HELEN of NOWHERE >> If this doesn't win the Booker I might cry.
HELEN of NOWHERE >> If this doesn't win the Booker I might cry.  
Podcast: The Foxed Page
Published On: Mon Sep 21 2026
Description: Goodman is sooooo smart. HELEN is inventive, heady, strange and HILARIOUS. Listen in to see what all those Booker judges might have identified when they longlisted this gem of a novella. Resources consulted and/or cited: https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/features/makenna-goodman-interview https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/feb/06/helen-of-nowhere-by-makenna-goodman-review-a-perfect-fairytale-for-our-times https://www.guernicamag.com/makenna-goodman-motherhood-and-isolation/ https://www.sevendaysvt.com/arts-culture/books-arts-culture/inside-the-mind-of-booker-prize-nominee-makenna-goodman/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbRJv5dyq3M