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Irish Examiner
30-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Examiner
Sarah Jessica Parker in possible conflict of interest over Booker longlisted author
An apparent conflict of interest has emerged over the Sex and the City star Sarah Jessica Parker's judging of this year's Booker prize. A production company run by the actor is reportedly in the process of developing a book written by Claire Adam, whose second novel, Love Forms, appears on this year's longlist, announced on Tuesday. Adam's debut novel, Golden Child, was published in the US in 2019 by SJP for Hogarth, the Penguin imprint for which Parker served as editorial director. It is being developed as a film by Parker's company Pretty Matches Productions and MA Productions. 'It is not uncommon for judges to have a connection to authors whose work has been submitted, so all judges have to declare any conflicts of interest at the outset,' said Gaby Wood, chief executive of the Booker Prize Foundation. Booker Prize 2025 judges Chris Power, Sarah Jessica Parker, Roddy Doyle, Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ and Kiley Reid. 'As Sarah Jessica Parker published Claire Adam's first novel, Golden Child, under her US imprint SJP for Hogarth, she declared the potential conflict to ensure transparency and only gave her view on the book after the other judges had shared theirs. No book can go through if it is supported by one judge alone, and Love Forms has earned its place on the Booker prize 2025 longlist through the active support of other judges on the panel.' In an interview with the Irish Times published in June, Adam said that the film option 'was bought by a small production company in LA (MA Productions), and we're all so thrilled that SJP's Pretty Matches Productions is on board as well. Film stuff moves slowly, there are a zillion obstacles, and her supporting the project is fantastic.' Pretty Matches Productions, founded in 2005, is also behind the Sex and the City sequel And Just Like That … and the HBO series Divorce, which Parker executive produced and starred in. In an interview with the Times in June, Adam said that Parker 'reads loads and so it was really fun to hang out with her. She's so lovely and sincere. She read the book cover to cover and got up at 5am to travel to meet me.' Golden Child won the Desmond Elliott prize. The Booker Prize 2025 longlist In June 2023, Parker launched SJP Lit, in partnership with the independent publisher Zando, which has published titles including These Days by Lucy Caldwell and The Story of the Forest by Linda Grant. Parker also shares book recommendations on her Instagram account. Parker was announced as a judge of this year's Booker prize in December, with Wood saying at the time that she had 'enjoyed sharing book recommendations with Sarah Jessica, who has passionately supported contemporary fiction for many years'. The 2025 judging panel is chaired by Roddy Doyle, and Parker's co-judges are Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, Kiley Reid and Chris Power. Adam was named as one of 13 longlisted authors, which include the former winner Kiran Desai, Tash Aw and David Szalay. The shortlist will be revealed on 23 September, with the winner announced on 10 November. The Guardian
The Guardian
29-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Sarah Jessica Parker in possible conflict of interest over Booker longlisted author
An apparent conflict of interest has emerged over the Sex and the City star Sarah Jessica Parker's judging of this year's Booker prize. A production company run by the actor is reportedly in the process of developing a book written by Claire Adam, whose second novel, Love Forms, appears on this year's longlist, announced on Tuesday. Adam's debut novel, Golden Child, was published in the US in 2019 by SJP for Hogarth, the Penguin imprint for which Parker served as editorial director. It is being developed as a film by Parker's company Pretty Matches Productions and MA Productions. 'It is not uncommon for judges to have a connection to authors whose work has been submitted, so all judges have to declare any conflicts of interest at the outset,' said Gaby Wood, chief executive of the Booker Prize Foundation. 'As Sarah Jessica Parker published Claire Adam's first novel, Golden Child, under her US imprint SJP for Hogarth, she declared the potential conflict to ensure transparency and only gave her view on the book after the other judges had shared theirs. No book can go through if it is supported by one judge alone, and Love Forms has earned its place on the Booker prize 2025 longlist through the active support of other judges on the panel.' In an interview with the the Irish Times published in June, Adam said that the film option 'was bought by a small production company in LA (MA Productions), and we're all so thrilled that SJP's Pretty Matches Productions is on board as well. Film stuff moves slowly, there are a zillion obstacles, and her supporting the project is fantastic.' Pretty Matches Productions, founded in 2005, is also behind the Sex and the City sequel And Just Like That … and the HBO series Divorce, which Parker executive produced and starred in. In an interview with the Times in June, Adam said that Parker 'reads loads and so it was really fun to hang out with her. She's so lovely and sincere. She read the book cover to cover and got up at 5am to travel to meet me.' Golden Child is published in the UK by Faber, and in 2019 won the Desmond Elliott prize. In June 2023, Parker launched SJP Lit, in partnership with the independent publisher Zando, which has published titles including These Days by Lucy Caldwell and The Story of the Forest by Linda Grant. Parker also shares book recommendations on her Instagram account. Parker was announced as a judge of this year's Booker prize in December, with Wood saying at the time that she had 'enjoyed sharing book recommendations with Sarah Jessica, who has passionately supported contemporary fiction for many years'. The 2025 judging panel is chaired by Roddy Doyle, and Parker's co-judges are Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, Kiley Reid and Chris Power. Adam was named as one of 13 longlisted authors, which include the former winner Kiran Desai, Tash Aw and David Szalay. The shortlist will be revealed on 23 September, with the winner announced on 10 November.
