Women's Prize for Fiction 2026 | Shortlist Predictions | Gloria Don't Speak by Lucy Apps | Review & Author Interview

Bookies' Favourite · Apr 22, 2026 · 39m · transcript

Aaron & Lucy dive into the Women's Prize for Fiction longlist ahead of the shortlist announcement later today.

We were gifted a copy of Gloria Don't Speak by Lucy Apps, published by Weatherglass Books, for review.

Lucy shares her thoughts on the book & speaks with the writer about the novel.

We've covered 3 other books on the longlist, check out our previous episodes:

- The Benefactors by Wendy Erskine, published by Sceptre

- Audition by Katie Kitamura, published by Fern Press

- Flashlight by Susan Choi, published by Jonathan Cape

If you'd like us to cover this shortlist once we've wrapped up…