This is a list of novels that may be considered for the Man Booker Prize in 2014.

Eligible novels are those published between Oct 2013 - Sep 2014, with new rule changes broadening the countries of origin from the Commonwealth (inc. Ireland & Zimbabwe) to include all novels written originally in English and published in the UK. The most significant implication will be the inclusion of American authors, though their published work in Britain must be by "an established imprint." The number of submissions allowed per publishing house will now depend on the number of their novels which have been shortlisted for the prize in recent years.

Longlist = 23 July 2014
Shortlist = 9 Sep 2014
Winner = 14 Oct 2014

Chair = A.C. Grayling
Other judges: Jonathan Bate, Sarah Churchwell, Daniel Glaser, Alastair Niven, Erica Wagner

Man Booker Prize Eligible Books by Year
2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010
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message 1: by Phillip (new)

Phillip Edwards Thanks for setting this up Ethan, it's much appreciated.


message 2: by Ethan (new)

Ethan Devitius Thanks for the list.

I've only really picked out ones I have a firmer idea about their authors reputation. It's a work in progress at the moment!


message 3: by Bettie (new)

Bettie Great work!


message 4: by Pixelina (new)

Pixelina I love Murakami but will he really be eligible?


message 5: by Laff (new)

Laff I am trying to add The Night Guest by Fiona McFarlane but can't. It is a wonderful book and I am quite sure eligible for the 2014 Booker.


message 6: by Laff (new)

Laff Sorted The Night Guest. I managed to put it on the list myself.


message 7: by Laff (new)

Laff Thanks to Philip and Ethan. I really enjoy working through as many of the books as possible.

Should The People in the Trees by Hanya Yanagihara be on the list? I think that it was published in August 2013.


message 8: by Dee (new)

Dee Is The Embassy of Cambodia: Short Story eligible? I don't think the Booker explicitly excludes short stories - though I remember last year The Testament of Mary was mentioned as the shortest book ever shortlisted, and that is more of a novella. There is also the question of publication date, though I think in that case The Embassy of Cambodia will slip through, as it wasn't published in book form till November 2013.


message 9: by Carina (new)

Carina I found it interesting that the long and short list can include books not yet published by those dates (I even had to check the MB web site to be sure!). Has this happened before - books on the long list have not been accessed by the general public?


message 10: by Dee (last edited Jun 05, 2014 03:02PM) (new)

Dee The cut-off point for the prize is the end of September each year, and books published in the previous 12 months are eligible. This often results in books being longlisted, and even shortlisted, before they are published. I think last year 5 of the 13 books were published after the longlist was announced. Also important to note is that the relevant date is the first British publication, regardless of whether it has been previously published in another country.


message 11: by Antonomasia (last edited Jul 20, 2014 03:19PM) (new)

Antonomasia Removed ineligible books:
Eligible 2013 (first UK publication before 1 Oct 2013)
A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing by Eimear McBride

Eligible 2015 (publication after 30 Sep 2014)
Nora Webster by Colm Toibin
The Wolf Border by Sarah Hall
Lurid & Cute by Adam Thirlwell
The Illuminations by Andrew O'Hagan
(All originally scheduled for spring/summer 2014)

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Also, Paul Murray's The Mark & The Void might not be out until next year, but there's conflicting info on different sites about the publication date, so it's staying on the list.


message 12: by Antonomasia (new)

Antonomasia Laff #7: Both the UK Kindle and epub were released by Atlantic in August 2013. The hardcopy was released Jan 2014 which is when the press reviews appeared.
The Booker rules don't say anything about this specific situation, but its first UK publication would appear, on the face of it, to have been in the 2013 prize year.


message 14: by Sean (new)

Sean If anyone is wondering how the speculation list did, all the Longlist books made it onto the list and below is their rank the morning the Longlist was announced (avg position 55.2)

4 The Bone Clocks
10 The Narrow Road to the Deep North
13 The Blazing World
18 Orfeo
32 History of the Rain
47 To Rise Again at a Decent Hour
58 How to be Both
59 The Lives of Others
62 The Dog
101 J
102 Us
105 We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
107 The Wake


message 15: by Val (new)

Val Thanks for that Sean.
I should have checked whether we had them all or not when I listed them.


message 16: by Laff (new)

Laff Antonomasia wrote: "Laff #7: Both the UK Kindle and epub were released by Atlantic in August 2013. The hardcopy was released Jan 2014 which is when the press reviews appeared.
The Booker rules don't say anything abou..."


Thank you!


message 18: by jayz (last edited Dec 01, 2014 01:16PM) (new)

jayz Hi. Very interesting and helpful list. Will you be doing this again for the 2015 MB?


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