Bookshelfie: Candice Carty-Williams

<p>Candice Carty-Williams, bestselling author of <em>Queenie</em>, talks to our new host Zawe Ashton about how groundbreaking fiction can help decolonize British literature.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Candice and her debut novel <em>Queenie</em> made history smashing every glass ceiling going when it was published back in 2019.&nbsp; The novel was conceived when Candice was just twenty-six. It went on to win Blackwell’s Debut Book of the Year 2019,&nbsp; was shortlisted for Book of the Year by Waterstones, Foyles and Goodreads - and longlisted for the Women’s Prize. It also won Book of the Year at the British Book Awards in 2020, making Candice &nbsp;the first black British woman to win the prize in its history.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Candice’s book choices are:&nbsp;</p><p>** <em>Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging</em> by Louise Rennison</p><p>** <em>Noughts and Crosses </em>by Malorie Blackman</p><p>** <em>Character Breakdown </em>by Zawe Ashton&nbsp;</p><p>** <em>Citizen </em>by Claudia Rankine</p><p>** <em>Keisha the Sket </em>by Jade LB</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Zawe Ashton, acclaimed actress, director, playwright and author, will host the new season of the chart-topping Women’s Prize for Fiction Podcast, launching with a double episode release: a conversation with Emmy award-winning actress Claire Danes, and a conversation with bestselling novelist Candice Carty-Williams. The new Women’s Prize podcast season continues to celebrate the best books written by women, by interviewing inspirational women about the books that have most influenced their life and career.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Make sure you listen and subscribe now, you definitely don’t want to miss the rest of Season Four.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>This podcast is sponsored by Baileys and produced by Bird Lime Media.</p><br><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>