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

Taiwan Travelogue by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ, translated from the Mandarin Chinese by Lin King, published by And Other Stories.

This novel was previously awarded:

• The National Book Award for Translated Literature (2024)

• The Golden Tripod Award (2021)

• Baifang Schell Book Prize (2025)

• ALTA First Translation Prize (2025)

• Best Translation Award (Japan, 2024)

It was nominated for the Chommanard International Women's Literary Award (2026).

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

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The fourth book in the shortlist that the book club is diving into is The Witch by Marie NDiaye, translated from the French by Jordan Stump, published by MacLehose Press.

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Aaron & Lucy dive into the Women's Prize for Fiction longlist ahead of the shortlist announcement later today.

We were gifted a copy of Gloria Don't Speak by Lucy Apps, published by Weatherglass Books, for review.

Lucy shares her thoughts on the book & speaks with the writer about the novel.

We've covered 3 other books on the longlist, check out our previous episodes:

- The Benefactors by Wendy Erskine, published by Sceptre

- Audition by Katie Kitamura, published by Fern Press

- Flashlight by Susan Choi, published by Jonathan Cape

If you'd like us to cover this shortlist once we've wrapped up the International Booker Prize 2026 Shortlist let us know!

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

She Who Remains by Rene Karabash, translated from the Bulgarian by Izidora Angel, published by Peirene Press.

This novel was previously awarded the Bulgarian Elias Canetti Prize in 2019 and the English version won the Gulf Coast Translation Prize 2023. It was awarded the PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grant in 2023 and won the PEN Club Français Prize for Translation 2025. The book was also nominated for the Prisma Literary Award.

📘Judging the Book by it’s cover

The crew discuss the Hannah's ebook cover.

If you enjoyed this book you might also enjoy our discussion on another Peirene novel, On the Greenwich Line by Shady lewis, translated from the Arabic by Katharine Halls.

⏭️Next Up

The third book in the shortlist that the book club is diving into is Taiwan Travelogue by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ, translated from the Mandarin Chinese by Lin King, published by And Other Stories.

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Colin @c_f_writes