List of Booker Prize Shortlisted Novels

The list of shortlisted novels for this year`s Booker Prize is out. The majority of the list is dominated by women authors, taking up 5 out of 6 nominations.

James by Percival Everett

A reimagined version of the Mark Twain classic Huckleberry Finn. The story is told from Jim`s perspective, an escaped slave who is Huckleberry`s friend.

Orbital by Samantha Harvey

The fiction novel follows the story of six astronauts orbiting the earth. The story tackles subjects of hope and the beauty of life.

Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner

An imaginary story of an American spy who is caught in a crossfire between the future and the past after she gets sent to France for some work.

Held by Anne Michaels

Held is a heartbreaking exploration of love, loss, trauma, and memory, set against the backdrop of the Holocaust.

The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden

The novel explores themes of same-sex love, desire, suspicion, and obsession set in 1960s Amsterdam.

Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood

This is the story of a woman who retreats from the world to a convent in New South Wales and touches on subjects like guilt, forgiveness, and human connection.