Bookshelfie: Women’s Prize Podcast podcast

Bookshelfie: Women’s Prize Podcast

The podcast that asks women with lives as inspiring as any fiction, to share the five books by women that have shaped them. 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, sharing their creativity, voices, and perspectives. The Women’s Prize for Fiction is the biggest celebration of women's creativity in the world and has been running for over 30 years. Sit back and enjoy.

The podcast that asks women with lives as inspiring as any fiction, to share the five books by women that have shaped them. 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, sharing their creativity, voices, and perspectives. The Women’s Prize for Fiction is the biggest celebration of women's creativity in the world and has been running for over 30 years. Sit back and enjoy.

 

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S8 Ep22: Bookshelfie: Angela Scanlon

Irish broadcaster, podcaster and author Angela Scanlon discusses why Marian Keyes was so i... more

09 Dec 2025

58 MINS

58:32

09 Dec 2025


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S8 Ep21: Bookshelfie: Sian Eleri

Radio 1 DJ Sian Eleri discusses her love for Welsh language writing, the power of a creati... more

02 Dec 2025

47 MINS

47:40

02 Dec 2025


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S8 Ep20: Bookshelfie: Lily King

Award-winning author Lily King joins us from the road during her book tour to explore how ... more

25 Nov 2025

34 MINS

34:47

25 Nov 2025


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S8 Ep19: Bookshelfie: Debbie Wosskow

Multi-exit entrepreneur, investor and one of the UK’s most influential business figures, D... more

18 Nov 2025

54 MINS

54:48

18 Nov 2025


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S8 Ep18: Bookshelfie: Alice Loxton

Presenter and author Alice Loxton discusses how fiction can help us understand the past – ... more

11 Nov 2025

46 MINS

46:50

11 Nov 2025


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S8 Ep17: Bookshelfie: Kemi Rodgers

Presenter, DJ and radio host Kemi Rodgers is excited to head back to the jungle for the ne... more

04 Nov 2025

50 MINS

50:21

04 Nov 2025


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S8 Ep16: Bookshelfie: Thangam Debbonaire

Chair of Judges for the 2026 Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction, Baroness Thangam Debbonaire ex... more

28 Oct 2025

53 MINS

53:14

28 Oct 2025


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S8 Ep15: Bookshelfie: Nikki Amuka-Bird

Actor Nikki Amuka-Bird discusses her awe for Zadie Smith, the need for humour in books abo... more

21 Oct 2025

49 MINS

49:18

21 Oct 2025


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S8 Ep14: Bookshelfie: Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

Columnist and writer Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett talks to Vick about motherhood, neurodivergenc... more

14 Oct 2025

48 MINS

48:40

14 Oct 2025


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S8 Ep13: Bookshelfie: Laura Coryton

Feminist campaigner and founder of Sex Ed Matters, Laura Coryton discusses the power of si... more

07 Oct 2025

48 MINS

48:21

07 Oct 2025


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S8 Ep12: Bookshelfie: Megan Jayne Crabbe

Body positivity influencer and feminist writer Megan Jayne Crabbe discusses female hunger,... more

30 Sep 2025

49 MINS

49:55

30 Sep 2025


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S8 Ep11: Bookshelfie: Joanne McNally

Queen of Irish comedy Joanne McNally kicks off the second instalment of Bookshelfie series... more

23 Sep 2025

52 MINS

52:43

23 Sep 2025