Martin Amis 1949-2023
The novelist Martin Amis has died in Florida of oesophageal cancer. He is best known for his novels Money (1984) and London Fields (1989). He published 15 novels plus some…
Shirley Hughes 1927-2022
Beloved children’s author and illustrator Shirley Hughes has died. She wrote over 50 books and illustrated over 200. She won awards for her illustrations for Dogger and the Alfie books….
PJ O’Rourke 1947-2022
The American writer and humorist has died of lung cancer aged 74. He wrote for National Lampoon, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair and Atlantic Monthly magazines. His first book was Republican…
Booker Prize 2021
The Promise by Damon Galgut has won the 2021 Booker Prize. The book describes the decline of a bigoted South African family during South Africa’s transition out of apartheid.
Booker Prize 2020
The winner is Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart. The novel is set in 1981 Glasgow and concerns poverty, alcoholism and the boy Shuggie who in “no right”. This is a…