On the shelf
Nicholas Lezard: It's not that they're not compelling, but sometimes those 'must read' books remain unread. There, I've said it
Digested reads
The six novels on the Booker prize shortlist get the digested treatment
Rushdie ‘not good enough’ for Booker shortlist
Salman Rushdie's The Enchantress of Florence is a striking omission from this year's Booker prize shortlist, announced this morning
Tears, tiffs and triumphs: 40 years of Booker prize judges dish the dirt
One judge threatened to throw himself off a balcony, another provoked a punch-up, a third was chatted up by Saul Bellow ... To mark the 40th anniversary of the Booker prize, we asked a judge from every year to tell us the inside story of how the winner was chosen
Booker Club: The White Tiger
I'm working my way through the Booker longlist, starting with Aravind Adiga's portrayal of an Indian pauper-turned-entrepreneur
Judging the Booker by its covers (again)
There's a lot to get through and not much time, but I'll do my best to read everything. In the meantime, here's what I'm expecting to think
Family affairs
Social worker and novelist Gaynor Arnold, nominated for the Man Booker prize, tells Chris Arnot why the professions complement each other
Booker prize: shock of the new
Overall, we should applaud the Booker's focus on first-time novelists
Booker longlist boost for first-time novelists
Longlist passes over big names in favour of eclectic selection encompassing debuts, humour and thrillers
Hot topic: the Booker prize
As the 2008 Booker prize long list is announced, Anne Huang tests your knowledge of Bookers past
In praise of … The Siege of Krishnapur
Editorial: The novel whose fortunes have been most affected by the recent Best of the Booker poll is not the winner
Midnight’s Children is the right winner
Salman Rushdie's madcap characters splash gleefully in the novel's serious historical tide. A tough book, but a rare treat
Looking back at the Booker: JM Coetzee
People will have you believe it's a masterpiece, but I found Disgrace didactic, thinly characterised and melodramatic
An evening with A Month In The Country
Is the ICA's 'Booker at the movies' season yet more prize puff or simply a nice reminder of a few forgotten classics
Looking back at the Booker: Pat Barker
It's hard to argue with The Ghost Road's perspective on the first world war. It's not difficult to find fault with the novel