#66 The Excitement of Longlists

Send us a Text Message.Today, Jen and Sarah chat about what they're currently reading and  some of the longlists for various book prizes that are out and about at the moment. They discuss which ones they would like to read, how they each get swept up in the excitement of prize season, and their vegetable-growing plans for 2022.  Books mentionedTaste by Stanley TucciSeverance by Ling Ma Phenotypes by Paulo Scott See What You Made Me Do by Jess Hill Bodies Of Light  by Jennifer DownPermafrost by SJ Norman Consumed by Arifa Akbar Keeping the House by Tice Cin The Mischief Acts by Zoe Gilbert The Khan by Saima MirThe Books of Jacob by Olga TokarczukHeaven by Mieko Kawakami Love In The Big City by Sang Yong Park Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung Things We Lost In The Fire by Monique Enriquez The Book Of Mother by Violaine Huisman Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali ShreeThe Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley HellerSorrow and Bliss by Meg MasonThe Sentence by Louise Eldrich Build Your House Around My Body by Violet Kupersmith Salt Lick by Lulu Allison The Island Of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton  Other stuff mentionedStanley Tucci's Searching for ItalyInternational Booker Women's Prize for Fiction Stella PrizeNational Book AwardBooks on the Go podcastJhalak PrizeBailie Gifford Prize for Non-FictionRussell | Ink &  Paper BlogEric Karl Anderson's video on the Women's Prize Dylan Thomas Prize Wainwright Prize for Nature WritingShirley Jackson Awards Bram Stoker award The KitschiesRepublic of Consciousness  prizeSupport The Bookcast ClubYou can support the podcast on Patreon. Our tiers start at £2 a month. Rewards include early access to the podcast, monthly bonus episodes, tailored book recommendations and books in the post.  If you would like to make a one-off donation you can do so on Ko-fi.  A free way to show your support is to mention us on social media, rate us on Spotify or review us on iTunes.NewsletterSign up to our monthly newsletter for more book recommendations, reviews, new releases, podcast recommendations and the latest podcast news.Get in touchTwitter | Instagram | Website | Voice messageWe encourage you to support independent bookshops or libraries. You can find a list of independent bookshops to support on our website, many of which do home delivery.Support the Show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.