Shappi Khorsandi withdraws book from Jhalak prize longlist

Comedian nominated for award for writers of colour says she ‘felt like my skin colour was up for an award rather than my book’The comedian Shappi Khorsandi has withdrawn her novel from the longlist for a new British book prize exclusively for writers of colour because she “felt like my skin colour was up for an award rather than my book”.The 12-book longlist for the inaugural Jhalak prize was announced on Thursday. The prize was established to recognise excellence among B