2013 International Man Booker Prize Nominees Announced

The nominees have been announced for this year’s International Man Booker Prize, the biennial global literary prize awarded for a body of work in English or available in English translation....  read more

Aravind Adiga's White Tiger wins Booker Prize

Aravind Adiga won the Man Booker Prize for fiction last week with his novel, The White Tiger. At 34, Adiga was the youngest of the Booker's six shortlisted finalists. The White Tiger, his first book, chronicles the journey of a young Indian entrepreneur bent on escaping impoverished rural life. ...  read more

Booker Prize 2008 shortlist surprises

The Man Booker Prize issued its 2008 shortlist Tuesday in London. The Booker, which many have called the definitive English language literary competition, never fails to spark controversy, from contention over who was left off the shortlist, as much as those who remain in the running until the Oct. 14 announcement....  read more