A point of view: the Man Booker Prize

With the release of the 2017 Man Booker Prize shortlist thoughts must turn not only to the books listed but to the prize itself.   Amongst the myriad of book prizes from local to global, from first novels to specific genres, why does this one stand out? How was this prize was inaugurated? British literary prizes Read More

Eileen (Shortlisted for the 2016 Man Booker Prize)

Ottessa Moshfegh (Jonathan Cape, 2016); hbk: £14.99 Ottessa Moshfegh has won the Plimpton and Fence Modern Prizes for her shorter fiction, and her debut novel Eileen is now lined up for the Booker. One might ask what allows this author to dive in at the deep end of critical acclaim. If Eileen is anything to Read More