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Today, our culture writers on what to read, watch and listen to this autumn.

While we're still basking in the last of the summer sunshine,

it might seem surreal to imagine that it's not going to be long before we're spending

long autumn evenings at home snuggled under a blanket watching silly reality shows or big budget

dramas or popping your headphones in, wrapping up cosily and getting out for a walk with the best new

albums soundtracking your route.

Well today, I'm joined by three of the Guardian's culture writers, TV editor Kate Abbott,

music editor Laura Snipes and Lucy Knight are commissioning editor for books to get some inspiration.

From the Guardian, I'm Hannah Moore. Today in focus, the best of culture for autumn 2022.

Laura, I'm going to start with you. The Mercury Prize takes place this month. It's the most

prestigious album prize in the UK and there are 12 artists nominated. Can you give us a rundown of them?

It's quite an exciting year. There's 11 first time nominations. The only person who's been up for it

before is Little Sims and she's definitely deserving of a nod for sometimes I might be introvert,

which was a lot of people's album of the year last year.

Other great stuff is Joy Croix, her debut album, Sam Fender's second album, 17 going under.

There's a really exciting outlier in Gueno who's a well-synth pop artist but he makes a

music in Cornish. I thought you'd be excited as a fellow Cornish person.

And my personal favourite and who I'd really really love to win is

Self-esteem, who's a recalucy tailor who used to be in slow-club and they made sort of like

boring schmupy indie. But now like last year that was the Guardian's album of the year. She makes

really exciting exposing pop. She's been absolutely blowing up festivals this summer. It's just like

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