UK bettors’ favorite Jim Crace’s HARVEST is one of six titles shortlisted for the Booker prize, leading a conventional list drawn from big publishers. Statistically, the list features 4 women; one 3-time nominee (Toibin); 2 titles not yet published in the US (Lahiri’s book publishes September 24; Catton’s is scheduled for October 15); 2 Canadians (Catton and Ozeki); and 1 author under 30 (Catton). We Need New Names, Noviolet Bulawayo (Chatto/Little, Brown) The Luminaries, Eleanor Catton (Granta/Little, Brown) Harvest, Jim Crace (Picador/Nan A. Talese) The Lowland, Jhumpa Lahiri (Bloomsbury/Knopf) A Tale for the Time Being, Ruth Ozeki (Canongate/Viking) The Testament […]