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Martin Vovk
Music-industry data specialist and self-described Booker Prize completist whose blog and deep knowledge of Booker history inform his detailed analysis of winners and shortlisted works.
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Nov 13, 2025
• 1h 29min
The 2025 Booker Prize: From Shortlist to Spotlight
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Phil Chaffee, a seasoned journalist known for his critical insights on the Booker selections, joins Martin Vovk, a music-industry data specialist and devoted Booker Prize historian. They dive into this year's Booker Prize shortlist, discussing novels like David Szalay's 'Flesh,' which explores themes of masculinity and trauma, and Kiran Desai's 'The Loneliness of Sonia and Sonny,' notable for its magical realism. The conversation also sparks lively predictions about which book might take home the coveted prize.
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