Hello and welcome to the Penguin podcast and a brand new series called Ask Penguin, which is your go-to place for all of your book-related questions answered by the people who write and publish them. I'm Reanna Dillon and I'm a culture journalist. As a critic, I review books and films and TV shows, but really it was books that started it all for me.

And as an adult, they're still an essential part of my life.

And like you, I just really love reading.

And that's why I'm so excited to be here in the Penguin Studio as your new podcast host.

Each episode, I'll be taking you inside Penguin Books

to meet some of the incredible authors published by Penguin,

as well as lots of people who work here.

I'm going to be taking your questions to find out

what inspires the stories that we love

or are yet to discover and what should be on your to read pile. And you, our listeners,

are at the heart of what we do. What would you like to ask penguin? Do you need to find your

next page turning read? Do you want to find out what a day in the life of an editor is like?

Or simply, why a small aquatic, flightless bird became the iconic emblem that adorns penguin books worldwide.

If you have a question that you'd like to ask, then simply email Penguin Podcast at penguinrandomhouse.co.uk

Or click the link in the show notes to go straight to the podcast page. And you might just get

the answer to that burning question about all things books. We can't wait to hear from you.

Across the series, we'll be covering all sorts of topics and themes. And today, we're focusing

on prize-winning books, answering your requests for reading recommendations

with a range of titles that have picked up a prize or two.

So alongside filling up your to-read pile, we're getting the inside scoop on this year's Booker Prize,

and I have so many questions.

First up, helping me navigate the world of glittering literary prizes, both winning and

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