A reader’s quick guide to all 13 novels on the Booker Prize 2020 longlist

Of the 13 writers, nine are women, and eight of the 13 books are debuts.

Suhasini Patni

· Aug 02, 2020 · 12:30 pm

Eight stylish South Asian poets in the diaspora you must read for their striking ideas

They navigate what it means to carry with you your family’s story, habits, preferences and attachments across borders.

Urvashi Bahuguna

· Jul 27, 2020 · 07:34 am

Searching for great novels from Australia? Try the Miles Franklin 2020 shortlist

The AUD 60,000-Miles Franklin award goes to the novel judged as being ‘of the highest literary merit’ and which presents ‘Australian life in any of its phases’.

Jen Webb, The Conversation

· Jul 15, 2020 · 05:30 pm

Pandemic reading: Five novels to help us think about the world around us in news ways

Environmental literature does not focus on climate change, apocalypses and dystopia alone.

Ti-han Chang, The Conversation

· Jul 14, 2020 · 05:30 pm

Why we must read 19th-century US books like ‘Little Women’, ‘Leaves of Grass’ to get modern America

Five books that offer a peek into systemic racism and white supremacy before and after the Civil War.

Jillian Spivey Caddell, The Conversation

· May 19, 2020 · 05:30 pm

Lockdown reading: Eight novels from Africa offer reflections on disease, death and isolation

Selections by eight academicians from the continent.

Isabel Hofmeyr, The Conversation

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Aretha Phiri, The Conversation

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Grace Musila, The Conversation

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Manosa Nthunya, The Conversation

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Nedine Moonsamy, The Conversation

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Sam Naidu, The Conversation

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Sarah Nuttall, The Conversation

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Susan Kiguli, The Conversation

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Tom Odhiambo, The Conversation

· May 07, 2020 · 05:30 pm

If you loved Sally Rooney’s ‘Normal People’, dig into these five Young Adult novels

The selection includes stories of romance, friendship, class divide and privilege.

Kelly Beestone, The Conversation

· May 06, 2020 · 05:30 pm

Miss travelling? Here are five novels to fulfil the urge during the coronavirus lockdown

Reading about a city may not be as good as being there – but at the moment, it is a close second.

Christine Berberich, The Conversation

· May 04, 2020 · 05:30 pm

Five detective novels you can read to beat the boredom during the Covid-19 lockdown

What connects these books, for all their stylistic variety, is a preoccupation with links between people and communities.

James Peacock, The Conversation

· Apr 07, 2020 · 05:30 pm

Lockdown reading: If you’re looking for escape, here are five Victorian novels to transport you

From the classic romance ‘Jane Eyre’ to the macabre ‘Dracula’, there’s something here for everyone.

Pam Lock, The Conversation

· Apr 06, 2020 · 05:30 pm

Five books with which the children at home can beat boredom during the coronavirus lockdown

These books work as both a reflection of and an escape from our current crisis.

Mimi Thebo, The Conversation

· Mar 27, 2020 · 05:30 pm

When students rise in protest, in the pages of novels: Six books to read

A quick look at some of the definitive works of fiction about youth-led resistance.

Anu Kumar

· Jan 11, 2020 · 12:30 pm