Amit Chaudhuri’s sharp critique of the annual prize-winning circus that is the Booker prize was refreshingly courageous (The long read, 16 August). But the Guardian itself is guilty of promoting exactly the circus Chaudhuri is critiquing. Not only do you give the Booker and other literary competitions undue coverage, but in the choice of authors you promote and book reviews you publish, you recycle the same few “big” authors who have already profited from the marketing of their work. When will you perhaps attempt to do what literary agents did formerly and push the boat out for new, young and promising writers? John GreenLondon• Join the debate – email guardian.letters@theguardian.com• Read more Guardian letters – click here to visit gu.com/letters

Source: The Guardian August 20, 2017 18:33 UTC