‘Horny wolves, eunuchs and pirates’ among Baillie Gifford prize shortlist subjects
Helen Garner and Richard Holmes among authors of nonfiction books that also encompass international terrorists and ‘ghastly literary men’
‘Provocative’ story about British Museum statue wins 4thWrite prize
Piyumi Kapugeekiyana’s tale explores repatriation and cultural ownership through a replica of the goddess Tārā
Debut author Colwill Brown wins BBC short story award for ‘heartbreaking’ tale – read an extract here
Brown’s story of a teenage life ‘critically damaged in a moment’ was the ‘unanimous’ pick for the £15,000 prize
The Guardian view on the 2025 Booker prize: bringing posh bingo to the BookTok generation
Editorial: With this year’s shortlist announced live to the public, Britain’s most prestigious literary award is finding ways to engage new audiences
‘Brilliantly human’: Kiran Desai and David Szalay make Booker prize shortlist
No debut novels are among the six finalists, with established authors including Ben Markovits and previously shortlisted Andrew Miller in the running
As a Booker prize judge I helped whittle 153 books down to a shortlist of six. Here’s why you should read them
Ben Markovits, David Szalay, Kiran Desai, Andrew Miller, Susan Choi and Katie Kitamura’s books will all take you on enthralling journeys
Hilary Mantel championed emerging writers – a new prize in her memory will help them get published
Judged by Maggie O’Farrell, Ben Miles and Chigozie Obioma, the Hilary Mantel prize will recognise emerging talent, and pay tribute to the Wolf Hall author’s legacy
4thWrite prize shortlist offers up ‘daring, imaginative’ new voices
The six contenders for the short story prize for unpublished writers of colour took judges on a ‘dizzying, whirlwind tour across borders, through a gamut of emotions high and low’
Sally Rooney unable to collect award over Palestine Action arrest threat
The Normal People author can no longer safely enter the UK without potentially facing arrest, according to a statement read out by her publisher at the prize ceremony
91-year-old author Maureen Duffy wins Pioneer prize launched by Bernardine Evaristo
The RSL president has set up a new literary award for female writers over 60 using the £100,000 she herself won through the Women’s prize
Wainwright prize for nature writing awarded to memoir about raising a hare during lockdown
Debut author Chloe Dalton’s ‘dream-like’ book Raising Hare follows the writer from London to the countryside
Why I withdrew my book from an LGBTQ+ literary prize
The Polari first book prize claims to promote trans rights and trans voices. But when I saw the longlist, I had to act, says Guardian writer Jason Okundaye
John Boyne says LGBTQ+ fiction prize backlash brought him ‘close to the edge’
Gender-critical novelist urges writers to re-enter prize they boycotted and may ask judges not to shortlist his novella
Polari prize nominees and judges withdraw after inclusion of John Boyne over gender identity views
800 writers and publishing workers have signed a statement objecting to the LGBTQ+ book prize’s nomination of Boyne, who described himself as a ‘terf’
Sarah Jessica Parker in possible conflict of interest over Booker longlisted author
Actor and book prize judge’s production company in process of developing novel by Claire Adam