Raiders, traders, racists, murders, dilemmas and thrillers will keep you busy while you kick your feet up these holidays

Like a curiosity from another era, or even another universe, Peter Carey is still with us. He has won the Booker twice and for good reason.

Who will win the Man Booker 2012? Whoever does, a number of very big names didn’t even make the long list, including Ian McEwan and Peter Carey.

<em>Parrot and Olivier in America</em> is a reflection on the restlessness of post-revolutionary societies, writes <em>Jane Rosenthal</em>.