David Malouf, Australian author of Remembering Babylon and Ransom, dies aged 92
By Sian Cain

Acclaimed Brisbane-born writer was known for his work exploring his own childhood, great myths and colonial Australia

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/apr/23/david-malouf-australian-author-of-remembering-babylon-and-ransom-dies-aged-92

#Books #Australianbooks #Culture #Australianews #Brisbane #Bookerprize #Fiction #Shortstories #Queensland #SianCain

Toby Jones, Indira Varma & Toheeb Jimoh Among The Star Cast For International Booker Prize Short Films
#News #BookerPrize #IndiraVarma #InternationalBookerPrize #TobyJones #ToheebJimoh

https://deadline.com/2026/04/indira-varma-toheeb-jimoh-international-booker-prize-films-1236860184/

The shortlist for the 2026 International #BookerPrize is here, and it’s a great mix this year. We’ve got two debut novels, a book that first came out thirty years ago, and a couple of returning nominees – exactly the kind of variety this prize is known for.

Read it at our 🔗 link in the comments. #bookstodon

Taiwan Travelogue, a novel by Taiwanese writer Yang Shuang-zi and translated by Lin King, has been shortlisted for this year’s International Booker Prize

The book has already won the US National Book Award for Translated Literature

https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2026/04/02/2003854894

#Taiwan #books #literature #translation #BookerPrize #台灣

📰 Anjet Daanje niet genomineerd voor internationale boekenprijs

https://nieuwsjunkies.nl/artikel/1B3V

🕓 15:59 | RTL Nieuws
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Michael Ondaatje: The English Patient Author ✍️

Michael Ondaatje, a Sri Lankan-born Canadian author, is best known for his novel 'The English Patient,' which won the Booker Prize and was adapted into an Academy Award-winning film. Ondaatje's lyrical prose and exploration of identity have made him a literary giant. A treasure for Canada! 🇨🇦 #Canada #MichaelOndaatje #CanadianLit #BookerPrize

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Ondaatje