Do Book Awards Actually Help You Find Good Books?

Every year, book awards generate enormous buzz - longlists, shortlists, winners, controversies. But do they actually help you find books you'll love?In this episode, I get honest about my relationship with book awards. I've read across the Nobel Prize, the International Booker, the Booker Prize, and the Women's Prize for Fiction, and my experience has been genuinely mixed.From Nobel Prize winners that didn't work for me at all, to discovering Heart Lamp, Burnt Sugar, When I Hit You, The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, and The Safekeep through award longlists and shortlists, I share what these awards get right, what they get wrong, and how I've learned to use them as a reader.Share your feedback and suggestions on: https://www.instagram.com/beingbibliophile7/