A myth is not a falsehood — it is a truth, cast into symbol and metaphor. - Hilary Mantel #Bookerprizewolfhallweekend.substack.com/p/a-myth-is-...
Finished Percival Everett's James tonight (making 4 from the #BookerPrize longlist, 3 from the shortlist). It's an incredibly compelling read, & what he does with language is fascinating. It's a subtler, quieter kind of alternate history that he braids together with Twain's original. 💙📚
Finished listening to my third #BookerPrize longlist novel today (my second from the shortlist). Anne Michaels' Held was beautiful, & I think I need to go back & read, not just listen, to sit in the ideas more: about history, significance, & what truly makes meaning across time. 💙📚
Penelope Lively “According to Mark” was short-listed for the Booker and is worth a read. A bit like “Possession” in miniature but odder. #justfinished#booksky#bookerprize
Oh wow! Charlotte Wood made the short list for the #BookerPrize Congratulations Charlotte!! Loved Stone Yard Devotional!
Here's a nice little summation of the Booker shortlist from one of the people involved this year. www.theguardian.com/books/2024/s...#Books#BookSky#BookerPrize
As the Guardian’s fiction editor, I’ve been writing about the Booker prize for years. Now, as a judge, I’ve seen behind the curtain
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