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  • Man Booker Prize winner George Saunders
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    Booker winner: 'We live in a strange time' Jump to media player US author George Saunders' acceptance speech is a message about love and "eliminating hatred".
    • 17 Oct 17
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    Selling my book 'strange and embarrassing' Jump to media player Shortlisted Booker Prize author Fiona Mozley also works in a shop which sells her novel.
    • 13 Sep 17
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    Six books that help you find yourself Jump to media player Find inspiration in the shortlist for this year's Man Booker International Prize.
    • 13 Jun 17
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  • A rare copy of The Tales of Beedle the Bard
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    Expensive book? Jump to media player This book sold for £368,750 at auction today - but can you guess what it is?
    • 13 Dec 16
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    Is social media ruining our attention spans? Jump to media player Writer Howard Jacobson is worried our memories are being affected by our use of social media.
    • 14 Sep 17
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US author George Saunders wins the 2017 Man Booker Prize for his first full-length novel, Lincoln in the Bardo.

  • 17 Oct 2017
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