Debut Irish author Lisa McInerney has won the 2016 Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction with her debut novel The Glorious Heresies

The winner of the Man Booker International Prize 2016 has been announced as The Vegetarian by Han Kang, translated by Deborah Smith and published by Portobello Books. Celebrating the finest global fiction in translation, the Man Booker International Prize awards both author and translator £25,000, along with a newly designed trophy.

This year's event saw thousands of book lovers give out titles in their communities; local events taking place up and down the country; and a fantastic gala event at the British Library. Find out how the day unfolded in our Storify.