They say that everyone has a book in them. But how about a Booker prize? That’s probably what the six shortlisted authors of the Booker prize 2022 will be wondering as they count down the days to the live-streamed awards ceremony.
On Monday 17 October, amid the opulent surrounds of a packed Guildhall in London, one of them will have their novel selected as the 54th winner of a literary award widely considered the UK’s most prestigious, most lucrative – and most controversial.
