The Booker Prizes celebrates the world’s most outstanding fiction, whether written in or translated into English, and each month they shine a spotlight on a different book from the Booker Library.
This month they are celebrating Richard Powers’ The Overstory with a reading guide, an extract, a guide to where to start with Richard Powers’ best fiction and a chance to win a copy of the book. Access the Booker Monthly Spotlight today
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Introducing the Booker Prizes May Monthly Spotlight: The Overstory by Richard Powers
The Overstory, Richard Powers’ powerful ode to the natural world, was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2018. It also won the 2018 Grand Prix de Littérature Américaine, the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the 2020 William Dean Howells Medal.
Put simply, The Overstory is a book about trees and our relationship with them. Following the lives of nine strangers across the USA, it explores multiple, unfolding environmental catastrophes, as Powers’ characters seek to make a meaningful contribution to the natural world.
Powers has written 14 novels to date, with four nominated for the Booker Prize. His books often delve into the effects of science and technology on humanity, combining lyrical prose with the stark reality of a deteriorating environment.
Our Monthly Spotlight for May includes a reading guide and extract, along with a guide to where to start with Richard Powers’ best fiction and a chance to win a copy of the book. Find out more “here”:
From a reading guide and extract to illuminating features, find out more here.
The International Booker Prize 2025
The Booker Prizes have announced the shortlist for this year’s International Booker Prize – the world’s most influential prize for a single work of translated fiction.
Featuring a variety of authors and translators, the shortlist packs big themes for all readers.
Find out all about the shortlist here.
Get your shortlist digital pack here.
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