The Women’s Prize for Nonfiction Longlist Reaction for 2024
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ก.พ. 2024
- It’s here! The Longlist for the inaugural Women’s Prize for Nonfiction. I’ll go through the list, talk about what sounds good, and loosely predict what might make the shortlist. Expand for more information. 👇
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The Women’s Prize Website: womensprize.com/prizes/womens...
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Titles Mentioned 📚
Intervals, Marianne Brooker
All That She Carried, Tiya Miles: bookshop.org/a/99775/97819848...
Wifedom, Anna Funder: bookshop.org/a/99775/97805933...
Shadows at Noon, Joya Chatterji: bookshop.org/a/99775/97803002...
Code Dependent, Madhumita Murgia: bookshop.org/a/99775/97812508...
Eve, Cat Bohannon: bookshop.org/a/99775/97803853...
A Flat Place, Noreen Masud: bookshop.org/a/99775/97816858...
Some People Need Killing, Patricia Evangelista: bookshop.org/a/99775/97805931...
Thunderclap, Laura Cumming: bookshop.org/a/99775/97819821...
The Dictionary People, Sarah Ogilvie: bookshop.org/a/99775/97805935...
Vulture Capitalism, Grace Blakeley: bookshop.org/a/99775/97819821...
Young Queens, Leah Redmond Chang: bookshop.org/a/99775/97803742...
The Britannias, Alice Albinia: bookshop.org/a/99775/97803936...
Matrescence, Lucy Jones: bookshop.org/a/99775/97805933...
Doppelgänger, Naomi Klein: bookshop.org/a/99775/97803746...
How to Say Babylon, Safiya Sinclair: bookshop.org/a/99775/97819821...
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Doppelganger was in my top ten last year. I felt a duty of care to the people in my community during Covid, and I couldn't understand why some people didn't have the same urge to protect our most vulnerable. After Doppelganger, I understand, and I'm out here fighting for social infrastructure. Naomi Klein is a brilliant researcher who crystalizes the big picture out of the data points with amazing self reflection and consideration.
That does sound like an incredible read. Thank you for the perspective.
Doppleganger was also in my top 10 last year. Doppleganger helped me understand what is going on in our world and it's not good.
That's good to know--thanks!
For Orwell, I'd also recommend Down and Out and Paris and London. Autobiographical and very different from the dystopias. It's quite short as well. Trigger warnings for some anti-semitism and misogyny but I, a Jewish woman, still liked it and got a lot out of it.
That's good to know--thanks for the recommendation (and warning).
Yes, The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt is about The Goldfinch painting by Carel Fabritius. Amazing how Fabritius died because of that gunpowder magazine explosion featured in Thunderclap while Theo Decker in The Goldfinch lost his mom because of a terrorist bombing. See what Donna Tartt did there? :D :D :D
Interesting parallel!
Thank you for this video, Greg. I am happy you have recovered from your surgery.
I am new to the world of book prizes, but I was disappointed that Sy Montgomery didn’t make the list for Of Time and Turtles.
Thanks again. I have added to my TBR list!
I expected Of Time and Turtles to make this list also. I thought it was fantastic!
I think I would have raptured if Sy Montgomery had made the list.
Read All That She Carried and it was very good. I plan on looking for Doppelgänger, Thinderclap and maybe Dictionary People
I’ve only read All That She Carried and I really liked it, I’d definitely recommend. You’re right, it was released a few years ago in the US and only last year in the UK. I had to get my local bookstore to order the US edition so I could read it.
I think three of the books aren’t even out in the UK yet, one not until after the shortlist announcement, which is annoying.
Naomi Klein’s book is one that I have been wanting to read for ages. I think from reviews I’ve read it stands a good chance of winning.
I’m reading Noreen Masud’s book at the moment and it is very very good. It’s beautifully written and the audio is good.
I think the book I’m least interested in is Matrescence because I have zero interest in pregnancy, so I’m interested to be forced to read it and see what I think 😅
It's so funny when longlists feature books that haven't been released yet (and a bit annoying). But I'm so pleased that they seem to have knocked it out of the park with their inaugural longlist. I can see how you would feel that way about Matrescence. It does feel like Eve has a much more sociological/historical slant that makes it feel more accessible.
Well said. I'm feeling this way about Code Dependent. Very interested to read that one, but I really like the US edition and it isn't out until late June 😭
Was waiting for this video! Love your prize runthroughs. I've requested Eve and Doppelganger from my library!
I hope you get it soon!
