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Wolf Hall author Dame Hilary Mantel dies 'suddenly yet peacefully'

The writer is regarded as one of the finest British novelists of the 21st century and has won the Booker Prize twice

Chronicle Live

‘I’ve no idea how we’ll pick a winner’: the challenge of a spectacular Booker shortlist

From a surreal African kingdom to a Sri Lankan afterlife, via murder, morality, grief and healing … One of this year’s prize judges assesses the six finalists they must choose between

The Guardian - UK

Booker prize: Alan Garner becomes oldest author to be shortlisted

Only British writer on list will collect prize on 88th birthday if successful, but is up against five other books judges say ‘speak powerfully about important things’

The Guardian - UK

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Nick Drnaso: ‘Once a book comes back from the printer, it’s dead to me’

In 2018, Nick Drnaso’s ‘Sabrina’ became the first graphic novel to be nominated for the Booker Prize. As his latest work, ‘Acting Class’, is published, he talks to Nick Duerden about his former life working in a button factory, his experiences of abuse, what his stories are really about and…

The Independent UK

Salman Rushdie attacked: Here's all you need to know about the fatwa against him and the controversy

In a shocking turn of events, former Booker Prize-winning author Salman Rushdie was attacked on stage at the Chautauqua Institution in New York on August 12, 2022. The author was at the venue to give a lecture.

The Times of India

Booker Prize 2022 longlist features oldest and youngest nominees

The winner of the prestigious prize will be announced on October 17 at London’s Serpentine Pavilion.

The Independent UK

Booker prize longlist of 13 writers aged 20 to 87 announced

List comprises 13 writers of fiction, from NoViolet Bulawayo to Leila Mottley, described as ‘stimulating, surprising, nourishing’ by judging panel

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The Booker longlist is thoughtfully curated and gives Alan Garner overdue recognition

Form is a preoccupation of the 13-strong selection, which highlights books from small presses in favour of work from more famous names

The Guardian - UK

2022 NBA Mock Draft Lottery Picks: All-High-School Edition

Duke commit Mackenzie Mgbako, DJ Wagner and Xavier Booker lead the way for pro-ready high school prospects.

Sports Illustrated

Bernardine Evaristo fears publishers may lose interest in black authors

Diversity in book industry must be sustained, and start at the top, Booker prize-winning author tells Hay festival

The Guardian - UK

Geetanjali Shree wins International Booker Prize 2022 for Hindi novel 'Tomb of Sand', becomes the first Indian author to win the award

Indian author Geetanjali Shree won the prestigious International Booker Prize 2022 for her Hindi novel ‘Tomb of Sand' on May 27, 2022. ‘Tomb of Sand' has become the first book in any Indian language to win the prestigious International Booker Prize.

The Times of India

Delhi-based writer Geetanjali Shree wins International Booker Prize for first Hindi novel 'Tomb of Sand'

LONDON: Geetanjali Shree has become the first Indian author to win the prestigious International Booker Prize for her "utterly original" Hindi novel 'Tomb of Sand', a family saga set in northern India about an 80-year-old woman who travels to Pakistan to confront the unresolved trauma of her teenage experiences of…

The Times of India

Geetanjali Shree wins International Booker Prize for first Hindi novel 'Tomb of Sand'

“I never dreamt of the Booker, I never thought I could. What a huge recognition, I’m amazed, delighted, honoured and humbled,” said Geetanjali Shree, in her acceptance speech

The Hindu

NBA Awards: Selecting the 2021-22 All-NBA Teams

Nikola Jokić and Giannis Antetokounmpo headline this official ballot. Which other stars made the cut?

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Lakers intend to waive Trevor Ariza

Shams Charania: The Los Angeles Lakers intend to waive Trevor Ariza and use roster spot to convert a young player prior to Sunday's deadline to sign a player, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Open roster spot now provides flexibility to add to ...

The Guardian - UK

Irish novelist Colm Tóibín wins Rathbones Folio prize for The Magician

Fictionalised biography of writer Thomas Mann beats Booker prize-winner Damon Galgut to £30,000 award

The Guardian - UK

Karen Joy Fowler: ‘I’m a bossy writer; I’m not going to not tell you’

The 2014 Booker nominee on her new novel about the family of Abraham Lincoln’s assassin, the ‘horrible secret’ of her sci-fi writing and her long period of despair

Evening Standard

Londoner’s Diary: Ben Okri’s fury at claims his novel was ghostwritten

NOVELIST Ben Okri tells us he is “really furious” about a false claim from a ghostwriting agency that they had written parts of his Booker prize-winning novel The Famished Road.

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The Guardian - UK

Damon Galgut and Colm Tóibín join ‘rich and large’ Rathbones Folio prize shortlist

Galgut’s Booker winner and Tóibín’s fictionalised biography of Thomas Mann are two of eight titles selected by the judges

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