The author on an encounter with the CIA, an embarrassing moment in church, and longing to hold hands with David Attenborough
Born in Glasgow, Andrew O’Hagan, 58, studied at the University of Strathcly…
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Ben Okri: ‘What happens when we die? We don’t die. We change realms’ ○
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The Booker prize-winning novelist on the art of lying for a living, the cosmic force of love, and gargling loudly
Born in Minna, Nigeria, Ben Okri, 67, spent his childhood in Nigeria and London. He pu…
Pressed for time? 20 brilliant books you can read in a day ⊕⊕
From novels by James Baldwin and Han Kang to a guide to quantum physics – a former Booker prize judge recommends immersive one-sitting wonders
A one-sitting read is typically the domain of the short s…
23 days ago
Long Wave By Daisy Johnson review – a sublime novel of motherhood and loss ○
Covering three generations, this tangled story of secrets, childhood, abandonment and care might be her best work yet
In 2018 Daisy Johnson was the youngest writer ever to be shortlisted for the Booke…
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Booker prize launches new Quick Read in effort to boost adult reading crisis ⊕⊕
Short story collection All Around the World will be available for £1 in bid to widen access to quality fiction
An initiative that aims to widen access to Booker prize-winning authors is set to launch …
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How did this novel about food win a Booker Prize this year? ⊕⊕
Taiwan Travelogue is the first novel translated from Mandarin Chinese to win the prestigious award.
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Who claimed ‘the most beautiful thing in Florence is McDonald’s’? The Saturday quiz ⊕⊕
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1 Where did the Zhurong vehicle take a selfie in 2021?
2 Which artist claimed “the most beautiful th…
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Boy, three, died after being struck by van in front of his mother and siblings while delivering church leaflets, inquest hears ⊖
Gideon Booker was struck by a van on April 11 last year after momentarily stepping away from his family while his mother, Rebecca Booker, had her back turned.
75 days ago
John of John by Douglas Stuart review – will a father and son come out to each other? ○
The Booker winner’s epic tale of gay love and loneliness in the Hebrides charts an uneasy homecoming against a backdrop of repression
There’s a common greeting in the Outer Hebrides: the lineage-estab…
85 days ago
A Rising of the Lights by Steve Toltz review – a darkly funny take on the male loneliness epidemic ⊕
A miserable misogynist is on a quest for redemption in Toltz’s fourth novel, which fizzes with dynamic prose but struggles to engender empathy for its protagonist
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