The 2021 Women's Prize For Fiction Longlist was announced on March 10th. In this one we are going to have a look at all 16 titles that made the list. I will let you know my predictions for the 6 titles I tihnk are going to make the short list. And of course a little bit on what I have read so far, and which of these books I am excited to pick, and you know, not so much.
If you head over to the Women's Prize For Fiction website and sign up for their mailing list, you will be entered to win ALL 16 of these titles, so, it cant hurt!
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Here are the links to each books actual synopsis:
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke: womensprizeforfiction.co.uk/f...
Consent by Annabel Lyon:
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Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan:
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The Golden Rule by Amanda Craig:
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Unsettled Ground by Claire Fuller:
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No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood:
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Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi:
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Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters:
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How The One Armed Sister Sweeps Her House by Cherie Jones:
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The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett:
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Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers:
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Luster by Raven Leilani:
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Nothing But Blue Sky by Kathleen MacMahon:
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Summer by Ali Smith:
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Transcendant Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi:
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Video Time Markers:
00:00 - Intro
05:40 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
06:31 - Consent by Annabel Lyon
08:04 - Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan
10:23 - The Golden Rule by Amanda Craig
12:03 - Unsettled Ground by Claire Fuller
13:23 - No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood
17:00 - Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi
18:00 - Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters
19:51 - How The One Armed Sister Sweeps Her House by Cherie Jones
21:24 - The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
23:29 - Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers
25:23 - Luster by Raven Leilani
26:46 - Nothing But Blue Sky by Kathleen MacMahon
27:37 - Summer by Ali Smith
29:49 - Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
31:12 - Shortlist Predictions
32:28 - Podcast
33:02 - Outro