Goodman is sooooo smart. HELEN is inventive, heady, strange and HILARIOUS. Listen in to see what all those Booker judges might have identified when they longlisted this gem of a novella.





Resources consulted and/or cited:



https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/features/makenna-goodman-interview



https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/feb/06/helen-of-nowhere-by-makenna-goodman-review-a-perfect-fairytale-for-our-times



https://www.guernicamag.com/makenna-goodman-motherhood-and-isolation/



https://www.sevendaysvt.com/arts-culture/books-arts-culture/inside-the-mind-of-booker-prize-nominee-makenna-goodman/



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbRJv5dyq3M

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