Hilary Mantel

Four debut novels are on the Booker Prize shortlist, but two-time winner Hilary Mantel misses out.

The Women's Prize for Fiction judges say Maggie O'Farrell's Hamnet is an "exceptional" winner.

Thirteen novels have made the longlist, which will be whittled down to six in September.

The 33rd edition of the literary event was broadcast online due to the coronavirus crisis.

The annual literary show was cancelled due to coronavirus but will now be held online this month.

The final book in Hilary Mantel's trilogy is up against Bernardine Evaristo's Booker Prize winner.

Royal wives, says the prize-winning Wolf Hall author, "are perceived as public property".

The Mirror and the Light concludes the Thomas Cromwell saga that began with Wolf Hall in 2009.

The poll is part of celebrations of the 10th anniversary of the Walter Scott Prize in the Borders.

The author is to release the third book in her delayed Thomas Cromwell trilogy in March 2020.

Analysis of the Walter Scott Prize shows which periods are popular novel settings - and which ones are not.

Debut author KJ Orr wins the BBC national short story award, beating the likes of double Booker winner, Hilary Mantel.

Hilary Mantel, KJ Orr and Lavinia Greenlaw are all nominated for the BBC National Short Story Award for a second time.

Wolf Hall wins two awards at this year's Bafta Television Awards, on a night which contained several speeches that defended the independence of the BBC.

Oscar-winner Mark Rylance faces competition from Luther star Idris Elba in the bid to be named best leading actor at this year's Bafta TV awards.

The historical drama, based on the Hilary Mantel novel, has been nominated in six categories in the awards which honour TV's behind-the-scenes talent.