On this week's episode of #Bookshelfie , actress Ann Akinjirin chats to host Vick Hope about what it was that intrigued her about being part of the Famous Five in the new #EnidBlyton retelling.

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We want everyone to be able to enjoy a day out at Women’s Prize LIVE on 12th June. Books belong to everyone. We know things are hard for many people on low incomes in the UK right now.

That’s why  we’ve made 20 spaces available 100% free. Find out more: bit.ly/WPLIVEFree

The six amazing authors behind the six brilliant books shortlisted for the 2024 #WomensPrize for Fiction.

Find out more about them over on our website: bit.ly/2024WPFs

Delighted to be on hand to capture the moment ReadWithYeovil and Elaine Buckley of #ReadWithYeovil handed out our review copies of #howtosaybabylon by Safiya Sinclair. Thanks to Women's Prize and The Reading Agency for this exciting opportunity. #WomensPrize

Congratulations to Isabella Hammad for winning Aspen Words literary prize with Enter Ghost, also shortlisted for the 2024 Women’s Prize for Fiction

Congratulations to all the authors on the #RSLOndaatjePrize list, with a particular shout out for Isabella Hammad and Noreen Masud, shortlisted for the @womensprize for Fiction and Non- Fiction respectively

'No, it’s not about winning - it’s about being seen and heard. ' – Laura Dockrill

We're thrilled for the 6 shortlistees and equally pleased for the entire 16 longlisted for the #WomensPrize . The judges have a difficult job & we are so grateful to them
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Bilingual writer Elif Shafak eloquently expresses the freedom that comes with learning to express yourself in another language, talking to our wonderful #Bookshelfie host Vick Hope.

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'And somehow, over the coming weeks, myself and four other judges, have to narrow hundreds of beautiful, brave books down to just 16. Then six. And then one.

Thank you to our wonderful judge Laura Dockrill for this eloquent piece.

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It's TODAY!

If like us, you can't contain your excitement - go and get a coffee (other beverages are available) and we'll see you back here at 8am!

Sixteen brilliant books made up the 2024 #WomensPrize for Fiction longlist. Tomorrow morning at 8am BST we'll find out the six that have made the shortlist. Which books were your favourites?

Join us tomorrow morning at 8am BST for the announcement of the 2024 #WomensPrize for Fiction shortlist!

Which books would you like to see in the shortlist stack?

This week on  #bookshelfie  Vick Hope is joined by an old friend of the #WomensPrize , former judge and Women's Prize shortlisted author, the wonderful storyteller Elif Shafak. 

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The Wren, The Wren by #AnneEnright longlisted for the 2024 #WomensPrize for fiction, is a meditation on love: spiritual, romantic, darkly sexual or genetic.

Find out what Anne said when we sat down with her: bit.ly/3UfG1jm

A Trace of Sun by #PamWilliams longlisted for the 2024 #WomensPrize for fiction, is a beautiful, emotionally searing saga of separation, sacrifice and family

Find out what Pam said when we sat down with her: bit.ly/4aTOcaC

River East, River West by @aubereylescure longlisted for the 2024 #WomensPrize for fiction, is a deeply moving exploration of race, identity and family, of capitalism’s false promise and private dreams.

Find out what Aube said when we sat down with her: bit.ly/4aRZc89