It has been a pleasure getting to know all of the books on the #2020BookerPrize shortlist. We wanted to take a moment to look back at our six shortlisted authors in this series of interviews, which were initially filmed for the BBCTwo documentary about prize, and then showcased during the 2020 Booker Prize winner ceremony. First up, author Diane Cook discusses how her own experiences as a mother are reflected in her novel, The New Wilderness: ‘Secretly, maybe not so secretly, the book is about mothers and daughters… I just wanted it to feel complicated and real and a little uncomfortable… because I think those are the feelings I’ve had in my life about both of my roles… I really wanted to have on the page a mother who is a person, and not just a mother.’ OneWorldPublications #FinestFiction #TheBookerPrizes #DianeCook #TheNewWilderness #bookstagram #instabooks #amreading #igreads #author #fiction