As the Booker Prize 2023 shortlist is announced, we’ve pulled together the most interesting facts and trends that have emerged in this year’s selection
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Ahead of the Booker Prize 2023 winner ceremony, we gathered your questions from social media and put them to our shortlisted authors
Sarah Bernstein talks about A Study for Obedience
Paul Murray talks about The Bee Sting
Chetna Maroo talks about Western Lane
Paul Lynch talks about Prophet Song
Paul Harding talks about This Other Eden
Jonathan Escoffery talks about If I Survive You
This year's shortlisted authors
This year's shortlisted books
Study for Obedience
by Sarah Bernstein
If I Survive You
by Jonathan Escoffery
This Other Eden
by Paul Harding
Prophet Song
by Paul Lynch (prize winner)
Western Lane
by Chetna Maroo
The Bee Sting
by Paul Murray
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