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Booker prize 2023: why these shortlisted novels represent a 'golden age' of Irish writing

This year’s Booker prize shortlist is an exciting line up, melding established, prize-winning authors and debut writers. The 2023 shortlist contains two Irish authors – Paul Murray and Paul Lynch – and on the long list of 13 novels, Elaine Feeney’s How to Build a Boat and Sebastian Barry’s Old…

The Conversation · Nov 23, 2023

AS Byatt obituary

Novelist whose exhilarating genius came into its own with Possession, a worldwide bestseller and winner of the Booker prize

The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2023

‘A feeling of total freedom’: Valeria Luiselli welcomes chance to lock her fiction away in the Future Library

The Booker-nominated Mexican author will be the next writer to donate a work to the 100-year art project

The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2023

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Black student suspended again after punishment over his hairstyle

Darryl George, 17, has been suspended for a second time for his hairstyle, now his family are considering suing

The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023

Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀'s new novel is a modern Nigerian tragedy about the rich and the poor

Nigerian writer Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ took the literary world by storm with her debut novel Stay With Me in 2017. Six years later, she has followed up with an equally brilliant second novel, A Spell of Good Things, which has been longlisted for the Booker Prize 2023.

The Conversation · Aug 10, 2023

Booker Prize 2023 longlist announced with 10 new authors in the running

The Booker Prize longlist for 2023 was announced on Tuesday, featuring 10 authors who have never before been in the running for the award.

Evening Standard · Aug 1, 2023

Booker prize reveals ‘original and thrilling’ 2023 longlist

Previously nominated authors Sebastian Barry, Tan Twan Eng and Paul Murray join 13-strong field including four debuts

The Guardian - UK · Aug 1, 2023

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Meet Brandon Taylor: from scientist to the next great American author

Booker-nominated author Brandon Taylor is back with a new novel, The Last Americans, which is set to enhance his reputation as one of the most exciting and uncompromising voices in literature. Jason Okundaye meets him

Evening Standard · Jun 27, 2023

‘Books need time’: Tan Twan Eng’s new novel opens door on history

Malaysian Booker-listed novelist publishes his first book in 10 years; a tale of love and betrayal in colonial Malaya.

Al Jazeera · May 23, 2023

Salman Rushdie makes his first public appearance after a brutal attack in 2022

On August 12, 2022, the news of Booker-winner Salman Rushdie being brutally stabbed during an event at the Chautauqua Institute in New York shocked everyone. The attack was so severe that the author lost vision in one eye. And now, nine months after the brutal attack, Rushdie made his first…

The Times of India · May 19, 2023

Phoenix Suns consider surprise double departure after Kevin Durant gamble fails

The Kevin Durant gamble has failed for the Phoenix Suns, leaving the roster threadbare for depth and a summer overhaul is required with star players set to be on the trade block

Daily Mirror · May 13, 2023

‘It begins to feel like a freak show’: the disturbing truth of watching A Little Life as a gay man

The suffering is on an operatic scale in this adaptation of Hanya Yanagihara’s Booker-nominated novel — but to what end, asks Jason Okundaye

Evening Standard · Apr 6, 2023

Booker Prize trophy named Iris after public poll

The Booker Prize trophy has been named ‘Iris’, after a public voting that took place earlier this year.

The Times of India · Apr 4, 2023

How Deborah Levy can change your life

The long read: From her shimmering novels to her ‘living autobiographies’, Deborah Levy’s work inspires a devotion few literary authors ever achieve

The Guardian - UK · Apr 4, 2023

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Sports Illustrated · Feb 17, 2023

The Suns’ Gamble on Kevin Durant Begins Now

The move for the 34-year-old means the clock has already started ticking on Phoenix’s championship window.

Sports Illustrated · Feb 4, 2023

Six Potential Trades for the Nets to Deal Kyrie Irving

The Lakers, Mavs and Suns are reportedly among the suitors for the Nets guard after he requested a trade.

The Times of India · Jan 19, 2023

My favourite word in Hindi is ‘khargosh’: Daisy Rockwell

It took more than ten drafts and countless email exchanges between novelist Geetanjali Shree and translator Daisy Rockwell to produce a work of fiction like 'Tomb of Sand' (originally published in Hindi as 'Ret Samadhi') which went on to win the prestigious International Booker Prize 2022. A partition novel at…

The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2022

Adjoa Andoh and Robert Webb to judge Booker Prize in 2023

Bridgerton star Andoh, 59, and the Peep Show actor, 50, are judging the annual award for the first time.

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The Conversation · Nov 28, 2022

The best fiction of 2022: NoViolet Bulawayo's Glory found new ways to write about violence and peace

A young woman learning to love, the children inspired by her, and the collective voice of a village community recovering from violence and corruption assemble a powerful message of resistance. The hope is to create “the kind of glory that burns eternal and glows with living light”. Glory by NoViolet…

The Conversation · Nov 24, 2022

The best fiction of 2022: Alan Garner’s Treacle Walker and writing outside the constraints of time

When Treacle Walker was announced as a nominee for the 2022 Booker Prize, 87-year-old Alan Garner was highlighted as the oldest-ever shortlisted author. He is now 88. That said, Treacle Walker, begins with a quote from Italian quantum physicist, Carlo Rovelli: “Time is ignorance.”

The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2022

Booker Prize winner lets ghosts of Sri Lanka's past speak

Shehan Karunatilaka wrote his Booker Prize-winning novel “The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida” to give voice to Sri Lanka’s dead

The Conversation · Oct 24, 2022

Alan Garner's Treacle Walker and writing outside the constraints of time

When the 2022 Booker shortlist was announced in September, 87-year-old Alan Garner was highlighted as the oldest-ever shortlisted author. On the day the prize was announced he turned 88. That said, his nominated novel, Treacle Walker, begins with a quote from Italian quantum physicist, Carlo Rovelli: “Time is ignorance.”

The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2022

The Guardian view on the Booker: one award with hundreds of judges

Editorial: Many have an opinion on the latest winner of the UK’s top literary prize, Shehan Karunatilaka. It’s a shame not all of them have read his book

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2022

‘Writers all want to be rock stars’: Booker winner Shehan Karunatilaka on ghosts, war and childish dreams

Set during the Sri Lankan civil war and narrated by a dead man, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida is part murder mystery, part political satire and part love story. Its author recalls the grim events that inspired it – and the editor who kept pushing him to do better

The Times of India · Oct 17, 2022

Shehan Karunatilaka wins Booker Prize 2022 for 'The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida'

Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka has been announced as the winner of the Booker Prize 2022 for his novel 'The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida'. Karunatilaka is the second author from Sri Lanka to win the prestigious award.

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