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The fact that Meghan is a ‘powerful woman’ got ‘some people’s backs up’, she said.

Celebrating excellence in writing by women in English from across the world, the Women’s Prize for Fiction has announced its 2021 longlist.

Article bookmarked Don't show me this message again✕ Included are six dazzling debuts and a previous winner (The Independent) Reading a truly remarkable novel can be a wonderful way to pass the time – transporting you far and wide, putting you in other people’s shoes and sparking emotion. If your reading list is in a fallow period, the announcement of the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2021 longlist will hopefully provide the inspiration you need. Read more:  Founded in 1996, it’s one of the UK’s most prestigious literary awards, showcasing the remarkable originality, accessibili...

The young author is set to jump across the pond thanks to her much-hyped debut novel.

Normal People might be welcome, Exciting Times actually lives in its own, equally bright universe. It’s queer, for one thing, with a polarising bisexual protagonist and a humid Hong Kong backdrop. It follows a young Irish expat called Ava, as she becomes romantically entangled with two people: Julian, a filthy rich, emotionally stunted banker, and Edith, an ambitious, caring lawyer. Who will she choose? And what does that choice reveal about her relationship to power, sex, and her sense of self? The classic love triangle trope gets subverted by Dolan’s spikey prose, which crackles with c...