The Guardian view on arts prizes: a 20th-century phenomenon?
Editorial: This year’s Booker and Turner prizes tell us artists and even judges are repudiating the winner-takes-all award. It may be time to find new ways to celebrate the arts
March 2019
Emilia Bassano isn’t the only woman denied her place in the literary canon
Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
A report into the gender gap for authors is a timely reminder of bias in the media, says author Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
December 2018
A new start
A new start: Esi Edugyan on meeting her grandmother on her only trip to Ghana
Names in the news
Jodie Comer: a Golden Globe snub, but her deadly talents will out
Rebecca Nicholson
October 2018
Booker winner Milkman defies 'challenging' reputation to become bestseller
The story of Anna Burns shows how working-class talent is going to waste
Suzanne Moore
Ignore the naysayers on Milkman – the Booker judges got it right
Milkman is an essential novel for our times – every politician should read it
Charlotte Higgins
'It’s nice to feel I’m solvent. That’s a huge gift': Anna Burns on her life-changing Booker win
Books blog
The inside story of judging the Man Booker prize 2018
Milkman is a bold choice but it's unlikely to please booksellers
Claire Armitstead
Anna Burns wins Man Booker prize for ‘incredibly original’ Milkman
Man Booker prize: Daisy Johnson tipped to be youngest ever winner
Man Booker prize shortlist 2018: how do the final six stand up?
How I write: Man Booker shortlist authors reveal their inspirations
Has the Booker prize lost its mojo?
September 2018
Books that made me
Robin Robertson: ‘The poetry world is polarised. I’m in the middle, vaguely appalled’
The Guardian Books podcast
Sarah Waters, John Boyne and the 2018 Man Booker prize shortlist – books podcast
The Guardian view on lengthening books: read them and weep
Books blog
Man Booker prize shortlist narrows the field – and also its sights?
