Hello friends! Sarah is joined by delightful friend-of-the-podcast Belle today. They discuss the Stella shortlist and review the first half of the six-book list, which they both think is stellar (I'll see myself out).
Stella prize
Books covered
- Hospital by Sanya Rushdi (translated by Arunava Sinha)
- Body Friend by Katherine Brabon
- The Swift Dark Tide by Katia Ariel
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