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We welcome back Belle to the podcast today! She and Sarah get together to discuss the Stella shortlist in all of its glory.

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Bookcast Club episode on the Stella Prize [#88 All the Longlists: Stella Prize, Women's Prize, and the Carol Shields Prize with Shawn the Book Maniac]Women's Prize for Fiction Stella Prize 
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We welcome the delightful Lauren from Lauren and the Books to the podcast today. She and Sarah chat about what they're currently reading, and chat about a different type of book: cookbooks! High-quality, vegetarian-friendly cookbooks can be hard to find, so they talk through some of the ones that they have returned to again and again, their all-time favourites, and some that they've loved in the past. We hope you enjoy the episode, and as always, if there is something you'd like us to discuss, please let us know!


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Booktube channel | Instagram [@laurenandthebooks] 


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Bookcast Club episode on Pod [#90 Book Club: Pod by Laline Paull]Women's Prize for Fiction Stella Prize 
Books mentioned 
The Bees by Lalline Paul Pod by Lalline Paul Cursed Bread by Sophie Mackintosh big beautiful female theory by Eloise GrillsBig Bones by Laura DockrillI'm a Fan by Sheena Patel The Happy Pear cookbooksJamie's Great Britain by Jamie OliverVeganomicon by Isa Chandra & Terry Hope Romero I Can Cook Vegan by Isa Chandra Vegan 100 by Gaz OakleyThe Green Roasting Tin by Rukmini IyerEast by Meera SodhaNistisima by Georgina HaydenBliss on Toast by Prue Lieth

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It's a book club episode! Sarah and Chris are discussing their thoughts on Pod by Laline Paull, one of the books longlisted for the 2023 Women's Prize for Fiction. 

Have you read Pod, or is there a book you'd like us to read and discuss? Let us know!

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We are in your ears today recommending memoirs! Chris and Sarah welcome Belle to the podcast, a friend of Sarah's and a patreon of the pod. They chat what they think a memoir is, why they like to read them, and make some recommendations. Chris also reveals his real and controversial opinions about UK currency. Hope you enjoy the episode!

PS the eagle-eared listener may notice that Sarah claimed in this episode that she had not read Happening, when last episode it was something she was currently reading. These episodes were recorded in reverse order, so she did pick it up immediately after talking to Belle and loved it! 3

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Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-MartinLean Fall Stand by Jon McGregor Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube by Blair Braverman I Am I Am I Am by Maggie O'FarrellSomebody's Daughter by Ashley Ford The Erratics by Vicki Levau-Harvie Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward Motherhood by Sheila Heiti After the Eclipse by Sarah Perry Happening by Annie Ernaux 

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It is well and truly prize season, with three literary prizes for women and non-binary writers dropping their longlists this week. We welcome back Shawn Mooney (aka Shawn the Book Maniac) to talk with Sarah and Jenny about the longlists for the Stella Prize (Aus), the Women's Prize (UK), and the new North American prize for women and non-binary writers, the Carol Shields Prize. We hope you enjoy the episode!

*Correction: The Carol Shields prize money is actually 150, 000 USD!


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Instagram: @shawnthebookmaniac
Twitter: @shawnmooney
Litsy: @shawnmooney
Sarah appearing on Shawn's channel


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Prizes discussed 
Women's Prize for Fiction (UK)The Stella Prize (Australia) The Carol Shields Prize for Fiction (Canada & US)
#TransGirlApril readathon
Kevvie of C’est Kevvie’s announcement Kevvie appearing on Shawn's channel Willow of BooksandBao’s announcement

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This episode was a special request from a listener. Sarah and Jenny discuss their experiences with grief and recommend some reads, we promise it's not completely depressing! That being said we do discuss cancer, miscarriage, suicide, sudden death and more, so if you find these topics upsetting then please do give this episode a miss. We've bookmarked where we start talking books if you would like to skip our personal experiences. We hope you enjoy the episode and if you've got any other special requests send them our way!

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Books mentioned 


New Animal by Ella BaxterThe Spare Room by Helen GarnerPast Mortems by Carla ValentineWith the End in Mind by Katherine MannixFrom Here to Eternity: Travelling the World to Find the Good Death by Caitlin Doughty Sky Burial by XinranTiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl StrayedThis I Know: Notes on Unravelling the Heart by Susannah ConwayGrief is the Thing with Feathers by Max Porter Links


Caitlin Doughty (Ask a Mortician) YouTube Tiny Beautiful Things episodeGrief is the Thing with Feathers episode Griefcast with Kathryn MannixSupport The Bookcast Club


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