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...In an unsettling coincidence, the Booker win came just days after Lynch’s hometown Dublin was gripped by rioting following a stabbing near a school....
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...Booker joins a growing number of Senate Democrats, including Tammy Baldwin, Sherrod Brown, Jon Tester and Bob Casey, in calling for Menendez to resign. He has declined to do so....
...Last year, the Bulgarian author won the International Booker prize for his novel Time Shelter — a playful, dystopian work in which a therapist attempts to cure patients with Alzheimer’s by recreating scenes...
...Last month’s longlist raised eyebrows for featuring a large cohort of Irish authors — one-third of the total, a novelty for the Booker — and an unusual number of debuts....
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...The Booker has always aimed to identify the best novel of the year, rather than reward a body of work, but whether the instant acclaim such a nomination brings is a good thing for a first-timer is another...
...In Fanatic Heart, his approach is fictional, although, as in his Booker Prize-winning Schindler’s Ark, he adheres strictly to the known facts....
...Corey duBrowa, chief executive of BCW and former communications chief at Google, will lead the group as chief executive, while AnnaMaria DeSalva, boss of Hill & Knowlton, has been named chair....
...It is a privilege to read such a novel, and it richly deserves its place on this year’s Booker longlist....
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