Booker prize unveils book club challenge

Six groups will be chosen to read a shortlisted book, with the most ‘original and engaging’ readers to be invited to the prize ceremony Book clubs across the UK are being invited to take part in the inaugural Booker prize book club challenge, with seats at the prize ceremony dinner up for grabs.Six book clubs will be chosen for the challenge by this year’s judging panel, which is chaired by cultural historian Neil MacGregor. MacGregor and his fellow judges – broadcaster Shahidha Bari, historian Helen Castor, author and literary critic M John Harrison and novelist Alain Mabanckou – will be looking for the “most interesting, passionate and wide-ranging set of readers possible”. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2022-07-12 12:21:35 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Los Angeles Times | 2023-04-22 04:49:44 UTC ]
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This book club connects incarcerated fathers to the outside world.

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