London, Nov 6, 2026 (AFP) - Reading in nightclubs, on tour: how Booker judges pick the winner

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British classicist Mary Beard has read and lectured about Homer and Virgil's epics countless times. This year she embarked on an odyssey of her own: reading 163 works of fiction in six months to judge the Booker prize. "I've never worked as hard in my life. I mean, writing a book is easier than that. It was a revelation and a privilege," Beard, who is chairing the Booker prize judges, told AFP. For the prize -- which celebrates the best long-form......

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