Bookshelfie: Women’s Prize Podcast

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Bookshelfie: Deborah Frances-White Apr 20, 2021

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Stand-up comedian, podcaster and screenwriter Deborah Frances-White explains how a Helene Hanff book got her free tickets for life in London’s West End on this week’s Bookshelfie episode with Yomi Adegoke.

Deborah is host of the hugely successful podcast The Guilty Feminist, which has also been made into a bestselling book. Her solo comedy shows have included Half a Can of Worms, which tackled the issue of her own adoption as a newborn baby and what it was like to eventually meet her biological family, and Cult Following - which told the story of her family’s conversion to Jehovah’s Witnesses when she was teenager. She’s co-written two books on stand up comedy and her debut feature film Say my Name was released in 2019.

Deborah’s book choices are:

** Underfoot in Show Business by Helene Hanff

** The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans)

** Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison

** Lullaby Beach by Stella Duffy

** Ghosts by Dolly Alderton

Every week, join journalist and author Yomi Agedoke, and inspirational guests, including Elizabeth Day, Sara Pascoe and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie as they celebrate the best books written by women. The Women’s Prize for Fiction is one of the most prestigious literary awards in the world, and has been running for over 25 years.

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Bookshelfie: Sara Pascoe Apr 14, 2021

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No-one devours books like Sara Pascoe - on this week’s Bookshelfie she tells Yomi how reading novels you might disagree is a good antidote to an increasingly polarised world.

Sara is a comedian, writer, actor, podcaster and presenter whose extensive TV credits include regular appearances on panel shows like Mock the Week, QIand Have I Got News for You, alongside numerous other TV and radio programmes. She’s also the author of two books exploring gender in the twenty first century - Animals, and her latest book Sex, Power and Money, a Sunday Times Bestseller which is also a hit podcast exploring the realities of sex work, stripping and porn. Plus, Sara was on the judging panel for the Women’s Prize in 2017.

Sara’s book choices are:

** The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton

** I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

** The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand

** Under the Net by Iris Murdoch

** Your Voice in My Head by Emma Forrest

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Bookshelfie: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Apr 07, 2021

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Join special guest - Women’s Prize for Fiction ‘Winner of Winners’ - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie as she discusses the five books which have shaped her career, and her latest release, Notes on Grief, with Yomi Adegoke.

Chimamanda is an internationally acclaimed author whose novel Half of a Yellow Sun won the Women’s Prize in 2007 and was adapted into a film starring Thandie Newton and Chiwetel Ejiofor, as well as being crowned the ‘Winner of Winners’ from 25 years of Women’s Prize winning novels by public vote at the end of 2020. Chimamanda is also a hugely influential speaker - her 2009 TED Talk The Danger of a Single Story is one of the most viewed TED talks of ALL TIME, and in 2012 she followed up with We Should all Be Feminists. This has also racked up MILLIONS of views, has been published as a book, and sampled by Beyoncé.

Chimamanda’s books are:

** The Joys of Motherhood by Buchi Emecheta

** Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez

** The Collected Essays of Elizabeth Hardwick

** The Middleman and Other Stories by Bharati Mukherjee

** Passbook number F.47927 by Muthoni Likimani

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Bookshelfie: Elizabeth Day Mar 31, 2021

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Join new host Yomi Adegoke as she explores the Bookshelfie titles which have inspired writer and podcaster Elizabeth Day.

Elizabeth is an award-winning journalist, the author of six books, spanning fiction and non-fiction, and host of the critically acclaimed hit podcast - How To Fail - which explores how failure can ultimately lead to success. She’s also a judge for this year’s Women’s Prize.

Elizabeth’s book choices are:

** The Ordinary Princess by M. M. Kaye

** The Cazalet Chronicles by Elizabeth Jane Howard

** The Weather in the Streets by Rosamond Lehman

** Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women’s Anger by Rebecca Traister

** Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

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Bookshelfie: Kim Cattrall Dec 22, 2020

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In this episode Zing Tsjeng is joined by actress Kim Cattrall. Her impressive career spans over four decades, taking the form of numerous tv, theatre and film roles. However, it was her portrayal of sexually liberated PR exec Samantha Jones on the HBO sitcom Sex and the City and its two film sequels that brought her worldwide attention, and gained her five Emmy Award nominations and four Golden Globe Award nominations including winning the 2002 Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress. Her latest role is that of Margaret Monreaux on the FOX TV show - Filthy Rich.

