It's winter in the northern hemisphere right now and we are simply filled with the urge to hibernate. If you're feeling the same vibe and want to stay in with a good book, allow us to recommend three short books that could keep you company through a weekend. Listen in this week to hear Jo and James discuss some of the most bijou of novels from the Booker Prize and International Booker Prize archive. Reading list:<ul>
<li><a href="https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/books/small-things-like-these">Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan</a></li>
<li><a href="https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/books/offshore">Offshore by Penelope Fitzgerald</a></li>
<li><a href="https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/books/boulder">Boulder by Eva Baltasar, translated by Julia Sanches</a></li>
</ul> A full transcript of the episode is available <a href="https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/features/the-booker-prize-podcast-episode-29-three-short-booker-books">at our website</a>. Follow The Booker Prize Podcast so you never miss an episode. Visit <a href="http://thebookerprizes.com/podcast">http://thebookerprizes.com/podcast</a> to find out more about us, and follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and Tiktok @thebookerprizes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

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Listen for lively conversations and fascinating insights from the Booker Prizes. We revisit winning novels from years past, speak to authors and experts from the literary world and peer behind the curtain of the International Booker Prize and Booker Prize.