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Where did Timothy Mo go? Revisiting the Booker author 'who got away'
Part of a golden generation of writers in the 1980s, Timothy Mo was shortlisted for the Booker Prize three times – then dropped off the radar
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Discover the longlist: Jessica Cohen, ‘Fiction is where I feel most comfortable and most creative’
The winner of the 2017 International Booker Prize discusses how she views familiarity as an asset in her work.
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Thomas Keneally on how he wrote Schindler's Ark: 'I knew where the good stuff was'
In writing Schindler’s Ark, winner of the 1982 Booker Prize, Thomas Keneally found himself in the unique position of both author and archivist
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Reuben Woolley interview: ‘Translation is a profession that necessarily starts as a hobby’
Longlisted for the International Booker Prize 2023, translator Reuben Woolley talks about Jimi Hendrix Live in Lviv in an exclusive interview
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Andrew Miller interview: ‘I’ll write anywhere, with anything, on anything’
The author of The Land in Winter, shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2025, explains what inspired his novel, and names the books and writers that have influenced him over the years
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Troy Onyango interview: ‘Read everything, everywhere, all at once’
International Booker Prize 2026 judge Troy Onyango explains what he’s hoping to find among this year’s submissions, and shares his tips for finding time to read more
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Discover the longlist: Violaine Huisman, ‘My parents were astounding storytellers’
She discusses how she channelled her real-life experiences with her own mother into her work.
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Douglas Stuart interview: ‘I don't think working-class people can afford to write’
Five years after winning the Booker for Shuggie Bain, Douglas Stuart reflects on the pressures of being a prize winner, the queer canon, the politics of dialect, and how the arts have become less accessible for working-class people
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The Booker Prize at war: why novelists are drawn to 'the echo and dream of battles'
Military conflict and its devastating effects are a key theme in many Booker-nominated novels. Discover the best novels written on war here
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Ben Markovits interview: ‘I wanted to write about a certain period of family life coming to an end’
The author of The Rest of Our Lives, shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2025, on writing about middle age, an anthology that inspired him, and the book club that gave him a taste for Philip Roth