What are some of the best prize-winning books to read? With Sara Collins

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<p>What is it like to judge the world's most prestigious book prize? How do judges manage to read 150 submissions in a matter of months? And how do publishers update the winning book jacket so swiftly?&nbsp;</p><br><p>In the first episode of our new series<em> Ask Penguin</em>, join our new host, Rhianna Dhillon as we delve into the world of literary prizes with this year's Booker Prize judge and award-winning author, Sara Collins. We also answer your Ask Penguin questions with plenty of book recommendations to inspire your next read.</p><br><p>If you would like to send us a message or a question, email penguinpodcast@penguinrandomhouse.co.uk.</p><br><p>Visit our website for more information about The Penguin Podcast: <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/podcast?utm_campaign=Penguin+Podcast+Trailer&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_camteam=penguin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.penguin.co.uk/podcast</a></p><p>For more information about this episode including a full list of books discussed visit: <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/articles/2024/10/the-penguin-podcast-episode-1-prizewinners?utm_campaign=PenguinS1Ep1&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_camteam=penguin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Episode 1: Prize-winners</a></p><br><p><strong>Books mentioned in this episode: </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/309156/the-confessions-of-frannie-langton-by-collins-sara/9780241984017?utm_campaign=PenguinS1Ep1&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_camteam=penguin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Confessions of Frannie Langton</a> by Sara Collins</p><p><a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/457728/the-safekeep-by-wouden-yael-van-der/9780241652305?utm_campaign=PenguinS1Ep1&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_camteam=penguin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Safe Keep</a> by Yael Van Der Wouden</p><p><a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/454068/orbital-by-harvey-samantha/9781529922936?utm_campaign=PenguinS1Ep1&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_camteam=penguin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Orbital</a> by Samantha Harvey</p><p><a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/439602/creation-lake-by-kushner-rachel/9781787331747?utm_campaign=PenguinS1Ep1&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_camteam=penguin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Creation Lake</a> by Rachel Kushner</p><p><a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/311140/girl-woman-other-by-evaristo-bernardine/9780241984994?utm_campaign=PenguinS1Ep1&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_camteam=penguin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Girl, Woman, Other</a> by Bernardine Evaristo</p><p><a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/447846/the-god-of-small-things-by-roy-arundhati/9781529187410?utm_campaign=PenguinS1Ep1&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_camteam=penguin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The God of Small Things</a> by Arundhati Roy </p><p><a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/187884/mr-loverman-by-evaristo-bernardine/9781405971768?utm_campaign=PenguinS1Ep1&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_camteam=penguin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mr Loverman</a> by Bernardine Evaristo</p><p><a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/26619/the-emperors-babe-by-evaristo-bernardine/9780241989845?utm_campaign=PenguinS1Ep1&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_camteam=penguin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Emperor's Babe</a> by Bernadine Evaristo</p><p><a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/459053/gliff-by-smith-ali/9780241665572?utm_campaign=PenguinS1Ep1&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_camteam=penguin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gliff</a> by Ali Smith </p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>