Hilary Mantel's latest novel is not worthy of the Booker? If that's the way you feel … | Candice Carty-Williams

So much of the publishing industry is shaped by pure emotion – and the Booker prize is no exception

“Too many debuts/Americans/same names … ” Every year, without fail, the Booker prize shortlist ruffles feathers. Well, not just the shortlist, as we saw from last year’s joint winners. This year’s “drama” surrounds the double Booker winner Hilary Mantel being absent from the shortlist. To those questioning the omission of The Mirror & the Light, Lee Child, one of the judges, said: “As good as it was, there were six that were better.” And in his subjective opinion, yes, that is true.

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