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Bookies' Favourite

Bookies' Favourite

De: Aaron Rice Colin Rice Lucy Shields Hannah McGlade
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📚 Bookies’ Favourite is your go-to book club podcast for literary award shortlists Currently reading our way through the International Booker Prize 2025! Meet the hosts: Colin Rice 📖 publishing & creative writing expert Lucy Shields 📚 Booker longlist devotee Hannah McGlade 📕 bookworm Aaron Rice 🎙️ radio journalist – @AaronRiceMedia Join us as we read & discuss the entire shortlist, sharing insights, critiques & predictions 📅 Episodes drop weekly, leading up to our reaction to the 🏆 winner Read along with us! Stay tuned for the 2025 shortlist & reading scheduleAaron Rice, Colin Rice, Lucy Shields, Hannah McGlade Arte Historia y Crítica Literaria
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  • Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon Review
    Aug 18 2025

    In this episode, we dig into Glorious Exploits—the witty, inventive, and widely celebrated debut that won your vote in our book club poll. Expect laughs, analysis, and plenty of admiration for Lennon’s bold storytelling.


    We’re also joined by this week’s special guest Bookie, Mᴀɪʀᴇ́ᴀᴅ Hᴇᴀʀɴᴇ (@mairead.hearne), who shares her thoughts on why this book has captured so much attention.


    📅 Coming Up Next

    📖 Confessions by Catherine Airey – Full review episode coming soon.

    🌊 Eden’s Shore Read-Along – Starting this Wednesday, we’re launching a special chapter-by-chapter series, unpacking Oisín Fagan’s dense and ambitious novel in detail. This will run every Wednesday, ending with an exclusive interview with the author himself.
    👉 Have a question for Oisín Fagan? Send it in and we’ll put it to him in our chat!

    🏆 Booker Prize 2025 Shortlist – Once the list is revealed in September, we’ll be reading and reviewing all six books in six weeks.


    💬 Join the Conversation

    We want to hear your thoughts on Glorious Exploits and what you’re most excited about in our upcoming series.

    📸 @bookiesfavouritebookclub
    📩 bookiesfavouritebookclub@gmail.com

    Follow along so you don’t miss the Eden’s Shore breakdown or our Booker Prize shortlist marathon!

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  • Booker Prize 2025 Longlist Reaction
    Jul 30 2025

    The longlist is here—and Aaron and Hannah are diving straight in!


    In this episode, they run through all 13 longlisted titles, sharing quick synopses of each book and discussing whether they hope to see them on the final shortlist.


    📚 While we’re not reading the full longlist, Lucy will be making her way through as many titles as she can in her own time.


    And don’t worry—we will be reading the full shortlist once it’s announced in September: six books in six weeks!



    📅 What’s Coming Up Next

    🏺 Glorious Exploits – Full review episode coming Monday
    🌊 Eden’s Shore Read-Along – A chapter-by-chapter mini-series starts soon, featuring a special interview with the author, Oisín Fagan
    🗣️ Confessions – Review episode coming in September, just ahead of the Booker shortlist announcement


    💬 Join the Conversation

    Which books are you rooting for on the shortlist? Let us know!


    📸 bookiesfavouritebookclub
    📩 bookiesfavouritebookclub@gmail.com


    Hit follow to stay updated on every episode leading up to the Booker shortlist announcement—and beyond!

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  • Booker Prize 2025 Longlist Predictions
    Jul 28 2025

    With the official Booker Prize 2025 longlist announcement just around the corner, Aaron, Lucy, and Colin sit down to pitch their top 12 books they’d love to see make the list.


    ⚡ Plus, Lucy takes us through a speed round of eligible books she’s already read and whether she thinks they’ll appear on the list.


    📚 Previous Booker-Eligible Episodes

    Want to catch up on some eligible books we’ve already covered? Check out our past reviews:

    • Eden’s Shore by Oisín Fagan

    • The Benefactors by Wendy Erskine

    And stay tuned—in September, we’ll be reviewing Confessions by Catherine Airey, another eligible title. If you're reading it too, send us your thoughts!


    👀 What’s Coming Next
    🎧 Wednesday – We’ll be uploading a longlist reaction episode, breaking down the official picks revealed in tomorrow's announcement and seeing which of our predictions made it.


    🏺 Next week listen out for our review of Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon


    🪼 Aaron & Lucy will also be launching a read-along mini-series soon, going chapter-by-chapter through Eden’s Shore. Read along and join the discussion!


    📚 And once the shortlist is announced in September, we’re planning to read and discuss every book on it.


    💬 Share Your Predictions & Hopes!

    What books do you want to see on the longlist?
    Send us your predictions and hot takes on:
    📸 Instagram: @bookiesfavouritebookclub
    📩 bookiesfavouritebookclub@gmail.com

    Follow along and be part of the Booker conversation!

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