Booker Shortlist Julian Barnes’ ARTHUR AND GEORGE, Zadie Smith’s ON BEAUTY, Sebastian Barry’s A LONG LONG WAY, Ali Smith’s THE ACCIDENTAL, John Banville’s THE SEA and Kazuo Ishiguro’s NEVER LET ME GO comprise the Booker Prize shortlist, announced earlier today. London bookmakers have made Julian Barnes (twice nominated, often praised, never crowned) the 5-4 favorite. Unlike in recent years when lesser-known authors were included in the shortlist, Banville’s is the only book that has not yet been announced for publication in the US (though Vintage International has issued a lot of his backlist). We didn’t hear back from Knopf on […]