{"podcast":{"title":"Bookshelfie: Women’s Prize Podcast","slug":"bookshelfie-women-s-prize-podcast-427662","podcast_index_feed_id":427662,"rss_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5086917.rss","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5086917","image_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/41484191.jpg","author":"Women’s Prize Podcast/ Bird Lime Media","episode_count":167,"summary":"The podcast that asks women with lives as inspiring as any fiction, to share the five books by women that have shaped them. 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, sharing their creativity, voices, and perspectives. The Women’s Prize for Fiction is the biggest celebration of women's creativity in the world and has been running for over 30 years. Sit back and enjoy.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bookshelfie-women-s-prize-podcast-427662"},"episode":{"title":"S9 Ep11: Bookshelfie: Kiran Millwood Hargrave","slug":"s9-ep11-bookshelfie-kiran-millwood-hargrave","published_at":"2026-05-19T03:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bookshelfie-women-s-prize-podcast-427662/s9-ep11-bookshelfie-kiran-millwood-hargrave","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bookshelfie-women-s-prize-podcast-427662","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8904877","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8904877.mp3?modified=1779113181&sid=5086917&source=rss","summary":"Award-winning poet, playwright, and novelist Kiran Millwood Hargrave makes a confession about her book “borrowing”, and explains why a 50 year old book about photography should be mandatory reading for young people before they join social media. Kiran’s first novel for adults, The Mercies, became an instant Sunday Times bestseller. It won a Betty Trask Award, was longlisted for the Jhalak Prize and was named among the New York Times 100 Most Notable Books of 2020. Her bestselling works for children include The Girl of Ink & Stars. Her new book, Almost Life, a queer love story that spans decades, is out now. Kiran’s book choices are ** Coram Boy by Jamila Gavin ** On Photography by Susan Sontag ** The Wild Iris by Louise Glück ** Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton ** The Carrier Bag of Fiction by Ursula K. Le Guin You can buy all books mentioned from our dedicated shelf on Bookshop.org – every purchase supports the work of the Women's Prize Trust and independent bookshops. Every week on Bookshelfie, Vick Hope is joined by inspirational women to discuss the work of incredible female authors. The Women’s Prize for Fiction, the greatest celebration of female creativity in the world, is run by the Women’s Prize Trust, the charity building a better future by championing women’s writing. Don’t want to miss the rest of season nine? Follow or subscribe now! This podcast is sponsored by Baileys and produced by Bird Lime Media.","meta_description":"Award-winning poet, playwright, and novelist Kiran Millwood Hargrave makes a confession about her book “borrowing”, and explains why a 50 year old book ab…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3044,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/bookshelfie-women-s-prize-podcast-427662/episodes/s9-ep11-bookshelfie-kiran-millwood-hargrave/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bookshelfie-women-s-prize-podcast-427662/s9-ep11-bookshelfie-kiran-millwood-hargrave.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}