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Audition by Katie Kitamura | Review | Booker Prize 2025 Shortlist

Audition by Katie Kitamura | Review | Booker Prize 2025 Shortlist

Update: 2025-10-04
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This week we dive into the first book on the Booker Prize 2025 shortlistAudition by Katie Kitamura (Fern Press). The novel is split into two distinct parts, exploring the life of an aging Broadway actress and her shifting relationships with those around her.


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📚 In This Episode

✨ Breaking down the dual structure of Audition
✨ Our classic “Rename the Novel” segment
🥐 Read It & Eat It: Aaron snacks on a croissant straight from the pages—see the pic on our Instagram!
✨ Listener reactions and book club thoughts


📅 Coming Up Next

Have you read other books by Katie Kitamura? We’d love to hear what you thought of them.

Next week: The Land in Winter by Andrew Miller (Sceptre) ❄️


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Audition by Katie Kitamura | Review | Booker Prize 2025 Shortlist

Audition by Katie Kitamura | Review | Booker Prize 2025 Shortlist

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