The 2023 Women's Prize shortlist has been announced! The six titles on the shortlist are:
- Black Butterflies - Priscilla Morris
- Pod - Laline Paull
- Fire Rush - Jacqueline Crooks
- Trespasses - Louise Kennedy
- The Marriage Portrait - Maggie O'Farrell
- Demon Copperhead - Barbara Kingsolver
When the Longlist was announced in March, I predicted that Kingsolver and O'Farrell would be on the shortlist. But I had expected NoViolet Bulawayo (Glory), Sophie Mackintosh (Cursed Bread) and Natalie Haynes (Stone Blind) to be shortlisted. Shows I am terrible at predicting these things. Still I am going to call it and say that Barbara Kingsolver will win this year!
To learn more about these shortlisted titles, there is a summary on each book on my blog, and the judges have released a short video announcing the shortlist below. You can also read interviews with the authors on the Women's Prize website.
The winner will be revealed on 14 June 2023. Better get reading!