This week on Bookies’ Favourite, we’re setting sail with Small Boat by Vincent Delecroix, translated from French by Helen Stevenson and published by Small Axes. A poignant dive into the conflicted conscience of a woman haunted by guilt after a migrant boat sinks in the English Channel under her watch, Small Boat has us asking: how much of grief can truly be put into words?

We’re joined by special guest Stacey from @whatstaceyreadnext who shares her thoughts on the book, and we also hear from some of our listeners—thank you to everyone who wrote in!

📖 Next week’s episode is a bumper one!
We’ll be discussing Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq, a collection of short stories translated from Kannada by Deepa Bhasthi and published by And Other Stories. It’s the final book on the International Booker 2025 shortlist—and with the winner announced Tuesday, May 20th, we’ll also be:

• Ranking all six books in order of our personal favourites

• Predicting the winner with our take on the bookies’ odds

• Reading out your final rankings and reactions!

✨ Get involved:
Send us your shortlist rankings, predictions, or general Booker thoughts—we’d love to include your takes in our final episode of the season.

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Thanks for listening — we’re almost at the finish line!