WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE. A startling debut novel from a remarkable new voice in fiction, Shuggie Bain is one of the most exciting debuts Grove has acquired in recent years. It was bought from agent Anna Stein who represents some of the most successful literary writers working today, from Ben Lerner to Hanya Yanagihara to Etgar Keret to Maria Semple. The last debut writer Stein was this excited about was Hanya Yanagihara, and A Little Life has since been shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and has sold over 300,000 copies in all formats. We are thrilled to have won this extraordinary book.