Ahead of the May 13 announcement of this year’s winner, Q&Q caught up with Eleanor Catton, Claudia Dey, and Janika Oza to find what significance the prize has for them and what stories they sought to tell in their shortlisted novels.
The bestselling Montreal-born writer is nominated for Doppelganger, a nonfiction work which explores online communities rife with conspiracies and misinformation.
The 16-book longlist explores topics such as British history, feminism, art, politics, lost history, geography and more. The shortlist will be revealed on March 27, and the winner will be announced on June 13.
With seven rounds testing your knowledge of memoirs, anniversaries and books and TV series - and much more - this year s literary quiz is just the challenge you re looking for. Good luck!