Booker Prize

15+ hour, 34+ min ago   (54+ words) The Times The Disappearers by Marlon James — read an exclusive extract The Jamaican author’s novel has been shortlisted for the 2026 Booker prize. Get a taste of it here £1 for 3 months Enjoy unlimited access to all articles. Ends soon. Enjoy unlimited…...

12+ hour, 38+ min ago   (341+ words) FRESH literary talent is stepping into the spotlight as budding authors compete for a prize inspired by the legacy of Laurie Lee. Stroud Book Festival has announced the finalists for the fifth annual Laurie Lee Prize for Writing, with winners…...

22+ hour, 25+ min ago   (276+ words) Bolton's Maxine Peake is among the actors bringing this year's Booker Prize shortlisted novels to life in a series of new short films. The Silk and The Theory of Everything star reads extracts from The Things We Never Say by…...

1+ day, 12+ min ago   (375+ words) The Booker Prize 2026 shortlisted novels range from ‘the hilarious to the discomfiting, from the powerfully shocking to the intriguingly understated’ The shortlisted books transport readers from the barren hillsides of the Outer Hebrides to the Kent coast in a post-apocalyptic…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (459+ words) The Booker Prize 2026 shortlisted books and the performers reading the extracts are as follows: Holly Blakey, director of the Booker Prize 2026 shortlist films, says: Gaby Wood, Chief Executive of the Booker Prize Foundation, says: ‘Every year, the short films we…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (349+ words) Swansea, Thursday 20 March 2025: The shortlist for the world’s largest and most prestigious literary prize for young writers – the Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize – is announced today featuring six extraordinary, emerging voices, including three debuts, whose writing experiments with form, structure…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (91+ words) CBC Vancouver novelist makes shortlist for 2026 Giller Prize Creative writing instructor and bestselling author Nazanine Hozar’s book is among five novels shortlisted for this year's Giller Prize. Her book, The Small Ones, is a harrowing story about child soldiers in…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (516+ words) Bookies’ favourites include Canadian poet Anne Carson, Chinese experimental writer Can Xue and Japanese writer Haruki Murakami Possible contender: Can Xue The bookies’ joint favourite to win, along with Anne Carson, is Can Xue, a 73-year-old Chinese author known for…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (164+ words) Tayari Jones' novel “Kin” has won the Kirkus Prize for fiction Tayari Jones' Novel 'Kin' Wins the Kirkus Prize for Fiction, Earning a $50,000 Award This combination of book cover images show "Catch the Devil: A True Story of Murder, Deception,…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (201+ words) Bulgarian writer Georgi Gospodinov and literary translator Angela Rodel are set to visit King’s College in downtown Wilkes-Barre. King’s College will host Bulgarian writer Georgi Gospodinov and translator Angela Rodel for a talk and reading at 7 p.m. Oct. 14 in…...