Atwood and Thunberg battle for Waterstones Book of the Year

Margaret Atwood’s The Testaments is vying with offerings from Max Porter, Greta Thunberg and Candice Carty-Williams in a bumper shortlist for Waterstones Book of the Year. Read more

Chadwick and McMillan win 2019 Polari Prizes

Angela Chadwick and Andrew McMillan have won the 2019 Polari Prizes, celebrating work that explores the LGBT experience. Read more

Booker Prize split between Atwood and Evaristo as judges rebel

The Booker Prize has been jointly won by Margaret Atwood’s The Testaments (Chatto & Windus) and Bernardine Evaristo’s Girl, Woman, Other (Hamish Hamilton). Read more

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