The Booker Prize named its 13-title longlist, with the shortlist to be announced on September 23. They write that the authors represent “nine nationalities across four continents, with UK authors securing the highest number of nominations.” Six titles are not yet published in the US (and two appear not have announced US publishers at all), with another — by Claire Adam — publishing today. The nominees:
Love Forms, by Claire Adam
The South, by Tash Aw
Universality, by Natasha Brown
One Boat, by Jonathan Buckley
Flashlight, by Susan Choi
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny, by Kiran Desai
Audition, by Katie Kitamura
The Rest of Our Lives, by Ben Markovits
The Land in Winter, by Andrew Miller
Endling, by Maria Reva
Flesh, by David Szalay
Seascraper, by Benjamin Wood
Misinterpretation, by Ledia Xhoga
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