The Guardian

The best books on Ghana: Part of The Guardian’s World Library series

Pushpinder Khaneka, the author of Read the World: A Country-by-Country Guide to the Best Books on the Global South, has compiled a literary tour of Ghana for The Guardian.

The first read of Arundhati Roy’s new novel, The Ministry of Utmost Happiness

The Guardian has shared an exclusive excerpt from The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy.

Are indexers the “unsung heroes” of publishing?

Sam Leith considers the importance of indexers in a Google age. The best indexes, he writes, “are works of art”.

Amos Oz and Ismail Kadare named on Man Booker international prize longlist

13 books from 11 different languages have been longlisted for the Man Booker international prize. The Guardian reports that books from Europe dominate the longlist, alongside two Israeli novels, and one apiece from China and Argentina.