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Deputy Head of Editorial at the Booker Prizes.
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The Booker Prizes
3 months ago
Presenting our Monthly Spotlight pick for August: Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart. 🔗 Visit our website for an exclusive interview with Douglas Stuart, an extract, reading guide and more.
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Monthly Spotlight: Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart | The Booker Prizes
Winner of the Booker Prize 2020, Shuggie Bain has captured hearts with the story of a young boy plagued by poverty and trauma
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Five years since it was published, I posed some questions to Douglas Stuart about the impact of Shuggie Bain
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. He speaks on many subjects close to my heart, including the politics of accent, and being working class and Scottish in the arts
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Douglas Stuart interview: ‘I don't think working-class people can afford to write’ | The Booker Prizes
Five years after winning the Booker for Shuggie Bain, Douglas Stuart reflects on the pressures of being a prize winner, the queer canon, the politics of dialect, and how the arts have become less acce...
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8 months ago
We are delighted to reveal the
#InternationalBooker2025
longlist – a feast of fiction from around the world, featuring ‘stories from everywhere, for everyone’. ➡️ Discover the full list:
thebookerprizes.com/ibp2025
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The International Booker Prize 2025 | The Booker Prizes
The longlist of 12 or 13 books will be announced on Tuesday, 25 February 2025 at 2pm (GMT).
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8 months ago
You *can* sit with us. Get to know (some of) the
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8 months ago
‘Reading makes you sexy’ Ahead of the
#InternationalBooker2025
longlist announcement, we spoke to some of the judges about their reading habits, their favourite works of translated fiction – and why more people should read it.
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Love this interview with our International Booker Prize judges on all things TF, and what they are looking for in reading for the prize.
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Meet the judges: 'Reading translated fiction makes you sexy' | The Booker Prizes
We spoke to some of the International Booker Prize 2025 judges about their reading habits, their favourite works of translated fiction – and why more people should read it
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9 months ago
Dear Reader, By order of The Traitors here are eight books that you might LOVE. Signed, The Traitors
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Eight of the best Booker-nominated books for fans of The Traitors | The Booker Prizes
If the psychological twists of The Traitors have you longing for more, these novels of ambition and betrayal will leave you questioning every motive – just like the game itself
https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/features/the-best-booker-nominated-books-for-fans-of-the-traitors
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I spoke to a host of brilliant Booker Prize-nominated authors, and judges, and they revealed the books they'll be gifting this Christmas. See them here.
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Delighted that this year's judging panel is out in the world. What a dream team.
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