Hey Bookends! It's our favourite time of year and we are here to bring you a 'minisode' of all of our thoughts on this year's Women's Prize For Fiction Longlist, we are always so excited for the release of this list and this year was no different! Apologies in advance for how sweary we are, we were very excited and borderline delirious after recording two pods in one day... but if deep diving into the women's prize isn't necessarily your thing, we also talk about rats in bow-ties, Hannah discovers how to say the word awry and Lydia announces her retirement from the podcast to start a new career as an embalmer.

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Women's Prize 2023 Longlist
Black Butterflies by Priscilla Morris
Children of Paradise by Camilla Grudova
Cursed Bread by Sophie Mackintosh
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
Fire Rush by Jacqueline Crooks
Glory by NoViolet Bulawayo
Homesick by Jennifer Croft
I’m a Fan by Sheena Patel
Memphis by Tara M. Stringfellow
Pod by Laline Paull
Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes
The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff
The Dog of the North by Elizabeth McKenzie
The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell
Trespasses by Louise Kennedy
Wandering Souls by Cecile Pin

Other books & bits discussed:
Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Our Wives Under The Sea by Julia Armfield
They're Going To Love You by Meg Howrey
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
Hungry Ghosts by Kevin Jared Hossein
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Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey
Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors
My Sister, The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

Thanks so much for listening. Until next time, happy reading! x