Great Regulars: In fact the whole business has been so enjoyable,

I've hardly noticed the hard-work element. This is partly because my fellow judges have been very good company (Deborah Bull, Rosie Blau, Tom Sutcliffe and Frances Wilson), and partly because the books have been so . . . well, so interesting, even when not so good. Too many publishers publish too much. Not nearly enough novels get the editing they need.

from Andrew Motion: The Guardian: The Man Booker prize

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