Man Booker Shortlist Announced | BOOK CLUB CLASSICS!

Thanks to The Millions for this heads up! The Man Booker Award shortlist was announced this week and the betting line is already set…

4/1 Colm Toibin – Brooklyn

4/1 Sarah Waters – The Little Stranger

5/1 Hilary Mantel – Wolf Hall

6/1 J.M. Coetzee – Summertime

8/1 James Lever – Me Cheeta

10/1 A.S. Byatt – The Children’s Book

12/1 William Trevor – Love and Summer

14/1 Ed O’Loughlin – Not Untrue and Not Unkind

14/1 Simon Mawer – The Glass Room

16/1 James Scudamore – Heliopolis

16/1 Adam Foulds – The Quickening Maze

16/1 Sarah Hall – How to Paint a Dead Man

16/1 Samantha Harvey – The Wilderness

Has anyone read any of the above yet? Any guesses?

Jason Cooper says:

July 30, 2009 at 10:57 am

It’s the longlist, not the shortlist — the distinction being a big one. This is the preliminary list from which the eventual formal nominees will be selected (and named in early September).
Kristen says:

July 30, 2009 at 11:03 am

Thanks, Jason! I’ll make the pertinent changes ASAP!

Man Booker Longlist Announced and Predicted…