Rachel Kushner

Five women shortlisted for Booker Prize’s £50,000 award

LONDON — Percival Everett and Rachel Kushner, both American writers, have been named among the six finalists for this year’s Booker Prize for fiction, as revealed on Monday. This year, five out of the six shortlisted authors are women, marking a first in the award’s 55-year history. Everett, who was a Booker finalist in 2022 with “The Trees,” is nominated…