![]() ![]() The 13 books on the 2022 Booker Prize longlist:Īvailable on Amazon and Bookshop, from $18 The US and independent publishers also dominated the 2022 Booker Prize list six of the nominees come from the US, with other writers hailing from Ireland to Zimbabwe, and eight of the books come from indie publishers.ĭescriptions provided by Amazon and edited for length and clarity. ![]() This year, the longlist includes books by three debut authors (" Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies," " Nightcrawling," and " After Sappho") as well as the shortest book (" Small Things Like These") and both the youngest ( Leila Mottley, 20) and oldest ( Alan Garner, 87) authors to ever be nominated. ![]() The resulting longlist is a gift to anyone struggling to find a new book to dive into.īefore the Booker Prize Foundation shares its shorter list of six frontrunners (September 6, 2022) or the 2022 winner (October 17), it publishes its longlist - the year's 13 "Booker dozen" forerunners. In past years, the panel has rewarded virtues like innovation and experimentation in form or unusual genres and debut authors. For months, a panel of multidisciplinary experts read and reread 169 submissions in search of the most inventive, incisive, and unforgettable books of the year. The Booker Prize, one of the literary community's most prestigious prizes, is awarded annually to the best novel written in English and published in Ireland and the UK each year. ![]()
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