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Reading guide: At Night All Blood is Black by David Diop, translated by Anna Moschovakis
A visceral, haunting novel that highlights the terror and gore of the First World War
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A glimpse behind the scenes: The Booker Prize at 50
Gaby Wood, director of the Booker Prize Foundation, explains how the prizes were established, what they stand for and how they have evolved
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An extract from Still Born by Guadalupe Nettel, translated by Rosalind Harvey
Guadalupe Nettel’s fourth novel Still Born, which is shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2023, explores one of life’s most consequential decisions
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Why you should read Great Granny Webster by Caroline Blackwood
In our monthly series, ‘TBR: The Booker Revisited’ Lucy Scholes shines a spotlight on hidden gems from the Booker Library. This month’s selection is equal parts macabre fairy-tale and blackly humorous family portrait
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The Book of Disappearance
What if all the Palestinians in Israel simply disappeared one day? What would happen next? How would Israelis react? These unsettling questions are posed in Ibtisam Azem’s powerfully imaginative novel
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Fingersmith at 20: inside the archive with Sarah Waters
Dastardly plots, the Victorian underworld and the British Library porn desk. Sarah Waters gives an exclusive insight into ‘the untidiness that goes into writing a novel’. Watch our interview and browse her Fingersmith papers.
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Nadifa Mohamed Q&A
‘I knew I wanted to make the line between fact and fiction imperceptible’
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Reading Guide: Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
Whether you’re new to Small Things Like These and have read it and would like to explore it more deeply, here is our comprehensive guide featuring insights from critics and the author, as well as discussion points and suggestions for further reading
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Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq, translated by Deepa Bhasthi, wins the International Booker Prize 2025
Today, May 20, Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq, translated by Deepa Bhasthi is announced as the winner of the International Booker Prize 2025
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Reading guide: Mater 2-10 by Hwang Sok-yong, translated by Sora Kim-Russell and Josephine Bae Youngjae
An epic, multi-generational tale that threads together a century of national history, written by one of South Korea’s most important authors