When is a novel not a novel? When it’s a novella
Julian Barnes won this year's Booker prize with a book that was just 150 pages long. What should we call it?
The Turner prize needs to learn from its fractious literary cousin
Jonathan Jones: The Turner's rule-makers could do a lot worse than adopt the more flexible approach of their Booker prize counterparts
The Booker’s narrative arc must change if its cultural dominance is to continue
Robert McCrum: Julian Barnes's victory reinforced the literary merit of the Booker prize, but its organisation remains in need of urgent reform
When is a short novel a ‘novella’?
Julian Barnes's Booker-winning The Sense of an Ending is only 150 pages long. So is it a novella?
Booker prize 2011: Stella Rimington’s broadside against critics was entertaining, for all the wrong reasons
Sam Jordison: Stella Rimington's Booker ceremony diatribe against critics made for great TV, but comparing publishers to the KGB? Really?
Julian Barnes quiz: how well do you know the Booker prize winner?
As you may have heard, Julian Barnes won the Booker prize last night with his novel The Sense of an Ending. The Booker judges are clearly fans - are you? Take our quiz and find out
Booker prize 2011: Julian Barnes is a worthy winner
Some may argue that it's just another vote for the literary establishment, but in The Sense of an Ending, Julian Barnes has created a brief masterpiece
The Booker prize: who do you think will win?
It's been one of the most contentious years in the Booker prize's history - but who do you think will waltz off with this year's award?
Readers’ Booker reviews
Should it be Julian Barnes or Carol Birch? Our readers give their views on the most controversial ever Booker prize
What the Booker prize really excludes
China Miéville has conjured a new way of construing the over-familiar SF vs literary fiction debate
Man Booker prize faces fresh challenger
Robert McCrum: A new award, the Literature prize, is laying claim to the Booker's status as a 'standard of excellence'
The Booker shortlist’s sales are nothing to glory in
Sarah Crown: Promoting already-popular books is no great feat, and it's not the job of this award
Judging the Booker prize shortlist
By putting readability above all else, this year's Man Booker judges have ruled out some fine novels
The world of book awards – a longlist
Claire Armitstead: Decoding the news: We've all heard of the Man Booker and the Bad Sex prizes – but do you know your Impac from your Boardman Tasker?
A Booker shortlist long on surprises
Justine Jordan: The omission of Alan Hollinghurst is not the only startling aspect to this year's finalists