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In a dazzling display of masterful storytelling, Marlon James explores the extraordinary backstory to the attempted assassination of Bob Marley

The 2019 Booker Prize-winning author reflects on Marlon James’ novel, which won the prize a decade ago – an audacious, polyphonic portrait of 1970s Jamaica, where violence, power and fame collide

Ten years ago, Marlon James won the Booker Prize with his multi-decade epic chronicling the attempted assassination of Bob Marley and its complex aftermath

Win one of five bundles including a copy of our Monthly Spotlight title for March, A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James, plus a limited-edition Booker Prize tote bag

In this extract from his book The Philosophy of Translation, the International Booker Prize-shortlisted translator explains how the boundaries of language are always permeable 

From a reading guide and extract to an exclusive interview with the author, find out more about our February Monthly Spotlight here. 

Win one of five bundles including a copy of our Monthly Spotlight title for February, The Sea by John Banville, plus a limited-edition Booker Prize tote bag

A man attempts to escape a recent loss while confronting a trauma from a long lost summer, in John Banville’s haunting and evocative novel

Twenty years after winning the Booker, the author reflects on his outsider victory with The Sea, his enduring admiration for Georges Simenon, and the inevitability of failure in the pursuit of art