Audition by Katie Kitamura | Review | Booker Prize 2025 Shortlist cover art

Audition by Katie Kitamura | Review | Booker Prize 2025 Shortlist

Audition by Katie Kitamura | Review | Booker Prize 2025 Shortlist

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This week we dive into the first book on the Booker Prize 2025 shortlist: Audition 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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