This month marks the eagerly awaited announcement of the Man Booker Prize winner.
With £50,000 up for grabs and £2,500 awarded to each of the shortlisted authors, it is a big occasion on the literary calendar.
Plus, each of the final six on the shortlist are guaranteed a worldwide readership as well as an increase in book sales giving the award great significance for the book trade.
The 2017 shortlist was released early last month and the winner will be announced on October 17.
On the shortlist is 4 3 2 1 by Paul Auster, History of Wolves by Emily Fridlund, Exit West by Mohsin Hamid, Elmet by Fiona Mozley, Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders and Autumn by Ali Smith.
First awarded in 1969, the Man Booker Prize is presented each year for the best original novel, written in the English language and published in the UK.
Meanwhile, the Man Booker International Prize was awarded to A Horse Walks into a Bar by David Grossman.
Initiated in 2005, the international award gives authors who have written in a foreign language but translated their writing the opportunity to reach a worldwide audience and receive a cash prize.
For the first decade it was awarded every two years, but last year it was announced that the international prize would be awarded annually on the basis of a single book.
The winner receives £50,000, which is equally divided between the author and the translator.