Andrew Miller and Kiran Desai are favorites to win the Booker Prize for fiction

Andrew Miller and Kiran Desai are favorites to win the Booker Prize for fiction

LONDON (AP) — British novelist Andrew Miller and Indian author Kiran Desai are oddsmakers’ favorites to win the Booker Prize for fiction at a ceremony in London on Monday. They are among six finalists for the coveted literary award, which bring a 50,000-pound ($66,000) payday and a big boost to the winner’s sales and profile. This year’s winner, chosen from among 153 submitted novels, is being picked by a judging panel that includes Irish writer…