Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The shortlist for the 2026 Women’s Prize for Fiction has arrived! I’ll go through the list to talk about what made it, what didn’t, and what might win. Expand for more information. 👇
Links 🔗
The Women’s Prize Website: womensprize.com/revealing-the-2026-womens-prize-for-fiction-shortlist
Further Viewing 🍿
My Longlist Reaction: youtu.be/OPLVC5yBGD4
My Pulitzer Prediction: youtu.be/9yyXRhepcj0
The Carol Shields Prize for Fiction Shortlist: youtu.be/8d8mjok8klo
The International Booker Prize Shortlist: youtu.be/lUN3SiicBiU
This Year’s Nonfiction Shortlist: youtu.be/qKg9QENS18M
The Shortlist 📚
Flashlight, Susan Choi: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780374616373
Dominion, Addie E. Citchens: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780374609337
The Correspondent, Virginia Evans: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593798430
The Mercy Step, Marcia Hutchinson
Kingfisher, Rozie Kelly: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781916812352
Heart the Lover, Lily Tuck: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780802165176
The Longlist 📕
Gloria Don’t Speak, Lucy Apps
Paradiso 17, Hannah Lilith Assadi: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593804056
Moderation, Elaine Castillo: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593489666
The Benefactors, Wendy Erskine
The Others, Sheena Kalayil: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781915789389
Audition, Katie Kitamura: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593852323
Audition, Katie Kitamura (Paperback Pre-Order): bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593852347
A Guardian and a Thief, Megha Majumdar: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593804872
Wild Dark Shore, Charlotte McConaghy: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781250827951
The Best of Everything, Kit de Waal
A Beast Slinks Towards Beijing, Alice Evelyn Yang: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780063419292
eBook Links 📱
Paradiso 17, Hannah Lilith Assadi: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593804063
Moderations, Elaine Castillo: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593489673
Flashlight, Susan Choi: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780374616380
Dominion, Addie E. Citchens: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780374609351
The Correspondent, Virginia Evans: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593798447
Kingfisher, Rozie Kelly: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781916812529
Heart the Lover, Lily Tuck: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780802165183
Audition, Katie Kitamura: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593852330
A Guardian and a Thief, Megha Majumdar: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593804889
Wild Dark Shore, Charlotte McConaghy: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781250827999
A Beast Slinks Towards Beijing, Alice Evelyn Yang: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780063419315
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The shortlist for the 2026 Women’s Prize for Fiction has arrived! I’ll go through the list to talk about what made it, what didn’t, and what might win. Expand for more information. 👇
Links 🔗
The Women’s Prize Website: womensprize.com/revealing-the-2026-womens-prize-for-fiction-shortlist
Further Viewing 🍿
My Longlist Reaction: youtu.be/OPLVC5yBGD4
My Pulitzer Prediction: youtu.be/9yyXRhepcj0
The Carol Shields Prize for Fiction Shortlist: youtu.be/8d8mjok8klo
The International Booker Prize Shortlist: youtu.be/lUN3SiicBiU
This Year’s Nonfiction Shortlist: youtu.be/qKg9QENS18M
The Shortlist 📚
Flashlight, Susan Choi: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780374616373
Dominion, Addie E. Citchens: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780374609337
The Correspondent, Virginia Evans: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593798430
The Mercy Step, Marcia Hutchinson
Kingfisher, Rozie Kelly: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781916812352
Heart the Lover, Lily Tuck: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780802165176
The Longlist 📕
Gloria Don’t Speak, Lucy Apps
Paradiso 17, Hannah Lilith Assadi: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593804056
Moderation, Elaine Castillo: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593489666
The Benefactors, Wendy Erskine
The Others, Sheena Kalayil: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781915789389
Audition, Katie Kitamura: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593852323
Audition, Katie Kitamura (Paperback Pre-Order): bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593852347
A Guardian and a Thief, Megha Majumdar: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593804872
Wild Dark Shore, Charlotte McConaghy: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781250827951
The Best of Everything, Kit de Waal
A Beast Slinks Towards Beijing, Alice Evelyn Yang: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780063419292
eBook Links 📱
Paradiso 17, Hannah Lilith Assadi: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593804063
Moderations, Elaine Castillo: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593489673
Flashlight, Susan Choi: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780374616380
Dominion, Addie E. Citchens: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780374609351
The Correspondent, Virginia Evans: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593798447
Kingfisher, Rozie Kelly: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781916812529
Heart the Lover, Lily Tuck: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780802165183
Audition, Katie Kitamura: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593852330
A Guardian and a Thief, Megha Majumdar: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593804889
Wild Dark Shore, Charlotte McConaghy: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781250827999
A Beast Slinks Towards Beijing, Alice Evelyn Yang: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780063419315
Support This Channel ❤️
SuperThanks (in the toolbar of this video)
My Wishlist on Bookshop: bookshop.org/wishlists/2ea05da898651ed2274efe2bebb9441a494fabb1
My Affiliate Page on Bookshop: bookshop.org/shop/supposedlyfun
My Merch Store: supposedly-fun-shop.fourthwall.com
If you would like to support this channel, you can use the ideas above, but please do not feel obligated. I appreciate your presence regardless.
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