Booker Prize

The shortlist for the Man Booker Prize was announced on September 9.


"Now in its 40th year, the prize aims to reward the best novel of the year written by a citizen of the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland. The Man Booker judges are selected from the country's finest critics, writers and academics to maintain the consistent excellence of the prize."

This year's titles are:

• The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga*
• The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Berry
• Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh
• The Clothes on Their Backs by Linda Grant
• The Northern Clemency by Philip Hensher
• A Fraction of the Whole by Steve Toltz

(* available from PCLS)


The winner will be announced October 14. For a list of past winners click here.