The 2025 Booker Prize: From Shortlist to Spotlight • #182

Explore this year's Booker Prize shortlist on the latest episode of the Book Club Review! Hosts Kate and Laura and contributors Phil Chaffee and Martin Vovk discuss and debate the six shortlisted novels. Listen in to hear our predictions, and then find out our reaction to the winner as we listen in to the live Booker Prize ceremony. We won't spoil the plots for you, just whet your appetite to read some or all of the books, all of which make for brilliant discussion. Booklist Paddy Clark, Ha, H, Ha by Roddy Doyle Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders Flesh by David Szalay All That Man Is by David Szalay Starling House by Alex E. Harrow Any Human Heart by William Boyd The Rest of Our Lives by Ben Markowits Carmageddon by Daniel Knowles You Don't Have To Live Like This by Ben Markowits Oh William by Elizabeth Strout All Fours by Miranda July The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai Audition by Katie Kitamura Orbital by Samantha Harvey Flashlight by Susan Choi Nothing to Envy by Barbara Demick Pachinko by Min Jin Lee The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga Prophet Song by Paul Lynch Seascraper by Benjamin Wood Booker Longlist episode Episode 181 of The Book Club Review Links A Good Read: Colm Toibin and Zadie Smith discuss Flesh Martin's Eyes On the Prize blog Browse Martin's archive and discover his extensive reviews (including The Women's Prize) here . Patreon Head to for all the benefits (extra shows, readalongs, book club and more) and how to sign up. Serious Readers To take advantage of the special offer code for any Serious Readers HD Essential Reading Light head to SeriousReaders.com/bcr and use the code BCR at checkout Instagram Follow Kate for updates between shows @bookclubreviewpodcast See Privacy Policy at and California Privacy Notice at .

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