As the Booker prize announces a shortlist that’s long on surprises, we talk to Deborah Levy and assess the contenders for this year’s award
As part of a series of readings to celebrate publication of le Carré’s memoir, The Pigeon Tunnel, David Harewood reads from the 1968 novel A Small Town in Germany, in which Alan Turner investigates the mysterious disappearance of a foreign office worker in the West German Capital, Bonn
As part of a series of readings to celebrate publication of le Carré’s memoir, The Pigeon Tunnel, Toby Jones reads from this 1974 novel Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, in which George Smiley attempts to uncover a Soviet mole in the secret intelligence service
The award-winning novelist explains to a Guardian Live audience why he picked a foetus as narrator of his latest novel, Nutshell
Join this year’s Booker longlisted author AL Kennedy, Will Self and Tony Parsons as they discuss writing about the UK capital at a Guardian live event held in – guess where – London