The Booker Prize 2024 shortlist has been announced featuring five women and authors from five countries. With the books offering a diversity of perspective, style and subject matter there is something for everyone on the list and this year, the Booker Prizes have produced reading guides to help you and your book clubs discuss the titles.
The shortlist
- James by Percival Everett – Reading Guide
- Orbital by Samantha Harvey – Reading Guide
- Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner – Reading Guide
- Held by Anne Michaels – Reading Guide
- The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden – Reading Guide
- Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood – Reading Guide
You can find out all about the shortlist here.
Booker Prize Monthly Spotlight and the Booker Prize Reading Challenge
As part of this year’s celebrations the Booker Prizes are encouraging readers from across the globe to get involved by reading as much of the longlist as possible ahead of the winner’s announcement on 12 November. We’d love to see all of your attempts via the hashtag #BPReadingChallenge. Find out about the Challenge here.
Each month the Booker Prizes offers an insight to some of the greatest titles from the Booker library. This month’s title is The Other Name: Septology I – II by Jon Fosse. You can read extracts, find an in-depth reading guides and apply to win exclusive prizes each month. Find out more here
Get involved
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What do you think of the 2024 shortlisted titles? Which have you read and what will be added to your TBR pile? Add your comments below, or click any title above to leave a review.
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