Very shortly, the Baileys shadow jury will be posting its shortlist. This will be the third year I’ve read the whole longlist in advance of the official decision, but the […]
The Baileys Longlist 2015
The Baileys Longlist 2015. And before I begin, I would like to wave at some brilliant, original, astonishing writers. I would like to wave at Susan Barker. Sarah Hall and […]
In which I hope that Ali Smith wins the Goldsmith’s Prize
So tomorrow the winner of the Goldsmith’s Prize will be announced. I didn’t set out to read the shortlist, but once I’d read the Man Booker and Green Carnation longlists, […]
The Green Carnation Prize long list 2014
I first became aware of the Green Carnation Prize last year when it was won by a book I already loved, Far From the Tree by Andrew Solomons. Books bring […]
Richard Flanagan – I’ve Imagined the Post-Booker Interview so that The Mail Doesn’t Have To.
I’m lucky enough to have an entirely imaginary Richard Flanagan (IRF) sitting at my kitchen table with an entirely imaginary journalist (IJ), and I’m witnessing the Post-Man Booker interview we’ve […]
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