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Deputy Head of Editorial at the Booker Prizes.
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The Booker Prizes
3 months ago
For over 50 years, the Booker Prizes have recognised the best fiction for adults. Now, we're delighted to announce the Children’s Booker Prize, supported by AKO Foundation. Find out more:
thebookerprizes.com/children
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The Booker Prizes
6 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...
https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/features/douglas-stuart-i-dont-think-working-class-people-can-afford-to-write
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Donna Mackay-Smith
The Booker Prizes
11 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).
https://thebookerprizes.com/ibp2025
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The Booker Prizes
11 months ago
You *can* sit with us. Get to know (some of) the
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The Booker Prizes
12 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
https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/features/meet-the-judges-reading-translated-fiction-makes-you-sexy?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2VMKsIp6jA7td4MPSbl4QOAqoVLmys7n3mAVQX3coTv_Ln--aNasGX1xE_aem_oR-2tDaa3GhcXMvGZ_dZng
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The Booker Prizes
about 1 year 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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