Long reads
Long reads
Find out more about the authors in the Booker Library with these in-depth features, which reveal how their books were written and explain why they endure
Essays, interviews and speeches: these features help enrich our understanding and deepen our appreciation of the books in the Booker Library.
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10 of the best memoirs by Booker Prize-winning authors
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‘It can all explode in an instant’: Naomi Alderman on the unshakeable relevance of The Handmaid’s Tale
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What everyone is saying about Orbital winning the Booker Prize 2024
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Meet the designers behind the Booker Prize 2024's bespoke bound books
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What everyone is saying about Kairos winning the International Booker Prize
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What I learnt from reading and ranking every Booker Prize-winning book
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Reading guide: Possession by A.S. Byatt
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Reading guide: Any Human Heart by William Boyd
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