{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Heart The Lover by Lily King","description":"Anna and Annie discuss the 2026  Booker International Shortlist. &amp;nbsp; Our book of the week is HEART THE LOVER by Lily King. This buzzy novel follows three friends at university and into adulthood. &amp;nbsp;A follow up from King\u2019s best-seller WRITERS AND LOVERS, it is an instant New York Times best-seller and is long-listed for the 2026 Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction (shortlist to be announced on 22 April). It\u2019s also Zadie Smith\u2019s pick for \u2019the book that made me weep uncontrollably.\u2019 &amp;nbsp; More literary romances: THE EVENING OF THE HOLIDAY by Shirley Hazzard SEEING OTHER PEOPLE by Diana Reid &amp;nbsp;  Follow us! Email: Booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @abailliekaras&amp;nbsp;and @mr_annie Substack: Books On The Go Credits Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz  ","author_name":"Books On The Go","author_url":"http:\/\/booksonthego.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40924710\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/200944760"}