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Not my favourite prize but I can’t resist putting together a wish list for the Booker. To be eligible for this year’s prize all books must be published in the UK or Ireland between 1st October 2025 and 30th September 2026 and have been written in English. The judges usually stick to twelve although sometimes
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As Elizabeth Strout fans will already know, The Things We Never Say is a standalone novel set in a small Massachusetts town rather than Crosby, Maine with which we’ve become so familiar. Spanning several years either side of the 2024 presidential election, it follows Artie Dam, a popular high school history teacher whose life is
May’s second preview begins with the first standalone novel in some time from an author whose series are beloved by many. Spanning several years either side of the 2024 presidential election, Elizabeth Strout’s The Things We Never Say follows a high school history teacher, a favourite of both students and staff. Apparently happily married to
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