Fifty years ago, when Nadine Gordimer’s The Conservationist and Stanley Middleton’s Holiday became the first joint winners, splitting the award was, unlike now, completely permissible. Luckily, this still left room for that ever-popular Booker feature, the controversy – which this time involved a glaring conflict of interest for one of the three judges. Link in bio for the full story! #BookerPrize #BookTok #BooksOfTikTok #ReadingList #BookTokUK