The Guardian
29-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Sarah Jessica Parker in possible conflict of interest over Booker longlisted author
An apparent conflict of interest has emerged over the Sex and the City star Sarah Jessica Parker's judging of this year's Booker prize. A production company run by the actor is reportedly in the process of developing a book written by Claire Adam, whose second novel, Love Forms, appears on this year's longlist, announced on Tuesday. Adam's debut novel, Golden Child, was published in the US in 2019 by SJP for Hogarth, the Penguin imprint for which Parker served as editorial director. It is being developed as a film by Parker's company Pretty Matches Productions and MA Productions. 'It is not uncommon for judges to have a connection to authors whose work has been submitted, so all judges have to declare any conflicts of interest at the outset,' said Gaby Wood, chief executive of the Booker Prize Foundation. 'As Sarah Jessica Parker published Claire Adam's first novel, Golden Child, under her US imprint SJP for Hogarth, she declared the potential conflict to ensure transparency and only gave her view on the book after the other judges had shared theirs. No book can go through if it is supported by one judge alone, and Love Forms has earned its place on the Booker prize 2025 longlist through the active support of other judges on the panel.' In an interview with the the Irish Times published in June, Adam said that the film option 'was bought by a small production company in LA (MA Productions), and we're all so thrilled that SJP's Pretty Matches Productions is on board as well. Film stuff moves slowly, there are a zillion obstacles, and her supporting the project is fantastic.' Pretty Matches Productions, founded in 2005, is also behind the Sex and the City sequel And Just Like That … and the HBO series Divorce, which Parker executive produced and starred in. In an interview with the Times in June, Adam said that Parker 'reads loads and so it was really fun to hang out with her. She's so lovely and sincere. She read the book cover to cover and got up at 5am to travel to meet me.' Golden Child is published in the UK by Faber, and in 2019 won the Desmond Elliott prize. In June 2023, Parker launched SJP Lit, in partnership with the independent publisher Zando, which has published titles including These Days by Lucy Caldwell and The Story of the Forest by Linda Grant. Parker also shares book recommendations on her Instagram account. Parker was announced as a judge of this year's Booker prize in December, with Wood saying at the time that she had 'enjoyed sharing book recommendations with Sarah Jessica, who has passionately supported contemporary fiction for many years'. The 2025 judging panel is chaired by Roddy Doyle, and Parker's co-judges are Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, Kiley Reid and Chris Power. Adam was named as one of 13 longlisted authors, which include the former winner Kiran Desai, Tash Aw and David Szalay. The shortlist will be revealed on 23 September, with the winner announced on 10 November.
News18
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- News18
Sarah Jessica Parker On Her Role As Booker Prize Judge: ‘Reading Morning Till Night'
Last Updated: Sarah Jessica Parker can now add another skill to her resume—speed reading. As one of the judges for the 2025 Booker Prize, she prepared by reading extensively. And Just Like That, star Sarah Jessica Parker is currently reading up to two books a day as part of her role as a Booker Prize judge this year. The actress revealed her daily reading routine and love for books, calling them 'the greatest possible friends you could have." Sarah Jessica Parker can now add another skill to her resume- speed reading. As one of the judges for the 2025 Booker Prize, she prepared by reading extensively. The Booker Prize is a prestigious British literary award presented annually to the best novel written in English. The five-person judging panel includes authors, journalists, musicians, actors, and politicians. Sarah Jessica Parker, 60, who also runs her book imprint called SJP for Hogarth, described it as an 'honour" and a 'privilege" to serve as a judge for this esteemed award but admitted that the workload will be demanding. She also said that she's able to read a lot because recently her schedule is not so packed. She said, 'I didn't do it last year because I knew I was shooting and doing the series ['And Just Like That…"], and I knew this year I had a different kind of time available to me, to read morning till night." Adding 'Any opportunity that exists to read, I'm reading." For Parker, this isn't a new habit she's recently developed. The Hocus Pocus star has been a book lover since childhood. Her passion for incorporating books into daily life was nurtured by her mother, a love she has now passed on to her three children. She said, 'We always had a ton of books around the house, and we were regular visitors to the library." Adding, 'We were not allowed to leave the house without a book in our hands, even when we were toddlers and couldn't read." 'She read to us constantly," Parker continued, 'so I did the same for my children, and they came to the same conclusion, which is, books are the greatest possible friends you could have." A group of celebrated authors, including Jodi Picoult, Robert Caro, Judy Blume, Michael Cunningham and Dinaw Mengestu, were also present at the event to honour Parker. First Published: News lifestyle Sarah Jessica Parker On Her Role As Booker Prize Judge: 'Reading Morning Till Night'
