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Oct 2022

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Ep 220: Cold Enough for Snow and Small B...

ANNA BAILLIE-KARAS, ANNIE WATERS AND AMANDA HAYES

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Lázár by Nelio Biedermann translated by Jamie Bulloch

Anna and Geoff discuss the 2026 Women's Prize for Fiction Shortlist. Is it more commercial than usual? Our book of the week is LÁZÁR by Nelio Biedermann translated by Jamie Bulloch. This sweeping historical novel about the aristocratic von Lázár family during the 20th century fro ... Show More

Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo translated by Douglas J. Weatherford

Anna and Geoff discuss the news that Helen deWitt has turned down the Windham Campbell prize. Are authors expected to do too much publicity? Our book of the week is PEDRO PÁRAMO by Juan Rulfo translated by Douglas J. Weatherford. 'Wuthering Heights located in Mexico written by Ka ... Show More

Heart The Lover by Lily King

Anna and Annie discuss the 2026 Booker International Shortlist. Our book of the week is HEART THE LOVER by Lily King. This buzzy novel follows three friends at university and into adulthood. A follow up from King's best-seller WRITERS AND LOVERS, it is an instant New York Times b ... Show More

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