The Booker Prize named its six-title shortlist, with the winners to be announced on November 9. Two nominees have won the award previously — Marlon James and Douglas Stuart. And two of the books will become available to US readers next week.
The End of Everything, by M. John Harrison (Riverhead/Serpent’s Tail; publishing 9/29 in the US)
The Disappearers, by Marlon James (Riverhead/Hamish Hamilton)
Black Bag, by Luke Kennard (Zando/John Murray)
May We Feed the King, by Rebecca Perry (Transit Books; the publisher announced they are moving up the US pub date to 9/29 and and added another 30,000 to its increased print run of 55,000/Granta)
The Things We Never Say, by Elizabeth Strout (Random House/Viking)
John of John, by Douglas Stuart (Grove/Picador)
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