As part of the #2021InternationalBooker virtual awards celebration on Wednesday 2 June, actor Ken Nwosu will read an extract from shortlisted novel 'The War of the Poor' - created in partnership with @thersc and directed by Blanche McIntyre. Join us online from 6pm BST for the ceremony, hosted by BBC journalist and presenter @colleenlharris, from @coventry_cathedral Colleen will be joined by prize administrator @fiammettarocco2120 and chair of the 2021 judges @hugheshallett, along with each of the shortlisted authors and translators. @gabywooduribe, director of the Booker Prize Foundation will be catching up with @mariekelucasrijneveld and translator @michelehutchison who won the prize in 2020 with 'The Discomfort of Evening', to hear how the past year has been for them, before the winners of the 2021 prize are announced. #2021InternationalBooker #FinestFiction #TranslatedFiction @picadorbooks @panmacmillan