{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/677831a8a1ad7348eb9843c7/69d828c3cdaa3e377c30a3c4?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep 32: Spring Preview - 10 Upcoming Books We Want To Read Next ","description":"<p>Join Joseph and Amanda as they discuss the reads they are most looking forward to this Spring, plus a few more updates from prize season. We also introduce a new segment – DNF corner, where we talk about the books we couldn’t wait to put down.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Bookish News</strong></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://womensprize.com/revealing-the-2026-womens-prize-for-non-fiction-shortlist/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction shortlist</a></p><p><a href=\"https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/prize-years/international/2026\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">International Booker Prize shortlist</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Recent Reads</strong></p><p><br></p><p>The Director by Daniel Kehlmann, translated by Ross Benjamin</p><p>Tyll by Daniel Kehlmann, translated by Ross Benjamin</p><p>The Discomfort of Evening by Lucas Rijneveld</p><p>The Winner by Teddy Wayne</p><p>Companion Piece by Ali Smith&nbsp;</p><p>Joan Is Okay by Weike Wang</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Top Ten Reads for Spring</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke</p><p>Land by Maggie O’Farrell</p><p>Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell</p><p>Kin by Tayari Jones </p><p>The Vanishing Half by Britt Bennett</p><p>American Marriage by Tayari Jones</p><p>Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones</p><p>Devotions by Lucy Caldwell</p><p>Openings by Lucy Caldwell</p><p>If We Cannot Go At The Speed Of Light by Kim Cho-yeop, translated by Anton Hur</p><p>Transcription by Ben Lerner</p><p>Leaving the Atocha Station by Ben Lerner</p><p>My Year In Paris With Gertrude Stein by Deborah Levy</p><p>You With The Sad Eyes by Christina Applegate</p><p>Famesick by Lena Dunham</p><p>‘Too Much’ by Lena Dunham</p><p>‘Girls’ by Lena Dunham</p><p>Your Presence Is A Danger To Your Life by Samar Yazbek, translated by Leri Price</p><p>Second Hand Time by Svetlana Alexivich</p><p>London Falling: Death in a Gilded City and a Family’s Search for Truth by Patrick Radden Keefe</p><p>Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe</p><p>Tell Noone by Patrick Radden Keefe&nbsp;</p><p>Ghost Stories: A Memoir by Siri Hustvedt</p><p>Mother Mary Comes To Me by Arundhati Roy</p><p>One Aladdin, Two Lamps by Jeanette Winterson</p><p><br></p><p><strong>DNF Corner&nbsp;</strong></p><p><br></p><p>My Friends by Frederick Backman</p><p>Britt-Marie Was Here by Frederick Backman</p><p>Workhorse by Caroline Palmer</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Also mentioned</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Curious Readers is mixed by the incredibly talented James Whiting @fishislandstudio</p><p><br></p><p>Follow us on Instagram @curiousreaderspodcast and Bluesky @curiousreaderspod.bsky.social for more recommendations in between episodes</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Curious Readers"}