From seething satire to pastoral tales and suspense, the state shows very different faces in these books, but they are united by a love for their setting
January 2020
Top 10s
Top 10 books about trouble in Los Angeles
Novelist Steph Cha chooses books that reflect the tensions and flashpoints of her diverse, uncontainable home town
June 2017
Observer New Review Q&A
Paul Beatty: ‘Heartbreak is part of doing anything you want to do’
Culture webchats
Paul Beatty webchat– your questions answered on The Sellout, satire, Richard Pryor and Fran Ross
May 2017
More than the N-word: how a 'tense' Paul Beatty interview raises bigger questions
Steph Harmon
Sydney writers' festival 2017 roundup: six things we learned
February 2017
Black History Month reading list: the essential recent releases
At the start of the month dedicated to African American history, here’s our rundown of what to read, including Paul Beatty and Octavia Butler
January 2017
Paul Beatty: ‘For me, Trump’s America has always existed’
Booker prize winner says president’s rise is not a shock and race relations have improved very little, even under Obama
November 2016
Authors join Julian Barnes in condemning US authors' admission to Booker prize
Writers including AS Byatt and Philip Hensher say Commonwealth and British writers face greater struggle to find readers, now ‘dice are loaded’
Best books of 2016
Best books of 2016 – part two
Paula Hawkins reflects on guilt, Jackie Kay seeks hope post-Brexit, and David Nicholls is lured into the lonely city … writers pick their best books of 2016
Oneworld: the tiny publisher behind the last two Man Booker winners
It started as a kitchen-table project in Cyprus, and 30 years later has grown into a distinctive brand. Oneworld founders Juliet Mabey and Novin Doostdar talk about their instinct for success
October 2016
Man Booker prize 2016 won by American author Paul Beatty
Paul Beatty overcome by emotion as he wins Man Booker prize – video
How Paul Beatty's win shakes the Jonathan Franzen-loving US literati
The Sellout rips up rulebook for what award-winning fiction looks like
Man Booker prize 2016: bookies' and public's favourites revealed
Man Booker prize 2016: the fine line between fiction and literature
How to write a Man Booker novel: six shortlisted authors share their secrets
The Guardian Books podcast
Booker finalist Paul Beatty and Super Thursday – books podcast
September 2016
The Guardian Books podcast
Deborah Levy and the Booker shortlist – books podcast
As the Booker prize announces a shortlist that’s long on surprises, we talk to Deborah Levy and assess the contenders for this year’s award
