108 episodes

Every week, join Vick Hope, multi-award winning TV and BBC Radio 1 presenter, author and journalist, and her inspirational guests as they celebrate the best books written by women. They'll discuss this year's shortlisted titles, explore the life-changing books that sit on other women’s bookshelves and talk about what the future holds for women writing today. The Women’s Prize is one of the most prestigious literary awards in the world, and has been running for over 25 years. Sit back and enjoy.

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    • Arts
    • 4.3 • 282 Ratings

Every week, join Vick Hope, multi-award winning TV and BBC Radio 1 presenter, author and journalist, and her inspirational guests as they celebrate the best books written by women. They'll discuss this year's shortlisted titles, explore the life-changing books that sit on other women’s bookshelves and talk about what the future holds for women writing today. The Women’s Prize is one of the most prestigious literary awards in the world, and has been running for over 25 years. Sit back and enjoy.

    Bookshelfie: Kiley Reid

    Bookshelfie: Kiley Reid

    Bestselling author Kiley Reid delves into her favourite books with Vick and discusses motherhood, morals and money.

    • 41 min
    Bookshelfie: Hollie McNish

    Bookshelfie: Hollie McNish

    Award-winning writer, poet and performer Hollie McNish chats about becoming a feminist, swearing in french and why she’s bored of taboos.

    • 50 min
    Bookshelfie: Jacqueline Wilson

    Bookshelfie: Jacqueline Wilson

    Iconic, beloved children’s author and national treasure Dame Jacqueline Wilson kicks off series 7 of Bookshelfie with Vick Hope. 

    In her long and illustrious career Jacqueline has written over 100 books,  sold over 40 million copies in the UK alone and been translated into 34 languages. She has been the children’s laureate, winner of many awards and for years was the most borrowed author from British libraries. 

    Her work - including The Story of Tracy Beaker, which catapulted her to fame in 1991 - is known for tackling challenging issues, from being in care and adoption to mental illness and divorce but never at the expense of alienating her readers. 

    Jacqueline’s book choices are:
    ** Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfeild
    ** Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
    ** The Bell Jar by Syliva Plath
    ** Standard Deviation by Katherine Heiny
    ** Clock Dance by Anne Tyler 

    Vick Hope, multi-award winning TV and BBC Radio 1 presenter, author and journalist, is the host of season seven of the Women’s Prize for Fiction Podcast. Every week, Vick will be joined by another inspirational woman to discuss the work of incredible female authors. The Women’s Prize is one of the most prestigious literary awards in the world, and they continue to champion the very best books written by women.


    Don’t want to miss the rest of season six? Listen and subscribe now!


    This podcast is sponsored by Baileys and produced by Bird Lime Media.

    • 44 min
    Bookshelfie: Monica Ali

    Bookshelfie: Monica Ali

    Bestselling writer Monica Ali, finishes off this season with an in-depth chat about the books that she loves, the responsibility she takes on as a writer and how she overcame a shattered self confidence.

    • 53 min
    Bookshelfie: Kit Kemp

    Bookshelfie: Kit Kemp

    Designer Kit Kemp MBE takes Vick on a literary journey from 1490 to 2022 and explains how she’s built her signature style, and her confidence.

    • 45 min
    Bookshelfie: Anita Rani

    Bookshelfie: Anita Rani

    Award-winning broadcaster Anita Rani tells Vick about finding a new confidence in her 40s, taking Woman's Hour to Glastonbury and why she needed to write her own story.

    • 45 min

Customer Reviews

4.3 out of 5
282 Ratings

282 Ratings

Nepotism? No thanks. ,

The standard of the guests has dropped

I LOVED the last season hosted by the incomparable Zawe Ashton, but I can’t make this a 5 star review after listening to the irritating chat with Scarlett Curtis. The new host Vick Hope is fine, but I got very little from the latest episode, mostly due to the choice of guest, and what she had to say. I empathise over her ill health and mental illness, but it was the bit about ‘my dad wrote Love Actually’ that really made me grind my teeth. FFS. It takes quite a lot for me to be bothered enough to leave a review this just wasn’t good.

DrMMcD ,

Entertainment at it’s best

Just listened to my first episode with Madeline Miller and absolutely loved it. Can’t wait to get home and download some of her recommendations. Vicki has a lovely interviewing style, could listen all day. Thank you for celebrating women’s writing so effectively.

JO Seq ,

Love this podcast

I absolutely love this podcast. As someone who sometimes puts my favourite hobby of reading on the back burner due to the busyness of life, this podcast inspires me to prioritise reading as a life necessity. Each guest offers different perspectives on both life and books, and I love listening to their individual journeys and connection to and love for literature. I’ve also enjoyed following the Women’s Prize through this podcast. Vic Hope is an excellent host, and I would highly recommend!

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