Step behind the velvet rope and let Jo and James take you on a VIP tour of the Booker Prize 2023 award ceremony. Listen in as they speak to some of this year's shortlisted authors and judges, as well as other guests at the ceremony and hear, first-hand, how the shortlisted authors felt in the run up to the announcement, how the judges enjoyed being part of the jury and what it feels like to be a guest at one of the most exciting events in the booklover's calendar.

In this episode Jo and James speak to:

• Paul Lynch, 2023 Booker Prize winner
• Paul Murray, 2023 Booker Prize shortlistee
• Robert Webb, 2023 Booker Prize judge
• Adjoa Andoh, 2023 Booker Prize judge
• Graeme Macrae Burnet, 2016 Booker Prize longlistee
• Frederick Studemann, literary editor of the Financial Times

A full transcript of the episode is available at our website.

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