Eleanor Catton's The Luminaries has won the Man Booker Prize 2013!
If you, like me, have absolutely no idea who Eleanor is, the excellent Granta magazine features her winning speech, the piece Two Tides and an exclusive interview. Links below:
http://www.granta.com/New-Writing/Eleanor-Catton-Man-Booker-Prize-Speech-2013
http://www.granta.com/New-Writing/Two-Tides
http://www.granta.com/New-Writing/Eleanor-Catton-The-Granta-Podcast-Ep.-83