Rekinkled: Douglas Stuart, Author of "Shuggie Bain"

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Stories have the power to change us. We asked a panel of leading writers, curators and critics to choose 100 genre-busting novels that have had an impact on their lives, and this is the result. These English language novels, written over the last 300 years, range from children’s classics to popular page turners. Organised into themes, they reflect the ways books help shape and influence our thinking. There was months of deliberation and reflection by the panel but what would you have chosen? Share the novel that's shaped you on our Facebook page or using #mybooklife on Twitter.

Who won the 2020 Booker Prize?

 Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart won the 2020 Booker Prize !

Summary

1. The Booker Prize Ceremony 2020, brought to you live from the Roundhouse, London by Front Row and BBC Arts on 19 November.
2. Six novels were shortlisted for the £50,000 prize for fiction, in this extraordinary year in which reading has taken on a renewed importance.
3. Taking part in the socially distanced proceedings were Sir Kazuo Ishiguro, last year's winners Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo, chair of judges Margaret Busby, HRH The Duchess of Cornwall, and former President of the United States Barack Obama.
4. The evening was hosted by Front Row's John Wilson and broadcast simultaneously on Radio 4 and BBC iPlayer.
5. Use #2020BookerPrize on social media.

Watch the ceremony live here

That's all from us tonight

Congratulations again to Douglas Stuart, whose novel Shuggie Bain has joined the exclusive club of Booker Winners.

You can relive the excitement of tonight's ceremony by clicking the play button at the top of the page.

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Video caption: Douglas Stuart reads from his 2020 Booker prizewinning novelDouglas Stuart reads from his 2020 Booker prizewinning novel

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This year's nominees are (clockwise from top left): Tsitsi Dangarembga, Avni Doshi, Maaza Mengiste, Douglas Stuart, Diane Cook and Brandon Taylor

Four debut novels have been included on the shortlist for this year's Booker Prize, but two-time winner Hilary Mantel has missed out.

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With just under a month to go until the announcement of The 2020 Booker Prize winner, we were excited to launch our celebration of the shortlist on Monday, starting with author interviews and readings from Diane Cook, Tsitsi Dangarembga, Avni Doshi and Maaza Mengiste. We caught up with each author to talk about their shortlisted novel and hear them read short extract, all filmed remotely over Zoom.  Watch: Diane Cook here. Tsitsi Dangarembga here.  Avni Doshi here. Maaza Mengiste here. The celebration continues on our social channels into the weekend, with Douglas Stuart today and Brandon Taylor on Saturday.

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The Booker Prize Shortlist

 Key Dates for the Booker prize 2020

The 2020 shortlist is:

• The New Wilderness by Diane Cook (Oneworld Publications)
• This Mournable Body by Tsitsi Dangarembga (Faber & Faber)
• Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi (Hamish Hamilton, Penguin)
• The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste (Canongate Books)
• Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart (Picador, Pan Macmillan)
• Real Life by Brandon Taylor (Originals, Daunt Books Publishing)