The Booker Prizes announced their longlist, which includes six American authors and three British authors. The list includes a number of well-known authors, leading the Guardian to suggest, “This Booker longlist might just be the most enjoyable of recent years.” The shortlist will be announced on September 16 and the winner will be announced on November 12.
Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange
Wild Houses by Colin Barrett
Held by Anne Michaels
Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner
This Strange Eventful History by Claire Messud
Playground by Richard Powers
Enlightenment by Sarah Perry
Orbital by Samantha Harvey
James by Percival Everett
The Safekeep by Yael Van Der Wouden
My Friends by Hisham Matar
Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood
Headshot by Rita Bullwinkel
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