Young Writer of the Year Award 2023

I love reading exciting new authors and here I take you to an award ceremony to find out which of these four writers has won the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award. Click ‘Show More’ for info.

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Books discussed & purchase links:

Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies by Maddie Mortimer

Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne by Katherine Rundell

Oxblood by Tom Benn

Larger Than An Orange by Lucy Burns

My full review of Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies:

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:30 Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies
3:12 Super-Infinite
4:08 Oxblood
4:50 Larger Than An Orange
6:05 Katherine Rundell
11:51 Prize Ceremony Party
15:36 Tom Benn
17:48 Lucy Burns
20:32 Maddie Mortimer
22:21 Winner Announcement
25:19 Conclusion

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Get in touch

[janethansen]

How marvellous to see the writers speaking about their books. Thank you for taking us along, Eric.

[ALittleLifeWithDriedTubers]

My GOD hearing Katherine speak is really something else. Such immense passion.

[davidford]

I’m reading Super-Infinite at the moment and it’s such a surprising delight. The passion Kathrine shows for John Donne in your video really comes across in her book and it’s totally infectious!

[bianquita]

Thanks for the video. I only read and loved Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies, it was one of my favourite reads of 2022.

[GemofBooks]

Thanks for taking us along to another fabulous event 🧡

[dqan]

Well, another book for the TBR! Thanks for taking us along.

[cindyhaiken]

I’ve read Maps and Super-Infinite and both were so great (and so different). Thanks so much for bringing us along with you. It’s so much fun to see these things!

[wendycayless]

Just added all 4 to my TBR plus several past winners and shortlisted books!

[nicksg]

Thank you it was very interesring❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[MsReadsAlot]

I read super infinite for the book tube prize this year but I struggled with it. I am not familiar with Donne’s poetry 🤷‍♀️ thank you for sharing. Looks like a fun event!

[mradcaqbdb]

Katherine Rundell is so impressive. I have to go back and finish Super-Infinite. I was really enjoying it but got pulled away from it. I’ll have to take a look at Oxblood too. Thanks for showing us so much of the discussion. It was fascinating.

[meenuiyer]

Maps of our spectacular bodies ismy next read. It's good to know your review of it. I am currently reading 'Lessons in Chemistry'.

[jamesduggan]

You mentioned J Bernard in front of a wall of books - and it's okay if you're not a fan of the late John Wayne. If you are there's no need to mention The Shootist (a very good story).

[spexi]

I’d only heard of Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies. Now the others are on my TBR with it. 📖 🪱 💚