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As last year’s Chair of Booker Prize judges curates a new Booker-themed short-story collection, we offer a whistlestop tour of his finest writing  

Winning the Booker Prize in 1996 with Last Orders, Graham Swift’s work is praised for its simple but powerful portrayal of English life

Beryl Bainbridge is known for writing idiosyncratic, macabre, psychologically astute, often hilarious novels. She was shortlisted for the Booker Prize five times – but which of her many books should you read first?

Iris Murdoch wrote 26 novels, seven of which were nominated for a Booker Prize, but with so many great books to choose from, where should you start?

Celebrated for her spellbinding historical fiction and Gothic flair, Sarah Waters has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize three times. Here, her editor of over 20 years, Lennie Goodings, offers a guide to her work

From her most famous novels to more experimental works, from recent triumphs to the book that started it all, here’s our guide to the very best of the two-time Booker Prize winner’s fiction

Hailed as the voice of a generation and a modern-day Charles Dickens, Zadie Smith is an astute chronicler of our times. But which of her works of fiction should you read first?

Olga Tokarczuk is one of the most critically acclaimed and distinctive voices in contemporary literature. If you’re new to her work, here’s our guide to the 2018 International Booker Prize-winner’s genre-defying fiction

As the American author with the most Booker Prize nominations, Richard Powers’ books often explore the intersection between technology with the natural world. Here’s our guide to his ever-expanding list of powerful novels

Julian Barnes, winner of the 2011 Booker Prize, is known for funny, experimental works that often explore the slippery nature of memory and truth. But which of his books should you read first?