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I am delighted to share with you our 29th - yes, really - ⁦Women's Prize⁩ fiction shortlist. Hurrah! Congratulations to the novelists and publishers, and heartfelt thanks to the 2024 judging panel

ONE WEEK TODAY! We can’t wait to host David Nicholls at the Pleasance Theatre for his latest novel, You Are Here. Join us in person next Monday 29th April, 7.30pm — he’ll be in conversation with Sam Baker!

2 years since this book came out. Sounds trite, but writing it changed me, and I still think the more people know Morgan's story, the better. So here I am, wanging on about it again. Please take a look if you can.

If There’s a midlife separation epidemic, I think I know why… open.substack.com/pub/theshiftwi…

I had a great time doing The Shift Book Club with Sam Baker last night - a great conversation about writing, art, history and feminism.

And if anyone hasn’t checked out The Shift podcast yet, I really recommend it. Some brilliant episodes with brilliant women.

Well this is glorious. Thank you Elif Shafak

To celebrate Marian Keyes' brilliant new novel #MyFavouriteMistake , we’ve put together this handy guide on where to start with her work 👇 bit.ly/3VWi0PC

'I don’t give a shit about the erotic gaze. What I'm interested in is the human contact gaze.' Word, Helen Garner.

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How a gap men’s blue shirt saved my life (well, my time, my brain space and my self-esteem which is more or less the same). theshiftwithsambaker.substack.com/p/the-time-lif…

Exciting news! If you've not read The Khan yet, it's currently on 99p offer on Kindle!

Divorce, f*ckability, being expected to get out of men’s way and so much more. Ain’t no one tells it like it is like Helen Garner on the Shift pod podfollow.com/the-shift-on-l…

Divorce, f*ckability, being expected to get out of men’s way and so much more. Ain’t no one tells it like it is like Helen Garner on the Shift pod podfollow.com/the-shift-on-l…

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We lost Bristol Ideas last year. Now Aye Write. A lot of literary festivals have scaled back their programming, and still others are at risk of going under.

This is as worrying as it is sad - and raises big questions about how we expect festivals to keep going without funding.

Six exceptional books. It’s a sign of how my reading has changed that I’ve read so many of these and so few of the fiction longlist.

I’ve found my old bird role model! Helen Garner is possibly the most candid person I’ve interviewed for The Shift pod yet - and how! She pulls no punches on this week’s episode ❤️ podfollow.com/the-shift-on-l…

If you listen to one thing this week I’d recommend this - #MustListen

Another cracker from The Shift - one of the best podcasts around. I am so chuffed to have been a guest last year.