The Man Booker Prize - 2014 Longlist

 On July 23rd, the longlist for the 2014 Man Booker Prize was announced. This will be the first year that the Booker Prize has allowed submission of any novel that is written in English, from anywhere in the world. The list resulting from the new rule includes four American writers, six British, two Irish, and one Australian.
The shortlist of six titles will be announced on September 9th, the winner on October 14th.
Meanwhile, we have thirteen great suggestions for reading away the final weeks of summer. Which six would get your vote for the shortlist? Which one would be the final winner?

Joshua Ferris – To Rise Again at a Decent Hour

Richard Flanagan – The Narrow Road to the Deep North 

Karen Joy Fowler – We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves

Siri Hustvedt – The Blazing World

Howard Jacobson – J *

Paul Kingsnorth – The Wake *

David Mitchell – The Bone Clocks 

Neel Mukherjee – The Lives of Others *

David Nicholls – Us

Joseph O’Neill – The Dog 

Richard Powers – Orfeo

Ali Smith – How to be Both*

Niall Williams – History of the Rain
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*Not yet available in a U.S.edition

For a judge's opinion of the selections, click on the following link:
Man Booker Prize Judge - The Guardian