Site search

Which author has been nominated more than anyone else? What exactly is the ‘Booker bounce’? Who is the youngest winner? Find out here
 

‘It takes me a long time to get over the writing and editing of a book.’

Interviewed after being longlisted for the Booker Prize in 2018, Richard Powers explains how an encounter with an ancient Californian redwood inspired The Overstory and what genres he’s drawn to the most

In this Man Booker 2018 longlist interview Daisy Johnson tells us what her favourite mythological story is and how it influenced Everything Under

In this Man Booker 2018 longlist interview Guy Gunaratne tells us the inspiration behind In Our Mad and Furious City and what we can expect to see next

In this Man Booker 2018 longlist interview, Donal Ryan tells us how his novel From a Low and Quiet Sea was inspired by real-life events

In this Man Booker 2018 longlist interview, Sophie Mackintosh tells us about getting ‘The Call’ from her editor about The Water Cure making the longlist
 

In this Man Booker 2018 longlist interview Robin Robertson tells us why he wanted to challenge himself to write a book on a large scale

‘I think the challenge with every historical novel is to convey a sense of lived authenticity.’

In this Man Booker 2018 longlist interview, Rachel Kushner tells us where the inspiration for The Mars Room came from and what’s next in her career