Booker Prize shortlist announced: Women authors rule the charts

The Booker Prize 2024 shortlist features five women authors and one male author. The six shortlisted books are: ‘James’ by Percival Everett, ‘Orbital’ by Samantha Harvey, ‘Creation Lake’ by Rachel Kushner, ‘Held’ by Anne Michaels, ‘The Safekeep’ by Yael van der Wouden, and ‘Stone Yard Devotional’ by...