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2 weeks ago | 
alessandria.today | Vincenzo Latronico |Sophie Hughes |Max Porter |Anton Hur
The International Booker Prize shortlist has just been announced, and we wanted to highlight some key facts we think will be of interest: · Italian author Vincenzo Latronico features on the shortlist with his novel Perfection, alongside British translator Sophie Hughes.
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2 weeks ago | 
thebookerprizes.com | Anne Serre |Mark Hutchinson |Max Porter |Solvej Balle
The six books on the shortlist have been chosen by the 2025 judging panel: bestselling Booker Prize-longlisted author Max Porter; prize-winning poet, director and photographer Caleb Femi; writer and Publishing Director of Wasafiri Sana Goyal; author and International Booker Prize-shortlisted translator Anton Hur; and award-winning singer-songwriter Beth Orton.
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1 month ago | 
thebookerprizes.com | Max Porter |Ibtisam Azem |Sinan Antoon |Solvej Balle
Wondering which of the 13 books on the International Booker Prize 2025 longlist to read first? We asked our judges to summarise each one – and tell us why they loved them Over the past seven months, the International Booker Prize 2025 judges have read over 150 novels and short-story collections, from which they have now selected a longlist of just 13 titles.
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Jul 19, 2024 | 
thebookerprizes.substack.com | Ali Smith |Max Porter |Anton Hur
To celebrate our summer reading series, we are giving you the chance to win a special bundle that allows you to capture and share your summer reading adventures at home or on the go.
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Jul 17, 2024 | 
thebookerprizes.com | Max Porter |Anton Hur |Penelope Fitzgerald |Beryl Bainbridge
Skip to main content Gaby Wood, Chief Executive of the Booker Prize Foundation, reveals the qualities we are looking for when selecting ‘a jury of creative peers’ Written by Gaby Wood Publication date and time: Published July 17, 2024Last week, we revealed the judges for the International Booker Prize 2025 – a panel chaired by bestselling Booker Prize-longlisted author Max Porter and which includes Caleb Femi, Sana Goyal, Anton Hur and Beth Orton.
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Jul 7, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | Max Porter |Mohsin Hamid |Tessa Hadley
Tessa Hadley Decency, integrity and competence – those plain things – are what we needWhat a pleasure it was to put my X in a box for Labour on Thursday, in a church hall round the corner from where I live in Cardiff. I love the ordinary shabbiness of the polling stations, the desultory chat of the volunteers, the old-fashioned solidities of paper and stubby pencil on a string, the slow stream of people taking time out of their day to do their civic duty.
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May 1, 2024 | 
thebookerprizes.com | Max Porter
The judges will be looking for the best work of long-form fiction or collection of short stories translated into English and published in the UK and/or Ireland between 1 May 2024 and 30 April 2025. Publishers are now invited to submit their books here. The prize recognises the vital work of translators with the £50,000 prize money divided equally: £25,000 for the author and £25,000 for the translator (or divided equally between multiple translators).
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Dec 6, 2023 | 
themonthly.com.au | Michael Williams |Max Porter
MAX: When you asked me this question, I did think of like a mental blank the size of a life. There's nothing. There is not even the names of my children because he's asked me if there's anything in there. So the answer is nothing at all. Just deep space, emptiness. You know, like when you do a meditation app and you suddenly like, yes, there's nothing there. I’m in that constantly.
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Sep 23, 2023 | 
straitstimes.com | Max Porter |Olivia Ho
British bookseller and editor Max Porter's fourth book, Shy, sees him melding prose and poetry effortlessly.
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Aug 12, 2023 | 
konyaaktuel.com.tr | Claire Dederer |Max Porter |R. F. Kuang |Anna Bogutskaya
The Edinburgh International Book Festival kicks off today, From 12 – 28 August. The showcase celebrates the written word and brings leading and emerging international, British and Scottish authors together to inspire each other and audiences in a programme of public events.What better time than to share with you the 2023 releases that the Euronews Culture team Have treasured so far This year?We’ve had to make some tough choices and narrowed it down to five books you shouldn’t miss out on.
