Pod extra: David Szalay wins the Booker Prize

The British-Hungarian author David Szalay (penguin.com.au/authors/david-szalay) restrained novel Flesh has won the 2025 Booker Prize (thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/prize-y…).
The prize was presented to Szalay by Samantha Harvey, winner of the previous year's prize.
Flesh (penguin.com.au/books/flesh-9780224099790) follows the dramatic life of István from his teens in Hungary to being a social climber in England to a somewhat dejected middle-age.
Szalay says that while the book was a risk to write he enjoyed the process. It's obviously paid off as he receives £50,000 for the win and will likely see a big increase in sales of his book.