I heard an interview with the author of Eves, Cat Bohannon and it sounded really interesting and accessible. Also Naomi Klein’s analysis is so thoughtful in Doppelganger it is actually really hopeful/helpful in the end, but definitely lots of stressful topics. I do think she has changed my thinking on some of them which is important and positive in my experience
That's good to know about Naomi Klein. And thanks for the feedback on Bohannon!
"Accessible" is a good word for Bohannon's book. I'm currently listening to the audiobook, read by Bohannon, and it's a very... playful read. Her exuberant personality definitely comes through.
Great video! Doppelgänger, Thunderclap, and How to Say Babylon were already on my TBR, but I honestly would like to read as many of these books as I can this year. Eve sounds so good.
It's a really great list! They did a fantastic job launching this prize.
Greg you’re looking good! I totally read more non fiction! Love your channel!
Thank you so much! 🥂 📚
“Thunderclap” is on my waiting list at the library, and yes, it’s the same goldfinch as in the Donna Tartt novel. There are so many temptations on the longlist.
They really did a great job with this longlist.
Just picked up a 7-day-loan copy of “How to Say Babylon.” Yay!@@SupposedlyFun
@@MJ-in-Canada Oh yay! How lucky.
Really interesting list and very happy to see a Canadian in there - Naomi Klein. I put "Doppelganger" on hold at my library and it has a year long waiting list 🙃
Yeah I don't anticipate anyone getting that one from a library soon. 😬
Thanks for doing this video. The longlist is fascinating. I wish they had separated the longlists on the calendar so that people had enough time to read the fiction and nonfiction longlisted books if they wanted. We only have a few weeks before the fiction longlist and some of these nonfiction books are quite chunky.
I get the desire to have the prizes announced at the same ceremony, but it does make it difficult for people who want to read through both lists for sure.
Agreed! I wish there was some space between the announcement of the fiction and non-fiction longlists. For some reason, I thought both longlists would be announced on March 5th, so the NF longlist dropping mid February took me completely by surprise.
Wifedom is well written and fascinating info. I listened to the audiobook and followed along on the page (some interesting photos of The Orwells et al). I may read a couple of the others, that I have on library reserve.
That's good to know--thanks.
10:18 yes, my reaction was the same😂! This is the book that piques my interest the most from this list. But I find about half interesting as well..I will check what my library has to offer.
I have read and adored "The dictionary of lost words" by Pip Williams, which covers the same topic as "The dictionary people", but is a novel.
That's interesting--I didn't realize that's what Dictionary of Lost Words is about.
@SupposedlyFun yup, though it seems to tell a different story about inclusivity😬
I was really excited when I read the description of Shadows at Noon, but then I saw the page count and I'm not sure my excitement goes quite that high 😅
@@TheLeniverse oh- I guess I will have to use my slow- reading technique then, 25 pages a day, no matter what😁
You look much better! I have read How to Say Babylon, which was a really powerful and fascinating story. I'd like to read Young Queens and Thunderclap, since I'm headed to Amsterdam soon and love art museums 😊
I'm more than halfway through Evangelista's Some People Need Killing and I'd recommend it so far. It is sad and harrowing, but very empathetic towards those affected by Duterte's drug war. I also loved how she goes into the etymology of some peculiar Pilipino English words that have been shaped by the country's tumultuous history.
I definitely do want to read it at some point. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
Thank you!
Thank you!
All That She Carried has also been on my list since it was first winning plaudits a few years ago. It’s my top book from this longlist and I plan to listen to it soon, especially with Black History Month.
I read On Chapel Sands by Laura Cummings a couple of years ago when it was my #1 book of the year, fiction or non-fiction. I loved her writing. I should have picked up Thunderclap when I was in London in December, but I passed it over. I have rectified that tonight by ordering it.
A Flat Place appeals to me, but I will also wait till I can listen to it.
I had thought yes on Some People Need Killing, but I’ve changed my mind already. I don’t engage with books, movies, tv about drugs (Breaking Bad the obvious exception) and I don’t need drug violence in reading/listening.
I think Doppelgänger and the AI book would both piss me off in slightly different ways and I’m staying away.
I think that is probably all from this list for me, but I’ll wait to hear some more reviews. Thanks for walking us through this list and sharing your thoughts. It has made some of the books more interesting to me after initially thinking they weren’t for me. Normally, Brittanias would be very interesting, but I’ve got several books already about the British Isles (my favorite place, of course), so I thought no. The Young Queens definitely appeals more now after you talked about it.
