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Read an extract from the extraordinary debut novel While We Were Dreaming, which was longlisted for the International Booker Prize 2023

Douglas Stuart’s blistering and heartbreaking debut is an exploration of the unsinkable love that only children can have for their damaged parents

Enjoy our list of Booker Prize-nominated books that were inspired by other much-loved works 

John Self explores some of the most famous titles that were initially turned down by publishers, and speaks to editors, authors and agents about why those books struggled to secure a deal

Douglas Stuart depicts the heartbreaking story of a working-class family in 1980s Glasgow, with the young Shuggie Bain trying to understand his place in the world

Win one of five copies of our Monthly Spotlight title for August, plus a limited-edition Booker Prize tote bag

John of John is the heartbreaking story of a young man’s return home and how the bonds of family life are torn by the weight of expectation

We spoke to the winner of the Booker Prize 2020 about writing his debut novel, setting a book on the front lines of Glasgow and how James Kelman changed his life