The Booker Prize 2024: Eligible Books and Longlist Hopes/Predictions!
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Hello, I'm Bob, and Booker
Hello, I'm Bob, and Booker season is fast approaching!
Here is me talking about some of the eligible books, as well as my hopes and predictions!
As mentioned, I owe a great deal of thanks to the creators of this list, and all books I mention feature on it if you want to find out more about them: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Video Contents:
00:00 Introduction and Context/Rules of the Prize
04:50 Big Hitters and Popular Books
11:03 Previously Listed Authors
16:33 Debuts, Indies and Wildcards
23:27 My List- Predictions and Hopes
My Wishlist is:
Kaveh Akbar- Martyr!
Paul Auster- Baumgartner
Jennifer Croft- The Extinction of Irena Rey
Percival Everett- James
Sinead Gleeson- Hagstone
Samantha Harvey- Orbital
Ronan Hession- Ghost Mountain
Hisham Matar- My Friends
David Nicholls- You Are Here
Saraid de Silva- Amma
Elizabeth Strout- Tell Me Everything
Joelle Taylor- The Night Alphabet
Justin Torres- Blackouts
(Yes, I know it is technically 14, but I am trying to decide between Auster and Strout!)
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Email: [email protected]
Here is me talking about some of the eligible books, as well as my hopes and predictions!
As mentioned, I owe a great deal of thanks to the creators of this list, and all books I mention feature on it if you want to find out more about them: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Video Contents:
00:00 Introduction and Context/Rules of the Prize
04:50 Big Hitters and Popular Books
11:03 Previously Listed Authors
16:33 Debuts, Indies and Wildcards
23:27 My List- Predictions and Hopes
My Wishlist is:
Kaveh Akbar- Martyr!
Paul Auster- Baumgartner
Jennifer Croft- The Extinction of Irena Rey
Percival Everett- James
Sinead Gleeson- Hagstone
Samantha Harvey- Orbital
Ronan Hession- Ghost Mountain
Hisham Matar- My Friends
David Nicholls- You Are Here
Saraid de Silva- Amma
Elizabeth Strout- Tell Me Everything
Joelle Taylor- The Night Alphabet
Justin Torres- Blackouts
(Yes, I know it is technically 14, but I am trying to decide between Auster and Strout!)
--
Thank you for watching! You can also support my channel by buying your books through the following links (please note, these are affiliate links, so I will get a small percentage of the cost, but it will not affect the price of the book!)
Bookshop: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/bobthebo...
Blackwells: https://www.blackwells.co.uk/?a_aid=B...
Waterstones: http://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmi...
Scribd: https://www.scribd.com/g/9u6hrz
Amazon (UK/US/CA): https://amzn.to/3Ds5b2z
Kindle: https://www.amazon.co.uk/kindle-dbs/h...
Audible: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/audible/m...
You can also find me on Twitter at @wordbib and on the below:
Storygraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile...
Goodreads: Goodreads: bob-hughes
Email: [email protected]
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