Bookshelfie: Women’s Prize Podcast

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  • Every week, join Vick Hope, multi-award winning TV and BBC Radio 1 presenter, author and journalist, and her inspirational guests as they celebrate the best books written by women. They'll discuss this year's shortlisted titles, explore the life-changing books that sit on other women’s bookshelves and talk about what the future holds for women writing today. The Women’s Prize is one of the most prestigious literary awards in the world, and has been running for over 25 years. Sit back and enjoy.
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  • S7 Ep17: Bookshelfie: Tracy Chevalier

    S7 Ep17: Bookshelfie: Tracy Chevalier
    Sep 17 2024
    Tracy Chevalier is an award-winning American-British novelist of 11 books, including the immensely popular Girl with a Pearl Earring, which has sold over 5 million copies worldwide and was adapted into a film, which was nominated for three Academy Awards.

    Tracy has also edited anthologies such as Why Willows Weep, a collection of tales from the woods to raise money for the Woodland Trust, and Reader, I Married Him, a collection of short stories commissioned to mark the 200th anniversary of Charlotte Brontë.

    In addition to her writing, Tracy has been actively involved with various organisations including the Royal Literary Fund, Patron of the Dorchester Literary Festival and the Woodland Trust.

    Tracy’s latest novel, The Glassmaker, follows a family of Venetian glassmakers from the Renaissance to present day.

    Tracy’s book choices are:
    **Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
    ** Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
    ** Restoration by Rose Tremain
    ** Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood
    ** Life After Life by Kate Atkinson

    Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder was illustrated by Garth Williams.

    Vick Hope, multi-award winning TV and BBC Radio 1 presenter, author and journalist, is the host of season seven of the Women’s Prize for Fiction Podcast. Every week, Vick will be joined by another inspirational woman to discuss the work of incredible female authors. The Women’s Prize is one of the most prestigious literary awards in the world, and they continue to champion the very best books written by women.
    Don’t want to miss the rest of season seven? Listen and subscribe now!
    This podcast is sponsored by Baileys and produced by Bird Lime Media.
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    51 mins
  • S7 Ep16: Bookshelfie: Deborah Joseph

    S7 Ep16: Bookshelfie: Deborah Joseph
    Sep 9 2024
    Glamour UK’s Editor-in-Chief Deborah Joseph joins Vick to discuss feminism through the lens of magazines, the importance of representation and the need for perfectly imperfect women.

    Deborah is an award-winning editor and journalist. Over the past seven years, she has directed Glamour’s transition from a print to a digital-first, beauty-first brand. Prior to that, she spent six years working for fashion and celebrity tech start-ups, was a social media consultant for Jenny Packham, and edited the Daily Mail’s life and style section. She was on the launch team of Glamour over 20 years ago and has also edited two other Condé Nast titles, Easy Living and Brides.

    Deborah speaks regularly on the topic of women’s empowerment and the challenges facing working mothers, and after experiencing burnout now chooses to live what she describes as her ‘best 70% life’.

    Deborah’s book choices are:
    ** Sweet Valley High by Francine Pascal
    ** Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
    ** Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding
    ** This is Not a Pity Memoir by Abi Morgan
    ** Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

    Vick Hope, multi-award winning TV and BBC Radio 1 presenter, author and journalist, is the host of season seven of the Women’s Prize for Fiction Podcast. Every week, Vick will be joined by another inspirational woman to discuss the work of incredible female authors. The Women’s Prize is one of the most prestigious literary awards in the world, and they continue to champion the very best books written by women.
    Don’t want to miss the rest of season seven? Listen and subscribe now!
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    50 mins
  • S7 Ep15: Bookshelfie: Julia Gillard

    S7 Ep15: Bookshelfie: Julia Gillard
    Sep 3 2024
    The former Prime Minister of Australia, Julia Gillard joins Vick for a live recording in Bedford Square Gardens from the Women’s Prize Live Festival.

    Julia Gillard served as the 27th Prime Minister of Australia from 2010 to 2013 after serving as Deputy Prime Minister from 2007 to 2010. She was the first and only woman to have held either of these offices in Australian history. Following her retirement from politics, Julia has been a visiting professor at the University of Adelaide and is currently the chair of the Global Partnership for Education, the Wellcome Trust and Beyond Blue, an Australian mental health and wellbeing organisation.

    Julia has also written several books exploring themes of misogyny, leadership and politics. Her memoir, My Story, was shortlisted for Biography of the Year by the Australian Book Industry Awards and was the highest selling politics-related book in 2014.


    Julia’s book choices are:
    ** Nancy Drew Mystery Stories by Carolyn Keene
    ** To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
    ** The Secret River by Kate Grenville
    ** The Sun Walks Down by Fiona MacFarlane
    ** Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

    Vick Hope, multi-award winning TV and BBC Radio 1 presenter, author and journalist, is the host of season seven of the Women’s Prize for Fiction Podcast. Every week, Vick will be joined by another inspirational woman to discuss the work of incredible female authors. The Women’s Prize is one of the most prestigious literary awards in the world, and they continue to champion the very best books written by women.
    Don’t want to miss the rest of season seven? Listen and subscribe now!
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    55 mins

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