Women’s prize for fiction goes to Susanna Clarke’s ‘mind-bending’ Piranesi
Clarke’s follow-up to Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell was praised by judges as ‘a truly original, unexpected flight of fancy’
February 2018
Books blog
Awards for women, writers of colour, small presses – why are there so many books prizes?
Claire Armitstead
There are so many literary prizes these days that they could be regarded as an industry in their own right – but they’re needed to change the status quo
January 2018
Women write literary fiction’s big hitters. So where are their prizes?
Stephanie Merritt
The 2017 bestseller list was dominated by women, with Margaret Atwood at the top, but the Booker still favours men, writes novelist Stephanie Merritt
June 2017
Baileys prize winner Naomi Alderman on fame, Trump and Wonder Woman
Baileys prize goes to 'classic of the future' by Naomi Alderman
April 2017
On my radar
On my radar: Suzanne O’Sullivan’s cultural highlights
The neurologist and award-winning author on Dingle’s musical charm, playwright Enda Walsh, and London’s most opulent breakfast
The Guardian Books podcast
George Saunders and the Baileys women's prize – books podcast
In this week’s podcast we speak to Saunders about his novel Lincoln in the Bardo, and rate the finalists for this year’s Baileys women’s prize for fiction
Sci-fi thriller The Power picked for Baileys prize shortlist
Judges praise Naomi Alderman’s novel in which women are able to kill men with a single touch, with debut author Ayòbámi Adébáyò also in the running
March 2017
The Guardian Books podcast
Baileys longlist author Ayòbámi Adébáyò, and London book fair – books podcast
Stay With Me by Ayòbámi Adébáyò review – a big-hearted Nigerian debut
Baileys prize 2017 longlist – in pictures
Baileys women's prize 2017 longlist sees established names eclipse debuts
January 2017
Baileys drops women's prize for fiction sponsorship
Drinks brand, which has supported the award since 2014, says it is refocusing marketing strategy on non-English speaking countries
October 2016
Book of the day
Autumn by Ali Smith review – a beautiful, transient symphony
Set just after the EU referendum, the first post-Brexit novel is a poignant and subtle exploration of the way we experience time
August 2016
Eimear McBride: ‘Writing is painful – but it’s the closest you can get to joy’
The Irish author on life as an exile, writing good sex – and those James Joyce comparisons
June 2016
The first book interview
Cynthia Bond: 'I get why so many writers are alcoholics!'
The author of Ruby talks about how she immersed herself in an agonising history of abuse, echoed in her own life, to write her much acclaimed debut novel
The week in books
Another triumph for Ireland as Lisa McInerney wins 2016 Desmond Elliott prize
Hot on the heels of her Baileys success, McInerney’s Desmond Elliott win offers further proof of an Irish literary boom
My writing day
Lisa McInerney: ‘The phone has to be in another room. And even then I’ll play Minesweeper'
How well do you know the books of the Baileys prize? – quiz
Sweary Lady's riot of invention is a well-deserved winner of the Baileys prize
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