The Latest Breaking News from Marlon James

National Book Award finalists span continents and tackle identity, justice and war

The National Book Award finalists have been announced, with authors like Edwidge Danticat and Valeria Luiselli in the spotlight

The Independent UK · 8h ago

Nigella Lawson and the fantasy of Bake Off – what to watch and read this week

The Great British Bake Off is back and there’s a new judge in the tent: the one and only Nigella Lawson. Her debut is already being hailed by critics as a success, but is it any surprise when so much of her brand thrives on many of the same things…

The Conversation · Sep 25

Booker Prize 2026: the 6 books shortlisted – and the one that's missing

And the winner is… not on this Booker shortlist, says David Sexton

Evening Standard · Sep 23

National Book Awards: Marlon James, Louise Erdrich and Karl Ove Knausgaard make long lists

Marlon James' novel “The Disappearers,” about the persecution of gay men in 1980s Jamaica, is nominated for a National Book Award

The Independent UK · Sep 17

The Disappearers: Marlon James’s new novel gives voice to the gay men Jamaica erased

Marlon James’s 2026 novel, The Disappearers, has already been hailed as the novel of the century by The New York Times, and it is certainly magnificent and explosive in equal measure. Its success lies in the way its artistic execution dovetails with its highly charged subject matter.

The Conversation · Sep 17

The Disappearers by Marlon James review – a scorching exposé of homophobia in Jamaica

This Booker-listed epic set in Aids-era Kingston is a triumph – bitter, bawdy and ravishingly queer

The Guardian - UK · Aug 24

Douglas Stuart and Marlon James lead the Booker Prize longlist

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The Independent UK · Jul 28

Marlon James, Douglas Stuart and Elizabeth Strout are among Booker Prize semifinalists

Booker Prize winners Marlon James and Douglas Stuart are in the running for the 2026 edition of the prestigious fiction award

The Independent UK · Jul 28

The Booker Prize shortlist 2026: Full list of six books and where to buy them

The long-awaited Booker shortlist has been announced – here’s what novels have made the coveted list and what they are about

Evening Standard · Jul 28

This Booker longlist may have two previous winners, but it’s keen to experiment

Marlon James, Douglas Stuart and Elizabeth Strout may be names we know, but there’s a welcome element of absurdism and surrealist thought here

The Guardian - UK · Jul 28