New ‘Women’s Prize for Fiction’ Podcast

Book enthusiasts you are in for a treat! There is a NEW podcast in town and it’s one dedicated to those for a love of books!

Following the success of its sell-out series of Book Bar events, Baileys is sponsoring the ‘Women’s Prize for Fiction’ podcast, produced by Fremantle. The podcast aims to bring listeners: thought-provoking discussions, inspiration, readings and interviews.

The six-part podcast will be presented by author of the Forgotten Women series and Editor at Vice, Zing Tsjeng. Three episodes are now available, with three brand new ones to follow, over the next couple of weeks.

Always wanted to be a writer? hear first hand from these incredible authors, we shall certainly be tuning in!

Episodes:
Thinking Pink: What Feminism Means to Millennials (available now)
Women’s Prize for Fiction judges; journalist and bestselling author Dolly Alderton and feminist campaigner Scarlett Curtis join publisher and executive producer of the Mostly Lit podcast Clarissa Pabi and best-selling author Kate Mosse to chat about what the F-word means to millennials today and share some of the feminist books that have inspired them.
 
Women Mean Business (available now)
Digital Entrepreneur and Women’s Prize for Fiction judge Sarah Wood, founder of the Black British Business Awards Melanie Eusebe, Jess Butcher MBE, Co-Founder of Tick & Blippar and tech entrepreneur Sharmadean Reid MBE, founder of WAH Nails and Beautystack, join Kate Mosse to talk about the female authors and books that played a part in their incredible success, and how women are reshaping the world of work today.

Women Writers Revisited (available now)
A one-off live version of Women’s Prize for Fiction’s hugely popular new online feature Women Writers Revisited, journalist and theatre critic Arifa Akbar and a Women’s Prize for Fiction judge, previous winner of the Women’s Prize Linda Grant, and novelist Joanna Trollope discuss the overlooked or ‘forgotten’ female writers who have inspired them.

Unsung Heroines of History (available 31.05.19)
Chair of Judges for the 2019 Women’s Prize for Fiction, author and broadcaster Professor Kate Williams, specialist in European colonial and post-colonial History Professor Olivette Otele and author, broadcaster and Classicist Bettany Hughes join Kate Mosse to discuss inspirational women from history, including those who have been unjustly written out of the narrative.
 
2019 Shortlist (available 05.06.19)
Live readings and interviews with Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlisted authors:
Anna Burns – Milkman
·         Tayari Jones – An American Marriage
·         Oyinkan Braithwaite – My Sister the Serial Killer
·         Diana Evans – Ordinary People
·         Pat Barker – The Silence of the Girls
·         Madeline Miller – Circe
 
2019 Winner (available 07.06.19)
Exclusive interview with the Women’s Prize for Fiction winner.

To listen to The Women’s Prize for Fiction Podcast sponsored by Baileys, you can visit https://apple.co/2vLTpj9