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'You do this or you die': how Ben Okri wrote The Famished Road
Ben Okri, the first Black winner of the Booker Prize, explains how he had to create fresh techniques to tell a story rooted in his African childhood
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Reading guide: James by Percival Everett
Whether you’re new to James or have read it and would like to explore it more deeply, discover more in our comprehensive guide
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An extract from Loitering with Intent by Muriel Spark
A would-be novelist takes inspiration from life – but then finds the tables are mysteriously turned, in Muriel Spark’s entertaining literary joyride. Read an extract from our August Book of the Month here
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What our judges said about the International Booker Prize 2026 longlist
Wondering which of the 13 books on the International Booker Prize 2026 longlist to read first? We asked our judges to summarise each one – and tell us why they loved them
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Reading guide: The Bee Sting by Paul Murray
In his hilarious and heartbreaking fourth novel, Paul Murray presents an unforgettable Irish family in the grip of multiple crises: emotional, financial and existential
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NoViolet Bulawayo on George Orwell: ‘Animal Farm sent me foraging my childhood’
Many Zimbabweans saw Orwell’s novel as a story that could have been written for them, but in writing Glory, NoViolet Bulawayo wanted a more revolutionary ending
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‘Subversive and sensual’ International Booker Prize shortlist announced
The shortlist for the International Booker Prize 2023 was announced by the Chair of judges, Leïla Slimani, at an event held at the London Book Fair.
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An extract from Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
Read an exact from Small Things Like These, where a father reckons with the truth of Ireland’s Magdalene laundries
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Why you should read A Green Equinox by Elizabeth Mavor
In our monthly series, ‘TBR: The Booker Revisited’ Lucy Scholes shines a spotlight on hidden gems from the Booker Library. This month’s selection is A Green Equinox by Elizabeth Mavor, a book about love and its multifarious manifestations
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Georgi Gospodinov and Angela Rodel win the International Booker Prize 2023 with Time Shelter
Time Shelter by Georgi Gospodinov and translated by Angela Rodel is announced as the winner of the International Booker Prize 2023