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Aug 2024

45m 7s

#11 Are Book Prizes Necessary?

About this episode

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

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