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A shocking crime leads to a cutting exploration of class and power in this taut tale about news, language and life from the author of Assembly.
LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE • “A bold and memorable achievement.”—The Booker Prize 2025 judges
Remember—words are your weapons, they’re your tools, your currency: a twisty, slippery descent into the rhetoric of power, hailed as “a nesting doll of satire that leaves readers uncertain where their loyalties lie” (Financial Times)
“Original, vital, and unputdownable.”—Tess Gunty, National Book Award–winning author of The Rabbit Hutch
AN NPR AND PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
Late one n...
Remember—words are your weapons, they’re your tools, your currency: a twisty, slippery descent into the rhetoric of power, hailed as “a nesting doll of satire that leaves readers uncertain where their loyalties lie” (Financial Times)
“Original, vital, and unputdownable.”—Tess Gunty, National Book Award–winning author of The Rabbit Hutch
AN NPR AND PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
Late one n...
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The Power of a Strong Narrative: A Guest Post by Natasha Brown
A shocking crime leads to a cutting exploration of class and power in this taut tale about news, language and life from the author of Assembly. Read on for an exclusive essay from Natasha Brown on writing Universality. When I was in secondary school, my teacher told me to read the broadsheet papers every week. […]
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The Booker Prize 2025 Longlist
The Booker Prize is a prestigious award honoring the best original novels written in the English-speaking world. This year’s longlist includes books that vividly delve into memory and identity, soul-stirring introspective journeys, evocative prose and page-turners that grip and astonish. Brimming with richly drawn characters, bold debut novels and stories that tether make believe and […]
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