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19/06/2026
A final mashup!
It was lovely to see in the shop ahead of her amazing talk with at SANSA, wonderfully mediated by 🪐
We have both fine books in stock.
A big thanks to the serene Dean who kept customer orders going while John raced around town with boxes of panelists’ books ☺️
And to all the authors, speakers and creatives (we loved the ceramics!) and especially the readers, cheers to you🥂
We can’t wait for the Women’s Prize winners to be announced. Which were your favourites from the shortlists?
In case you missed one or two, here’s a reminder of the contenders:
Women’s Prize for Fiction
📖 Flashlight by Susan Choi
📖 Dominion by Addie E. Citchens
📖 The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
📖 The Mercy Step by Marcia Hutchinson
📖 Kingfisher by Rozie Kelly
📖 Heart the Lover by Lily King
Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction
📖 The Finest Hotel in Kabul: A People’s History of Afghanistan by Lyse Doucet
📖 Art Cure: The Science of How the Arts Transform Our Health by Daisy Fancourt
📖 Artists, Siblings, Visionaries: The lives and loves of Gwen and Augustus John
📖 Hotel Exile: Paris in the Shadow of War by Jane Rogoyska
📖 Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhati Roy
📖 Nation of Strangers: Rebuilding Home in the 21st Century by Ece Temelkuran
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