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An interview with Olga Ravn and Martin Aitken, author and translator of The Wax Child
The International Booker Prize 2026 nominated author and translator on folk magic and non-human characters, and on accessing other realms through translated fiction
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Helen Castor
Helen Castor was a judge for the 2022 Booker Prize which was won by Shehan Karunatilaka for his book, 'Seven Moons of Maali Almeida'. She is a historian of the middle ages and sixteenth century, a Bye-Fellow of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
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Booker Prizes push into original content with actor readings directed by Kevin Thomas with Mermade
The Booker Prize has commissioned Mermade, digital sister company of Merman, to create a series of short films to promote this year’s shortlist before the winner is announced on October 17 at The Roundhouse, Camden
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‘I have the freedom to follow my intuition’: Juliet Mabey on winning the Booker Prize three times
Juliet Mabey’s independent publishing company Oneworld now boasts a hat-trick of Booker wins. We asked what she looks for in a novel, and what’s in store for Paul Lynch
We asked the 2023 International Booker Prize longlisted authors and translators to explain why reading fiction translated from another language matters so much
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Get to know the authors and translators shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2026
The authors and translators shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2026 answer questions about their inspirations and influences, and the power of translated fiction
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Discover the longlist: David Grossman, ‘I wanted to write a book that quivers on the shelf’
The author reveals how a terrifying experience on a remote Norwegian archipelago informed his longlisted work.
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Get to know the authors and translators longlisted for the International Booker Prize 2026
Read interviews with all of the authors and translators longlisted for the International Booker Prize 2026
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An interview with Anjet Daanje and David McKay, author and translator of The Remembered Soldier
The International Booker Prize 2026 nominated author and translator reflect on their writing processes and influences, and discuss how translated fiction can expand our horizons