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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 Ep13: Bookshelfie: Miranda July

    S7 Ep13: Bookshelfie: Miranda July
    Jun 4 2024
    Miranda July is a multi-award-winning director, writer, filmmaker and artist and in this episode she opens up about ageing, reaching her creative limit and reading with every meal.

    Miranda has written, directed and starred in three feature films as well as over a dozen short films. Her first major film production, Me and You and Everyone We Know, won six awards including the Caméra d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. In 2016, she was invited to join the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences in acknowledgement as a writer.

    In addition to her work in films, Miranda is a talented writer whose work often explores slices of ordinary life and has been described as ‘wry, smart’ and ‘painfully alive’. Her collection of short vignettes, No One Belongs Here More Than You, won the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award.

    Her new book, All Fours, has just been published and follows the journey of a perimenopausal woman who upends her life, following an extramarital affair.

    Miranda’s book choices are:
    ** One! Hundred! Demons! By Lynda Barry
    ** Acts of Infidelity by Lena Andersson
    ** The IHOP Papers, by Ali Liebegott
    ** Daughter by Claudia Dey
    ** Trans Sex by Lucie Fielding

    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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    59 mins
  • S7 Ep12: Bookshelfie: Ria Hebden

    S7 Ep12: Bookshelfie: Ria Hebden
    May 28 2024
    Television presenter and broadcaster, Ria Hebden discusses the importance of identity, how books can inspire massive career changes and why the sky's the limit for her.

    Ria is the official Entertainment presenter on ITV’s Lorraine, having interviewed everyone from Robbie Williams to Harrison Ford, to Kim Cattrall, Shania Twain and John Boyega. Her infectious energy and iconic smile make her a TV regular and favourite among viewers, also having hosted shows including All Around Britain on ITV, Sunday Morning Live on BBC One and the BAFTA Film Awards red carpet.

    Passionate about telling stories that celebrate diversity, champion women and inspire the next generation, Ria founded Wonder Women TV, a women’s network that elevates diverse women who work in Television and the Creative Industries in 2017, and has achieved several National Diversity Award nominations for her work.

    Last year, Ria competed as a contestant on ITV’s Dancing on Ice and raised £30K for Lupus UK as a contestant on Celebrity Catchphrase and Celebrity Chase.


    Ria’s book choices are:
    ** Their Eyes were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
    ** Light is the New Black by Rebecca Campbell
    ** The List by Yomi Adegoke
    ** Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez
    ** The Good Ally by Nova Reid

    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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    49 mins
  • S7 Ep11: Bookshelfie: Rebecca Achieng Ajulu-Bushell

    S7 Ep11: Bookshelfie: Rebecca Achieng Ajulu-Bushell
    May 21 2024
    Former swimmer and entrepreneur Rebecca Achieng Ajulu-Bushell discusses her career, details her love of the water, and lays bare the pressures within her former swimming world.

    Rebecca Achieng Ajulu-Bushell is a former elite athlete with a career spanning over 10 years, swimming for both Great Britain and Kenya. She is a former world number one and British champion, winning the 50m and 100m breaststroke in 2010. She was the first Black woman to swim for the Great Britain team.

    In 2023, she was honoured in Forbes 30 Under 30 for her work in Social Impact. Rebecca is also the CEO of the 10,000 Interns Foundation, a non-profit that champions underrepresented talent by creating paid internship opportunities. Prior to this, she founded and ran NKG, a creative strategy and media agency focused on social change projects.

    Her first book These Heavy Black Bones is out in June.

    Rebecca’s book choices are:
    ** Tar Baby by Toni Morrison
    ** Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
    ** Educated by Tara Westover
    ** In The Wake by Christina Sharpe
    ** Animal by Lisa Taddeo

    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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    46 mins
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