2019 Booker Prize Longlist Announced

The 2019 Booker Prize Longlist has been announced! This year’s longlist is comprised of 13 novels that span the globe, ranging from established authors like Margaret Atwood and Salman Rushdie to debuts from new voices like Oyinkan Braithwaite. First awarded in 1969, the Booker Prize is open to writers of any nationality writing in English and published in the UK or Ireland. The winner of the prize will receive £50,000. The shortlist will be announced on September 3rd and the winner will be announced October 14th.

Peter Florence, chair of the judges, writes of the nominated titles,  ‘They imagine our world, familiar from news cycle disaster and grievance, with wild humor, deep insight and a keen humanity. These writers offer joy and hope. They celebrate the rich complexity of English as a global language. They are exacting, enlightening and entertaining. Really—read all of them.”