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Part of a golden generation of writers in the 1980s, Timothy Mo was shortlisted for the Booker Prize three times – then dropped off the radar

A beautifully observed story capturing the awkward, complicated love between a young couple with everything and nothing in common. Read an extract from February’s Monthly Spotlight here

In this episode of The Booker Prize Podcast, our hosts discuss the 1990 Booker Prize-winner, a gloriously exhilarating novel of both wit and romance

From fiction that unravels real-world events to prize winners from years gone by, here are the Booker books that are on our readers’ TBR piles for the year ahead

In 1990, A.S. Byatt won the Booker Prize for Possession, at once a literary detective novel and a triumphant love story. The novel was a literary sensation

As the year draws to a close, we take a look back at some of our favourite moments of 2023 from the world of the Booker Prizes

In this personal essay, Michèle Roberts pays tribute to the late A.S. Byatt and praises her 1990 Booker-winning novel

Winning the Booker Prize in 1990, Possession follows two modern-day scholars as they uncover a secret affair between famous fictional poets, all the while falling in love themselves.

If you loved Emerald Fennell’s twisted tale of bright young things, you’ll find plenty of Booker-nominated titles that deal with dysfunctional families, and interlopers with dark motives

Looking for a book to put a smile on your face? We’ve trawled the Booker Prize archives in search of the wittiest works, from biting social satire to family farce