Kim's book choices are:

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

The Way of All Women by Esther Harding

Life Before Man by Margaret Atwood

Sexual Personae by Camille Paglia

Beloved by Toni Morrison

Every fortnight, join Zing Tsjeng, editor at VICE, and inspirational guests, including Dolly Alderton, Stanley Tucci, Liv Little and Scarlett Curtis as they celebrate the best fiction written by women. They'll discuss the diverse back-catalogue of Women’s Prize-winning books spanning a generation, 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 for Fiction is one of the most prestigious literary awards in the world, and this series will also take you behind the scenes throughout 2020 as we explore the history of the Prize in its 25th year and gain unique access to the shortlisted authors and the 2020 Prize winner. Sit back and enjoy.

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Discoveries Special Dec 02, 2020

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Today’s special episode celebrates the launch of the Women’s Prize Trust’s new writers’ development programme, Discoveries.

Zing Tsjeng is joined by three guests, all brilliant writers across different forms - Theresa Lola, award-winning poet and 2019 Young People’s Laureate for London; Nicole Taylor, the BAFTA winning screenwriter of Three Girls and Abi Daré, the international bestselling author of The Girl With the Louding Voice, who also sits on the judging panel for Discoveries.

In honour of the 25th anniversary year of the Women’s Prize for Fiction, and in recognition of the diverse and exceptional writing talent across the country, the Women’s Prize Trust, supported by NatWest and Curtis Brown, launched Discoveries - a unique writers’ development programme offering aspiring female writers of all backgrounds encouragement and support at the beginning of their creative journeys. It launched in late September and runs through to late January, entering writers can be of any age but have to be unpublished and submit only the opening three chapters of their novel or up to 10,000 words – and it is free to enter.

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Bookshelfie: Pandora Sykes Nov 18, 2020

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In this episode Zing Tsjeng is joined by journalist, author and podcaster, Pandora Sykes. A former editor and columnist for the Sunday Times Style and a Contributing Editor at Elle, she has written for publications including Telegraph, Observer, GQ and Vogue. She is the author of The Sunday Times bestseller, How Do We Know We’re Doing It Right? , the host of her new podcast series Doing It Right and the co-host of the weekly pop-culture and current affairs podcast, The High Low.

Pandora's book choices are:

We Need To Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver

Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

We Need New Stories by Nesrine Malik

The Confession by Jessie Burton

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#ReadingWomen: War Oct 27, 2020

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Zing Tsjeng is joined by Paula Akpan, a journalist and the co-founder of Black Girl Fest - a celebration of black women, girls and non-binary people, Hannah Witton, a YouTuber, broadcaster and author creating content focused on sexual health, liberation and welfare and Kiran Millwood Hargrave, a poet, playwright and award-winning and best-selling author of children’s and young adult fiction.

The theme of today's #ReadingWomen book club is war. The reading list:

Fugitive Pieces by Anne Michaels, 1997

Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Nzgozi Adichie, 2007

The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht, 2011

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Bookshelfie: Grace Dent Oct 20, 2020

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In this episode Zing Tsjeng is joined by Grace Dent - the broadcaster, columnist and one of the most recognisable and unique voices on the British food scene. She's also an author and her latest book, Hungry - a nostalgic food memoir - is out on Oct 29th.

Grace's book choices are:

The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton

Restoration by Rose Tremain

Kinflicks By Lisa Alther

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

Fleishman Is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser Akner

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Bookshelfie: Ruby Wax Oct 06, 2020

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In this episode Zing Tsjeng is joined by Ruby Wax - a successful comedian, TV writer and performer of over 25 years. Ruby additionally holds a Master’s degree in Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy from Oxford University, and was awarded an OBE in 2015 for her services to mental health. On this topic, she is the author of multiple best selling books. She is also the president of the UK’s leading relationship support charity Relate. Her fifth book, And Now for the Good News…To the Future with Love, is out now.

Ruby's book choices are:

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

Beloved by Toni Morrison

The Handmaid’s Tale - Margaret Atwood

The White Album by Joan Didion

White Teeth by Zadie Smith

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