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2021 Booker Prize longlisted authors

Q&As with the 2021 nominated authors

Our class of 2021 share their thoughts on being longlisted for the 2021 Booker Prize.

Discover how they feel about their selection, what they are working on next, and their favourite books from previous nominees for the Booker Prize. (Spoiler alert: Possession by A.S. Byatt is mentioned more than once.)

Read the shortlisted author Q&As

Richard Powers author of Bewilderment

Richard Powers Q&A

Maggie Shipstead author of Great Circle

Maggie Shipstead Q&A

Anuk Arudpragasam

Anuk Arudpragasam Q&A

Patricia Lockwood looking at camera while holding her book No One Is Talking About This.

Patricia Lockwood Q&A

Nadifa Mohamed author of The Fortune Men

Nadifa Mohamed Q&A

Damon Galgut author of The Promise

Damon Galgut Q&A

Read the longlisted author Q&As

Kazuo Ishiguro

Kazuo Ishiguro Q&A

Mary Lawson

Mary Lawson Q&A

Karen Jennings

Karen Jennings Q&A

Nathan Harris

Nathan Harris Q&A

Sunjeev Sahota

Sunjeev Sahota Q&A

Rachel Cusk

Rachel Cusk Q&A

Francis Spufford

Francis Spufford Q&A