Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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It's almost time for another Women's Prize for Fiction winner to be announced. I've read the whole shortlist, and here are my thoughts.

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Winner's announcement livestream (11 Jun, 18:30 BST):
youtube.com/live/P5RLnMjYAWg?si=4o-rjzuOrTxwA24s

Other videos mentioned:
youtube.com/watch?v=A_muHM_SQL0
youtube.com/watch?v=AWJ6JBCZqW0
youtube.com/watch?v=1plSv_x3NOI

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Books mentioned:
📖 A Beast Slinks Towards Beijing, by Alice Evelyn Yang
📖 Audition, by Katie Kitamura
📖 The Benefactors, by Wendy Erskine
📖 Gloria Don't Speak, by Lucy Apps
📖 Flashlight, by Susan Choi
📖 Kingfisher, by Rozie Kelly
📖 The Correspondent, by Virginia Evans
📖 Dominion, by Addie E. Citchens
📖 Heart the Lover, by Lily King
📖 The Mercy Step, by Marcia Hutchinson

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youtu.be/i50Tr4zRexg
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🎁 Amazon wishlist (books that are tricky to get in a physical bookshop in the UK): amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2PGEEC0LPHHDA

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