The US author, whose new novel Creation Lake is longlisted for this year’s Booker Prize, on US politics, the war in Gaza and her love of Ireland

Already longlisted for the Booker Prize, Rachel Kushner’s “Creation Lake” — set in rural France — stars a ruthless American secret agent.

An American spy infiltrates a commune of eco-activists in France in this Booker-listed exploration of ideology and sensation

An American spy infiltrates a commune of eco-activists in France in this Booker-listed exploration of ideology and sensation

LONDON (AP) — American writers Percival Everett and Rachel Kushner are among six finalists shortlisted for the prestigious Booker Prize for fiction...

LONDON (AP) — American writers Percival Everett and Rachel Kushner are among six finalists shortlisted for the prestigious Booker Prize for fiction...

LONDON (AP) — American writers Percival Everett and Rachel Kushner are among six finalists shortlisted for the prestigious Booker Prize for fiction...

LONDON (AP) — American writers Percival Everett and Rachel Kushner are among six finalists shortlisted for the prestigious Booker Prize for fiction...

The six finalists include five books by women – the highest number of female writers shortlisted in the prize’s 55-year history

For the first time in the award’s 55-year history, five of the six nominated titles are by female authors.