😴😴😴 Hugs and pats to Teddy. 🥰
Teddy sends hugs back! I'm so glad this list put All That She Carried back on my radar. I had heard so many good things about it and then it got lost in the shuffle. I hadn't heard of On Chapel Sands, so I'll have to look for that one as well.
I am very interested in Wifedom. I just finished reading Julia 1984 by Sandra Newman. I hope that book is on the Women's Prize for Fiction .Who knows it could be considered for the Pulitzer. Wifedom seems a continuation of the Orwell rabbit hole
It would be very interesting to have Julia and Wifedom in the mix for both Women's Prizes this year.
I've read All That She Carried and Young Queens. I love Young Queens. All That She Carried is really good as well.
That's good to hear. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
I’m a non-fiction girly, so I’m very excited about this list and am going to try to tackle as many as I can-cheers!
Hopefully, this list will bring you a lot of joy!
Which book (or books) do you think you'll start with?
@@hellobookworm Hi! I’m off to a pretty good start as I’ve finished, and enjoyed, All That She Carried. I’m a few chapters into Eve and am loving that, but I’m 60 pages into Shadows at Noon and am struggling. I don’t know much about that part of the world, so some names and events are flying right over my head. Plus, it’s so big and heavy that it’s uncomfortable to read. I have it from the library for 3 weeks, so I’m going to give my best attempt! Are you going to be trying any of them? Cheers!
@@amylynnm324 Shadows at Noon looks so daunting. Maybe listening to the audiobook would make it more accessible?
I've been listening to the audiobook of Eve and finding it thoroughly fascinating. And tomorrow morning I'm planning to start reading How to Say Babylon.
My interest has been growing in reading Doppleganger, Wifedom, and possibly Code Dependent, but once the fiction longlist is announced that will be my primary focus. So much to look forward to!
I really enjoyed Wifedom. It was a 5 star read for me. I’d only read Animal Farm and Down and out in Paris and London (if I got that title right). Wifedom left me disgusted at Orwell but by the same account it also peaked my interest in 1984 which I plan to finally pick up soon.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
The Dictionary People is terrific!
Good to know--thanks!
I have not read any of these. The ones I am most interested in are Shadows at Noon
Eve
Vulture Capitalism
Matrescence
Doppleganger
How to Say Babylon
So there is my dream shortlist! 😂
That works perfectly as a shortlist!
I have only read How to Say Babylon. It was beautifully written because Sinclair is a poet. I'm most interested in Shadows at Noon (even though it's chuncky), All That She Carried and Code Dependent. I wouldn't normally be drawn to Code Dependent but it sounds like a timely and important read.
I've heard so many good things about How to Say Babylon. I can't wait to read it! I feel the same way about Code Dependent.
I feel the exact same way about Code Dependent. Will definitely give that one a read once it publishes in the US.
The Goldfinch in Thunderclap is the same as the one in Donna Tratt’s book.
How interesting!
The one that I'm most likely to read is All That She Carried by Tiya Miles. I read her book The Dawn of Detroit a few years ago and it was excellent. I highly recommend it. How to Say Babylon sounds interesting because normally when we get stories of children leaving cult families, they're from white perspectives.
That's very true--it is usually a story told from a white perspective. I've heard so many good things about All That She Carried, so I'm glad this list put it back on my radar.
It's the same 'Goldfinch'.
How interesting!
I want to read How to Say Babylon and All That She Carried first. Like you, the politics are too much for me right now in my reading. I am still an activist and will continue painting and shipping rocks to political campaigns that want them…and I will be sending my political cards to activists to help them laugh during their honorable fight. Did you say that you have a PO Box? If so I could send you a few rocks and cards. If not, let me know if you do at some point. I’ve been doing this for years and I’ve gotten pretty good at it. You look back to normal to me. I hope that stuff is finally over for you.
I don't have a PO Box. If you send an email to supposedlyfungreg @ gmail . com we can figure something out (I added spaces to the email address because sometimes TH-cam gets attitude about sharing urls and emails in comments). I would love to see them, and I bet the activists at Montana Book Company would love them as well so I can share with them.
Oh yes…that was going to be another suggestion…I could send things there. We can figure it out.
I agree that it’s a great Longlist. I actually love good nonfiction… and several books are tempting! But maybe I’ll start with All That She Carried since I bought it when in came out in the US and have yet to read it!! 😂
I wish I liked non fiction even half as much as I like fiction, bc these sound like bangers! I tend to read fiction and watch non-fiction (ie:documentaries). Blahdiggityblah 📖🪱💚
I do wish I read more nonfiction. Lists like this help encourage me!