The Guardian view on the Booker: one award with hundreds of judges
Editorial: Many have an opinion on the latest winner of the UK’s top literary prize, Shehan Karunatilaka. It’s a shame not all of them have read his book
Little Simz’s subtle arrangements and fearless lyrics make her a worthy Mercury prize winner
Alexis Petridis
An outlier in UK rap, the north London musician and actor’s patient “10 years in the game”, as she puts it on her winning album, have paid off
Mercury prize: Little Simz wins for Sometimes I Might Be Introvert
Rapper and actor, 28, wins for her fourth album after critical acclaim and a decade as a performer
August 2022
Harry Styles Mercury prize win would be cherry on cake of a charmed year
Former boyband heart-throb playing at Madison Square Garden on the night as part of a critically acclaimed residency
July 2022
Mercury prize: Sam Fender, Harry Styles and Self Esteem lead pack of first-time nominees
Women including Little Simz and Jessie Buckley dominate this year’s cohort for the best British album of the year, which falters on recent diversity gains
