‘Another author’: outrage after BBC elides Bernardine Evaristo’s Booker win

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News presenter alluded to her joint victory with Margaret Atwood but failed to give the name of Girl, Woman, Other’s author

The BBC has apologised after one of its presenters referred to Booker winner Bernardine Evaristo as “another author” while discussing her joint victory with Margaret Atwood.

 

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An excellent book. The Booker Prize ought never to have been shared.

Does anyone apart from the person concerned care? Never heard of her

there is no outrage about this. stop being the daily mail for middle class humanities graduates and go back to being the guardian

OUTRAGE

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