Some of the books on the Man Booker longlist aren’t out yet. Is that a problem?
Last week, the Man Booker Prize committee unveiled the thirteen books that made its 2014 longlist. Joshua Ferris, Siri Hustvedt, David Mitchell, and Ali Smith all made the cut; Donna… Read more »
13 books longlisted for the Booker Prize not written by Donna Tartt
1. To Rise Again at a Decent Hour, by Joshua Ferris 2. The Narrow Road to the Deep North, by Richard Flanagan 3. We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves, by Karen… Read more »
A “bum-squeakingly close” literary contest
Yesterday, The Not-the-Booker Prize, the rowdy, populist rival to the Man Booker Prize, came down to what prize moderator Sam Jordison described as a “bum-squeakingly close” (translation for American readers:… Read more »