Man, Penguin Random House is huge. Did you know it was huge? You might have missed that it controls over half of the publishing industry. Or if you read last… Read more »

In October, Australian author Richard Flanagan was named the winner of the Man Booker Prize for fiction—recently expanded to include any novel written in English, beyond the former restriction that… Read more »

William Pearce of BookVibe claims that Twitter gives enough information about Man Booker Prize contenders for the company to predict who will win. BookVibe reports that it correctly guessed the… Read more »

Richard Flanagan who won the Man Booker Prize took 12 years and five drafts to complete his award-winning The Narrow Road to the Deep North. The completion of the novel was not… Read more »

Disruption! Everyone loves it, which makes sense because it’s a process with absolutely no downsides. Disruption is always, to paraphrase Justin Taylor, the best thing ever. But what happens when… Read more »

Congratulations, Richard Flanagan! You are now £50,000 richer, and I hope earning more than that in book sales this week. Your publisher is currently printing thousands of stickers to remind readers… Read more »

Just kidding, Ali Smith’s been shortlisted twice before, which means she’s not just going to win this year, she’s going to win for another year a few books later. Or… Read more »

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 »

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 »