‘Not as easy as it looks’
Alex Clark describes how ‘discretion is the better part of valour’
1 August 2008
As the dust settles after the announcement of this year's longlist, judge Alex Clark realises that judging such a prestigious award isn't 'as easy as it looks'.
Writing her first blog post for this site, she wonders whether, after years working as a literary journalist, she is 'poacher-turned-gamekeeper or vice versa'. Whatever the answer, it is an 'exhilarating ride'.
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