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Ruth Padel
Ruth Padel is Professor of Poetry at King’s College London.
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M. John Harrison
M. John Harrison, a genre-defying author and literary critic, has been hailed by writers including Olivia Laing, Robert MacFarlane and Neil Gaiman as one of the most brilliant prose stylists alive today.
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Interviews with the International Booker Prize 2024 longlistees
We asked the authors and translators longlisted for this year’s International Booker Prize how it feels to be nominated, how they worked together on the English editions – and about their favourite books
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Quiz: Which book from the Booker Prize 2023 longlist should you read first?
From family dramas to scientific breakthroughs to competitive sport, the Booker Prize 2023 longlist offers a breadth of remarkable fiction. But where to start?
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Read extracts from the Booker Prize 2025 longlist
Enjoy extracts from the novels longlisted for the Booker Prize 2025 – a selection of brilliant books that encapsulate a vast range of global experiences
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Details announced for Booker Prize 2022 ceremony
Details of this year’s winner ceremony on October 17 2022 have been revealed. The vibrant, new-look event will take place at the Roundhouse, London.
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The Man Booker International Prize 2011
Philip Roth was honoured as the winner of the 2011 Man Booker International Prize at an awards dinner held at Banqueting House, Whitehall on Tuesday 28 June 2011.
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10 Booker Prize-nominated books that are perfect for hot weather
Across the northern hemisphere, temperatures are rising with forecasts of another sweltering summer ahead. Here are ten searingly good Booker-nominated reads, where hot weather is much more than just a backdrop
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Read extracts from the International Booker Prize 2026 longlist
Enjoy extracts from all the books longlisted for the International Booker Prize 2026 – a sparkling selection of fresh and innovative books
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The Man Booker Prize 2006
A novel seven years in the writing made Kiran Desai both the then youngest winner of the prize and a daughter who went one better than her mother, Anita Desai, a three-time shortlistee.