Samantha Harvey wins 2024 Booker Prize for novel 'Orbital'

Samantha Harvey has won the 2024 Booker Prize for her novel "Orbital," which explores a single day aboard the International Space Station. The book, written during COVID-19 lockdowns, has become a bestseller, surpassing the sales of the last three Booker winners combined. The judges praised Harvey's writing for its focus on the beauty and fragility of the world. The novel features six characters who experience 16 sunrises and sunsets while orbiting Earth, reflecting on their confinement. Harvey receives a £50,000 prize, which she plans to use to buy a new bike. The Booker Prize, now in its 55th year, recognizes outstanding works of fiction in English.