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Wonderful prompts Charlotte!! I am really not reading much but I will try and read the group read if I can plus I still have Juja to read ❤🤞❤️

I'm really behind on reading a Jhumpa Lahiri book I think! So excited for the next Shafak!

For WIT month I am considering "The Details" by Ia Genberg since I did not read that during the International Booker prize season. I love Swedish folk music, so I think I have a tie-in to at least one prompt.

fantastic! this will be my 3rd year taking part. your picks sound superb. I'm currently reading The Tale of Genji so I'll go with the same for that prompt so that I can finally finish it.

Is this Natalie of Curious Reader passing on the baton? I thought she hosted it in past years with another person... I always try to get one in!

Love to read WIT. I have Butter by Asako Yazuki translated by Polly Barton on my TBR, I'll read that one as a nod to your Readathon. I'm waiting to see what's on the Booker longlist before I commit to more. Happy Reading.

Very happy to see this video as I had decided to join in reading for WIT month. Love the prompts! Thanks for hosting.

There are five books I’d like to read for WIT and I think they cover most of the prompts which is lucky! Three are from countries I’ve never traveled to and four are not from my continent. I have a short story collection, two classics, a debut, I think one is magical realism, three have won awards and one is a genre I don’t normally read. The only prompts I don’t have are the book to movie one and the group read as I’ve read, and loved, Iza’s Ballad already. I’ve wanted to read Moonbath for a while so I hope you like it Charlotte! Thanks for encouraging people to read more Women in Translation!

The "Izsa Ballad" is a very strong story and maid me think about parents in a different way. the point of view of the mother was very key for me and gave me a whole new prospective. Can not wait for more WIT videos from you.

the izsa ballad book has a really striking cover⚛

I desperately want Ours to be on the list it's so good!

Maybe you’re not being recommended via the algorithm lately, as I have not seen a CHAROLETTE video in ages , but 🎉 for this one! 📖 🪱 💚

Finally catching up with people’s predictions and hahaha this is such an unhinged way to do them. Love it! 👏

I do enjoy this tag, thanks for sharing! Still need to read Small Pleasures, as I want to know what all the fuss is about with the ending. And while I have seen raves for the Boyne series, I struggle to be enthusiastic about picking his work up because of the ‘LGB-without-the-T’ thing he has going on.

Wellness is fantastic!

judging by your description no one subject to depressive episodes should risk even dipping into the john boyne series. But I really liked nathan hill's earlier book the nix and after your review am very interested in the new one.⚛😀❤

I'm going to read Blue Ruin after watching this. Thanks

Thank you Charlotte. I do like the freakout.

Big fan of Kunzru. White Tears is one of my favorite novels. Blue Ruin was right up my alley too. The only 2024 releases I've enjoyed more are Percival Everett's James, Kevin Barry's The Heart in Winter, and Carys Davies' Clear. About to finish Liz Moore's The God of the Woods, a perfect summer read for suspense/drama or mystery/thriller fans. Looking forward to The Empusium.

There was a film made of The Namesake, but I don’t know if it’s any good. Loved the book ❤

I’d never even heard of the John Boyne quartet, not sure if it’s for me but it does sound interesting. Got to have some read by whim reading in there but I’m looking forward to your plans for WIT in August Charlotte!

loved Wellness! I brought it with me to Chicago trip, not knowing it took place in Chicago -- I started it there and finished it on the plane back. didn't get on with Kunzru's "Red Pill" at all (in fact I quite hated it haha) but you're making me curious to check out "Blue Ruin". and now i'm just noticing that all of his last three book titles so far are red, white, and blue plus a noun lol.

I am poor at reading but I have once read all or most of an abridged children's version of 'Black Beauty' by Anna Sewell, illustrated by Neil Reed. I think that these Booker Prize readers are geniuses for reading so many novels!

Good morning, Charlotte. Great content. I would like you to read the book, My Friends by Hisham Matar (If you haven't read it) and talk about its chances of being Booker-nominated. I think it will be a strong contender. Last month, the book won the Orwell Prize for political fiction. Have a beautiful day, Charlotte.

This was great Charlotte....loved this idea!

I like this idea ❤

Your longlist reaction needs to be a tarot reading predicting the winner! I think you've misread the woman with experience que, as Ali Smith has an early release in our part of the world, she's not eligible until next year. Maybe that's a second card predicting Alexis Wright.

This was brilliant!

You've applied more logic to the longlist than the judges will tbh

If these predictions come to pass, I will begin the campaign to rename the Booker to the Rider-Waite prize.

Fun video idea and predictions, Charlotte!

didn't know u were into fortune telling but guess tarot cards are as good as any other predictor of the winner⚛😀❤

Ah yes, I love magical realism - fun recommendations. Thanks for the bookish inspiration.

Great Expectations sounds really interesting

I'm one of those unknown, debut novelists on this year's list. I hope it isn't dominated by these well established authors :-) My book is on the goodreads list, currently sat in 21st place. I can dream! P

Where you live seems like a dream 🥺 you have a huge garden and a temple right next to your house? Awww

Some good choices since I need to fulfill a 2024 debut author for the Montana Book store challenge.

Some really interesting titles here! Shanghailanders sounds really interesting to me! And How I Won a Nobel Prize sounds like a hoot! And Great Expectations does sound sooo Booker!

I got an ARC of Shanghailanders a few months ago and really enjoyed it, especially as someone new to living and working in Shanghai. Give it a try and let us know what you think.

I just subscribed to your channel and am really enjoying your vlogs. But wow, please no spoilers! Luckily I already read Our Wives Under the Sea.

Great to hear about debut novels. Good work! Thanks

how I won a nobel prize sounds like it could be very funny and the julie min book also looks interesting as it may have a kind of sci-fi element starting in 2040 and going back to 2014⚛😀❤

Even if none of these get onto the list, it’s still nice to hear about some debut novels Charlotte! Fingers are crossed at least one makes it! 🤞

I couldn't help put laugh at just how accurate you were when you said the Booker likes a divisive novel. Just finished The Coast Road By Alan Murrin last night, reminds me of both The Bee Sting and How to Build a Boat... Maybe that's just because they're all Irish, but I think it's a good outsider.

Interesting! Fingers crossed! I have missed you. I haven't heard about any of the books you mentioned in video until the time I watched your video. I am really interested in the first book you talked about-maybe due to the Kurdish struggle. Good morning from Ibadan, Nigeria.

happy booker season! last year was my first time following the prize from longlist to winner. seeing everyone's utter shock at the lack of big-names and the ensuing discourse was super fun haha. hoping to see similar surprises this year, though I'm not a huge fan of the Cunningham myself. i had yiyun li as a professor in college where she taught a class on "the short story". she was one of the best instructors i've ever had. booker hype aside, i hope she's doing okay. she lost one of her children seven years ago to suicide (inspiring much of her recent work), and I read recently that she lost her other child to suicide in February of this year. :(

I don't imagine it will receive much consideration, but I really enjoyed Brat, Gabriel Smith's debut novel which was recently released in the US.

As someone who enjoys shorter novels alongside short stories and novellas, I would be thrilled to see fewer tomes this year. But the list is always interesting and I always look forward to reading as many as I can.