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Bookies' Favourite

Bookies' Favourite

By: Aaron Rice Colin Rice Lucy Hannah McGlade
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Bookies’ Favourite book club podcast reads literary shortlists and award winning novels. Broadcast journalist Aaron Rice & writer Colin Rice, who has a publishing background, are joined by bookworms Lucy & Hannah. Regularly joined by book club members, authors, publishers, judges, audiobook narrators, book cover designers and bookfluencers. Series 1: International Booker Prize 2025 Shortlist Series 2: Booker Prize 2025 Shortlist Series 3: Queen Mary Small Press Fiction Prize 2026 selected books from the Longlist & Shortlist Series 4: International Booker Prize 2026Aaron Rice, Colin Rice, Lucy, Hannah McGlade Art Literary History & Criticism
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  • The International Booker Prize 2026 Winner Prediction

    The International Booker Prize 2026 Winner Prediction
    May 19 2026

    The book club looks back on all 6 books from the International Booker Prize 2026 shortlist, share their rankings, predict a winner & discuss the bookies' odds.


    💬 Share your thoughts with the book club

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    Email bookiesfavouritebookclub@gmail.com


    Aaron @AaronRiceMedia

    Lucy @bookz2026

    Hannah @certifiedbookyapperhannah

    Colin @c_f_writes
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    21 mins
  • The Director by Daniel Kehlmann, translated by Ross Benjamin | Review | International Booker Prize 2026 Shortlist

    The Director by Daniel Kehlmann, translated by Ross Benjamin | Review | International Booker Prize 2026 Shortlist
    May 19 2026

    The book club dives into their final read from the International Booker Prize 2026 shortlist.


    The Director by Daniel Kehlmann, translated from the German by Ross Benjamin and published by Riverrun.



    💬 Share your thoughts with the book club

    Instagram @bookiesfavouritebookclub

    Goodreads @The Bookies' Favourite Bookclub

    Email bookiesfavouritebookclub@gmail.com


    Aaron @AaronRiceMedia

    Lucy @bookz2026

    Hannah @certifiedbookyapperhannah

    Colin @c_f_writes
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • The Nights are Quiet in Tehran by Shida Bazyar, translated by Ruth Martin | Review | International BookerPrize 2026 Shortlist

    The Nights are Quiet in Tehran by Shida Bazyar, translated by Ruth Martin | Review | International BookerPrize 2026 Shortlist
    May 19 2026

    The book club dives into their fifth read from the International Booker Prize 2026 shortlist.


    The Nights are Quiet in Tehran by Shida Bazyar, translated from the German by Ruth Martin, published by Scribe.



    🍰Read it & Eat it

    Aaron rustles up some Persian saffron & raisin cookies severed to the characters when they visit Iran.



    If you enjoyed this book you might also enjoy our many discussions on the novel Eden’s Shore by Oisin Fagan.



    ⏭️Next Up

    The final book on the shortlist that the book club is diving into is The Director by Daniel Kehlmann, translated from the German by Ross Benjamin, published by Riverrun.



    💬 Share your thoughts with the book club

    Instagram @bookiesfavouritebookclub

    Goodreads @The Bookies' Favourite Bookclub

    Email bookiesfavouritebookclub@gmail.com


    Aaron @AaronRiceMedia

    Lucy @bookz2026

    Hannah @certifiedbookyapperhannah

    Colin @c_f_writes
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    1 hr and 5 mins
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