There is no whipping boy like the American literature whipping boy, as the Jaipur Literary Festival has been proving this last week, with not one but two high-profile authors claiming… Read more »

“Highbrow gambling” is on the rise: Alex Donohue, spokesman for Ladbrokes, reports that betting on the Man Booker Prize with his company is up from £4,000 in 2005 to £15,000… Read more »

The shortlist for the 2013 Man Booker Prize, Britain’s most prestigious literary award, has been released. The six finalists are: We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton… Read more »