Booker Prize for 1970 to Finally be Awarded
The 1970 Booker was never awarded due to a change in criteria that would see books published in the current year receive nomination rather than the books from the previous years, thus leaving a gap in the timeline (1970). The award is being put to a vote, with six novels in the running, and the results announced May 19th. You can cast your vote for your favourite on the Man Booker website here. It will be interesting to see how the results turn out with 40 years behind each books rather than the few short months of life in the public’s hands most books are judged upon for awards.