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Join us in conversation with the authors of this year’s most remarkable works of fiction, as they reveal the inspiration behind their longlisted work, their writing processes and what the nomination means to them

We spoke to Shehan Karunatilaka, winner of the Booker Prize 2022, about the legacy of his country’s civil war, and exploring the afterlife

With Trust longlisted for the Booker Prize 2022, we spoke to author Hernan Diaz about tackling the taboo of money, why he writes with a fountain pen and his love of Borges
 

International Booker Prize 2023 judges announced and submissions now open

Gaby Wood writes on Salman Rushdie and why we must celebrate his limitless imagination and his impact on the literary landscape
 

With Oh William! shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2022, we spoke to Elizabeth Strout about her intimate characterisation, the importance of listening and what’s next for Lucy Barton

As her second novel is longlisted for the Booker Prize 2022, we spoke to Karen Joy Fowler about the impact the Trump Administration had on Booth, genre switching, and the challenges of writing with a dog on her lap

Since 1947, writers - including several from the Booker Library - have used their work to explore the ongoing effects of the partition of India and to make sense of one of the 20th century’s most turbulent and bloody periods