Bookies' Favourite

Aaron Rice, Colin Rice, Lucy, Hannah McGlade

📚 Bookies’ Favourite is your go-to book club podcast for literary award shortlists

  1. 19H AGO

    Queen Mary Small Press Fiction Prize 2026 Longlist

    We’re kicking off a brand new reading series focused on selected titles from the Queen Mary Small Press Fiction Prize 2026 Longlist — formerly known as the Republic of Consciousness Prize. We’ll be reading five longlisted books, before choosing a final sixth title from the shortlist once it’s announced. From there, we’ll follow the prize all the way to the winner. 📅 New episodes every Monday🏆 Prize winner announced: 25th March🎁 Bonus episodes every Friday Check our social media for the full reading schedule, read along with us, and share your thoughts — everyone’s welcome to join the book club. 📖 Our Longlist Picks Group pick:• Small Boat by Vincent DelecroixTranslated by Helen Stevenson We’ll also be revisiting Small Axes / HopeRoad, which we previously discussed during our International Booker Prize 2025 shortlist coverage — with a brand new episode on it coming this Monday. Hannah’s pick:• The Weasel and the Whore by Martha Luisa Hernández CadenasTranslated by Julia Sanches & Jennifer Shyue (Héloïse Press) Colin’s pick:• Spit by David Brennan (époque press) Lucy’s pick:• On the Greenwich Line by Shady LewisTranslated by Katharine Halls (Peirene Press) Aaron’s pick:• Figures Crossing the Field Towards the Group by Rebecca Gransden (Tangerine Press) 🎙️ Hosts Aaron: @AaronRiceMedia Hannah: @certifiedbookyapperhannah Lucy: @bookz2026 Colin: @c_f_writes Follow us @bookiesfavouritebookclub Email us ⁠bookiesfavouritebookclub@gmail.com⁠" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">bookiesfavouritebookclub@gmail.com 📣 Read along with us, share your reactions on social media, and help us decide which shortlisted book becomes our final sixth read. Welcome to the next chapter of Bookies’ Favourite!

    17 min
  2. 11/09/2025

    Booker Prize 2025 | Winner Predictions & Rankings

    It’s time for our Booker Prize 2025 finale predictions! The Bookies sit down to rank all six shortlisted books, share their personal winner picks, and look at the bookies’ odds to see who the experts think will take home this year’s prize. We’re also joined (in spirit!) by some returning friends of the podcast:📚 @bobthebookerer📖 @dymphnaflynn📘 @afewofchifavoritethings💡 Plus, Maddi from @bookswithmaddi shares her Audition theory! 📚 The 2025 Booker Prize Shortlist Here’s the full shortlist, in the order we covered them on the podcast: 1️⃣ Audition by Katie Kitamura — Fern Press 🎧 Listen to our episode on Audition 💬 Featured Bookie: @bobthebookerer 2️⃣ The Land in Winter by Andrew Miller — Sceptre 🎧 Listen to our episode on The Land in Winter 3️⃣ Flashlight by Susan Choi — Jonathan Cape 🎧 Listen to our episode on Flashlight 📱 Aaron hasn’t read this one yet, but will be posting his reaction on social media before the winner is announced. 4️⃣ The Rest of Our Lives by Ben Markovits — Faber 🎧 Listen to our episode on The Rest of Our Lives 💬 Featured Bookie: @dymphnaflynn 5️⃣ Flesh by David Szalay — Jonathan Cape 🎧 Listen to our episode on Flesh 6️⃣ The Loneliness of Sonia & Sunny by Kiran Desai — Hamish Hamilton 🎧 Listen to our episode on The Loneliness of Sonia & Sunny 📖 Colin hasn’t yet read this one. 🗣️ Share Your Reaction! The winner is announced on Monday, and we want to hear your thoughts!📸 Instagram (@bookiesfavouritebookclub)📩 bookiesfavouritebookclub@gmail.com📖 Read our written reviews on Goodreads

    31 min

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📚 Bookies’ Favourite is your go-to book club podcast for literary award shortlists

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