Ragoyska- Hotel Exile
14:33 Arundhati Roy- Mother Mary Comes To Me
17:34 Ece Temelkuran- Nation of Strangers
21:23 Round-Up and My Favourites