— for her tenth novel, “The Blind Assassin.” Toronto’s Atwood had been shortlisted for the award three times previously. – BBC
- CHOOSING THE WINNER: The decision was not unanimous, but was a ‘consensus’ among the judges. – New York Times
- ATWOOD ON THE BETTING THAT SURROUNDS THE BOOKER: This is a betting country and this prize really took off when some genius put together the three words: Booker, book and bookie. I think there’s something deeply whimsical and appealing about the fact that the bookies get together and read all of the books; I mean, I love to think of them reading away, and then I love to think of them making the odds.” – National Post (Canada)
- NY TIMES REVIEW OF “BLIND ASSASSIN”