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Azar Nafisi
Azar Nafisi is an Iranian-American writer and professor of English literature.
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We caught up with this year’s shortlisted authors to quiz them on their favourite books, the best advice they’ve received, their greatest annoyances, and more
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Scottish Booker Prize nominees
Including writers such as Douglas Stuart, Muriel Spark and Ali Smith, discover which books by Scottish authors have been nominated for the Booker Prize.
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Natascha McElhone
Natascha McElhone was a Booker Prize judge in 2021. She is a film and theatre actor.
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Read extracts from the Booker Prize 2025 shortlist
Enjoy extracts from the novels shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2025 – a selection of six extraordinary books that encapsulate a wide range of global experiences
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The Booker Prize 1976
The year when the prime minister, Harold Wilson, dropped in for dinner and the prize itself, for the first and only time, was won by a professional rugby league player, David Storey.
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Interviews with the Booker Prize 2024 shortlistees
We asked the authors nominated for this year’s Booker Prize about the inspirations behind their longlisted works, and about their favourite books
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Read extracts from the Booker Prize 2024 shortlist
Read an extract from the opening chapter of each title on this year’s shortlist
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Read extracts from the International Booker Prize 2024 shortlist
This year’s shortlisted books cast a forensic eye on divided families and divided societies, revisiting pasts both recent and distant to help make sense of the present. Read an extract from all six titles here