Samantha Harvey wins Booker Prize for her novel Orbital set in space

Samantha Harvey, a British author, won the Booker Prize for Fiction on Tuesday for her novel "Orbital." The book, set on the International Space Station, explores the lives of six astronauts and was inspired by the COVID-19 lockdowns. Harvey's win marks her as the first British woman to receive the Booker since 2019. The novel is noted for its brevity, at just 136 pages, and was chosen unanimously by the judging panel from 156 submissions. The Booker Prize, established in 1969, recognizes outstanding English-language novels published in the UK or Ireland. Previous winners include notable authors like Ian McEwan and Margaret Atwood.