Booker Prize
Samantha Harvey becomes first woman since 2019 to win Booker Prize
Her book Orbital, about astronauts looking down at Earth, was named as the winner of the £50,000 prize.
The high-profile female winners of the Booker Prize
Many female novelists have been honoured with damehood.
‘I think I’m on the mend’: Queen attends Booker Prize reception after illness
Camilla congratulated the six shortlisted authors at Clarence House in her first public engagement since she contracted the seasonal bug.
Queen attends Booker Prize reception in first public engagement since illness
Camilla contracted the nasty seasonal bug following her long-haul tour to Australia and Samoa.
Roddy Doyle on who should write what: ‘The only thing that matters is – is it any good?’
The Irish author talks to Prudence Wade about returning to the character of Paula Spencer for his latest novel.
Booker Prize 2024 shortlist features five female authors
This year’s Booker Prize shortlist has been announced.
Booker Prize judge hails ‘wonderful surprise’ of five women among shortlist
Sara Collins said the ‘tremendous’ books written by the five women ‘rose to the top on merit’.
Novel ‘simulates events already occurring’, says Booker Prize winner Paul Lynch
The author said he found himself ‘living through’ scenes he had already written for his book Prophet Song during the pandemic lockdowns.
Paul Lynch: From film critic to full-time writer
His fifth novel, Prophet Song, about a tyrannical government won the 2023 Booker Prize.
Zaghari-Ratcliffe left The Handmaid’s Tale in her prison’s ‘secret library’
There have been protests in Iran over laws about what women can wear in public.