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Aug 2024
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#11 Are Book Prizes Necessary?

Mostly Lit
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This week Rai, Alex and Derek are talking everything from writers prizes to TikTok Awards and we ask: do these prizes make a difference?


We also discuss The Booker Prize Longlist: https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/prize-years/2024


Let us know your thoughts!


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