Eleanor Catton

2013 Man Booker Prize goes to a long novel, The Luminaries. A literati roundup…

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New Zealand Author Eleanor Catton Wins the 2013 Man Booker Prize 28 year old Eleanor Catton becomes the youngest winner of the Man Booker Prize. She won for her novel, The Luminaries. Neil Gaiman explains the worth and value of libraries In an absolutely stirring, smashing speech delivered as the Reading Agency annual lecture, Neil … Read more

Literati roundup: 2013 Man Booker Prize Shortlist Announced….R.I.P. Marshall Berman…

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2013 Man Booker Prize Shortlist Announced The 2013 Man Booker Prize shortlist has been announced. The shortlist was announced by Chair of Judges Robert Macfarlane. The longlist of 13 books was whittled down to the following six books: We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo (Chatto & Windus) The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton (Granta) Harvest … Read more