1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (926+ words) How do you know when it's time to stop writing?" Julian Barnes isn't totally out of the game " he plans to keep writing as a journalist and critic. But after more than four decades as an author, the 80-year-old Booker…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (224+ words) Reading a story by Marie NDiaye is like being led blindfolded through your home, only every familiar corner has turned sharp. The Senegalese-French author lures you into a story, then abandons you in a labyrinth of dreamlike confusion, where the…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (895+ words) NEW DELHI: There is a real upside to loss, says celebrated author Kiran Desai, who knows only too well what a win can take out of a person and would like to focus on her mother, the renowned Anita Desai....

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (308+ words) The winner will be announced on May 19. From 13 international titles to six books that "reverberate with history, humanity, heartbreak and hope" the Booker shortlist was announced on Tuesday, March 31 The winning book will be announced on May 19 at a ceremony…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago  (360+ words) Taipei/London, April 1 (CNA) "Taiwan Travelogue," a novel by Taiwanese writer Yang Shuang-zi (), is among the six shortlisted titles for the 2026 International Booker Prize, the first time a Taiwanese author has reached the final stage of the prestigious award. The…...

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1+ week, 9+ hour ago  (319+ words) We're offering you the chance to win a set of all six books on the International Booker Prize 2026 shortlist, along with a limited-edition Booker Prize tote bag To celebrate the announcement of the International Booker Prize 2026 shortlist, we are giving…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (274+ words) A diverse shortlist mixes debuts, long-neglected works and established names, with authors and translators from eight countries. The winner will be revealed on 19 May. As noted on The Booker Prizes site. The International Booker Prize 2026 has announced the shortlist, featuring…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (64+ words) In "What We Are Seeking," the cult author Cameron Reed returns to show us a strange, totally alien world that somehow feels like our own. Calvin Tomkins's final piece for The New Yorker, on turning one hundred. The man who…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (339+ words) Shida Bazyar's The Nights Are Quiet in Tehran, a novel tracing an Iranian family across decades of political upheaval, exile and return, has been shortlisted for the 2026 International Booker Prize. The six-book shortlist was announced on March 31, with the winner…...