The Prize Winning Books of 2024

[@ianp9086]

It amazes me how little overlap there is between the different prizewinners - apart from Praiseworthy - makes you wonder if there isn’t some stage management involved! I just finished Solenoid - took two months but brilliant. I particularly loved how the narrator’s hopes of becoming a writer are dashed by the poetry reading early in the book, yet in the author’s real life his reading of the same poem launched his career - so the whole thing is a kind of ‘what if’ thought experiment!

[@jamesduggan7200]

At least two of those [Orbital & Kairos] are on my 2025 tbr (and I do tend to read what's on my list), with a few other big maybes - like Bee Sting. I heard about them here so I thank you for that, and of course Have a Happy New Year.

[@doreene11]

Great idea you had with this video! 👌📚🏆🥇📚

[@maroramos23]

I really liked this! (can I ask for another one with the genre fiction prizes? pretty please? ❤)

[@ChrisSenM]

Really interesting! Thank you for this award summary! Definitely a few that are new to me.

[@Rosiemayj]

I have read and really enjoyed 11 of these wonderful books, looking forward to reading Thunderclap, and The Vegetarian next 😊

[@chambersstevens3135]

I have really enjoyed following u this year. I have learned so much. Keep up the good work.

[@EricKarlAnderson]

thank you! 😊📚

[@ΛΕΜΟΝΙΑΤΑΣΟΥΛΑ]

I am currently reading the vegetarian. It is a beautiful book!

[@Marsi-811]

Thank you again & again, Eric. It seems we have very similar taste so I’m planning to read Solenoid over the holidays.

[@EricKarlAnderson]

Great! Not the most festive read but a very impactful one. 😊

[@fallingwickets]

thanks for this...awesome content.

[@EricKarlAnderson]

😊📚

[@Sujowi]

Thank you for this. So what are you writing, Eric?

[@judybrown1624]

Maybe follow The Carol Shields Prize instead of the Giller this year.

[@ΛΕΜΟΝΙΑΤΑΣΟΥΛΑ]

I completely agree with you about kairos. It is certainly very masterfully written but at some point it was being immersed in an abusive relationship.

[@EricKarlAnderson]

Yes, extremely uncomfortable to be trapped in that abuse and mutual hate (though I understood there was a point to it, definitely not pleasant.)