Tom McCarthy Archives : BookerTalk

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Sample Sunday: Booker Prize Contenders

October 10, 2020January 24, 2021 BookerTalk 21 Comments Booker prize, Ottessa Moshfegh, Richard Powers, Tom McCarthy

This week candidates for Sample Sunday are novels that were either long or short-listed for the Booker Prize. I bought

Sample Sunday: 3 eBooks

June 13, 2020January 24, 2021 BookerTalk 23 Comments Cynthia Bond, Elena Ferrange, TBR, Tom McCarthy

My Sample Sunday spotlight this week is turned on three books that are languishing on my eReader. As a reminder,

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Man Booker Prize longlist 2015

July 29, 2015July 29, 2015 BookerTalk 35 Comments 2015 Man Booker Prize, Andrew O'Hagan, Anna Smaill, Anne Enright, Anne Tyler, Anuradha Roy, Bill Clegg, Chigozie Obioma, Hanya Yanagihara, Laila Lalami, Marilynne Robinson, Marlon James, Sunjeev Sahota, Tom McCarthy

I admit defeat. I am clearly not skilled in the art of book prize predictions. When the Man Booker prize judges