1.) Last week, the longlist for the Man Booker Prize 2011 was announced. The lucky authors included established writers like Sebastian Barry and Alan Hollinghurst alongside first-time novelists like Stephen Kelman. The presence of independent publishers attracted admiration in the press. For the betting man, current odds have Hollinghurst primed to nab his second Booker, though some have suggested his entry might be a tad too literary. The Omnivore blog has the best selection of reviews for all the 2011 longlisted books.
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2.) The original Man Booker prize has spawned many offspring. In addition to the main prize, others to feature at some stage include The Man Booker International Prize (for lifetime achievement), the Cheltenham Booker Prize (choosing a potential winner published in the years before the Booker began), the recent The Man Booker Best of Beryl (a posthumous prize with Master Georgie crowned) and The
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