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Taylor Sheridan to co-author a book on how to survive in prison. And it gets interesting. probably.

I was never like a worst-case scenario handbook. Gallows humor is another thing, but trading off/downplaying some truly awful experiences real people have never felt appealing. So I’m obviously not the type of person who would pick up a new Taylor Sheridan book. How not to die in prison: A survival guide. Sheridan has never previously starred in the film, but the film promises to be darkly funny and authentic, as co-writer Tom Nelson spent more than a decade in prison. I can’t help but think that in a country with something like a functional penal system, this kind of book would a) not sell and b) not even make sense.

International Booker Prize 2026 longlist announced

The Booker Prize today announced its shortlist for its 2026 fiction prize. The final candidates are:

• Tehran’s nights are quiet Written by Shida Bazyar, translated from German by Ruth Martin (scribe)
• we are green and trembling Written by Gabriela Cabezon Cámara, translated into Spanish by Robin Myers (New Directions)
• memorable soldier Written by Anjet Daanje, translated from Dutch by David McKay (New Vessel)
• deserters Written by Matthias Enard, translated from the French by Charlotte Mandel (New Directions)
• small comfort Written by Ia Genberg, translated from Swedish by Kira Josefsson
• the remaining girlfriend Written by Rene Karabash, translated from Bulgarian by Isidora Angel
• director Written by Daniel Kehlmann, translated into German by Ross Benjamin (Summit)
• still on earth Written by Ana Paula Maia, translated from Portuguese by Padma Viswanathan (Charco, UK edition)
• duke Written by Matteo Melchiorre, translated from Italian by Antonella Lettieri (Foundry, UK edition)
• witch Written by Marie NDiaye, translated from French by Jordan Stump (Vintage)
• woman without a man Written by Shahrnush Parsipur, translated from Persian by Faridoun Farrokh (Syracuse UP)
• wax child Written by Olga Ravn, translated into Danish by Martin Aitken (New Directions)
• Taiwan travelogue Written by Yang Twins, translated from Chinese by Lin Wang (Gray Wolf)