Man Booker Prize Eligible 2015 (143 books)

A list for novels eligible for the 2015 Man Booker Prize.

Please do not add a book unless you are fairly sure it will be eligible according to the official rules. (See: http://www.themanbookerprize.com/ente...) This means any novel originally written in English regardless of the nationality of their author, with a print edition scheduled for publication in the UK between 1st October 2014 and 30th September 2015. Self-published novels are not eligible.

The official longlist will be announced on 29th July, the shortlist on 15th September, and the winner on October 13th, 2015.

This year's judges are:

Michael Wood (chair),

John Burnside, Sam Leith, Ellah Wakatama Allfrey and Frances Osborne

Man Booker Prize Eligible Books by Year
2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010

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1	A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 905,096 ratings score: 8,651, and 87 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro (Goodreads Author) 3.59 avg rating — 120,566 ratings score: 5,096, and 52 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber 3.66 avg rating — 32,831 ratings score: 4,161, and 42 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf 3.92 avg rating — 83,801 ratings score: 3,669, and 37 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Lila (Gilead, #3) by Marilynne Robinson 3.95 avg rating — 35,525 ratings score: 3,547, and 36 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler (Goodreads Author) 3.44 avg rating — 101,306 ratings score: 2,753, and 28 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Nora Webster by Colm Tóibín 3.63 avg rating — 23,656 ratings score: 2,709, and 28 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	A God in Ruins (Todd Family, #2) by Kate Atkinson 3.95 avg rating — 59,675 ratings score: 2,255, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy (Harold Fry, #2) by Rachel Joyce 4.08 avg rating — 32,632 ratings score: 2,249, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 21,731 ratings score: 1,827, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Sweetland by Michael Crummey (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 7,394 ratings score: 1,767, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Green Road by Anne Enright 3.51 avg rating — 16,535 ratings score: 1,596, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Some Luck (Last Hundred Years: A Family Saga, #1) by Jane Smiley (Goodreads Author) 3.63 avg rating — 20,584 ratings score: 1,539, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Seveneves by Neal Stephenson (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 124,275 ratings score: 1,411, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee 3.31 avg rating — 289,697 ratings score: 1,331, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Etta and Otto and Russell and James by Emma Hooper (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 14,697 ratings score: 1,067, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Satin Island by Tom McCarthy 3.23 avg rating — 5,812 ratings score: 1,029, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	God Help the Child by Toni Morrison 3.78 avg rating — 32,146 ratings score: 1,016, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Undermajordomo Minor by Patrick deWitt 3.75 avg rating — 16,046 ratings score: 978, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	10:04 by Ben Lerner 3.77 avg rating — 15,772 ratings score: 959, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah (Goodreads Author) 4.64 avg rating — 2,031,332 ratings score: 846, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Sweet Caress: The Many Lives of Amory Clay by William Boyd 3.96 avg rating — 10,356 ratings score: 794, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Purity by Jonathan Franzen 3.64 avg rating — 51,383 ratings score: 768, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Hausfrau by Jill Alexander Essbaum (Goodreads Author) 3.24 avg rating — 15,812 ratings score: 756, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Wolf Border by Sarah Hall 3.84 avg rating — 3,990 ratings score: 754, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Our Endless Numbered Days by Claire Fuller (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 17,525 ratings score: 754, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 1,941,827 ratings score: 753, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Flood of Fire by Amitav Ghosh 4.17 avg rating — 6,681 ratings score: 737, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	The Illuminations by Andrew O'Hagan 3.42 avg rating — 2,163 ratings score: 723, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	A Place Called Winter by Patrick Gale 4.12 avg rating — 10,590 ratings score: 700, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Academy Street by Mary Costello 3.69 avg rating — 2,459 ratings score: 648, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	The Moor's Account by Laila Lalami (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 12,829 ratings score: 633, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Did You Ever Have a Family by Bill Clegg (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 28,071 ratings score: 623, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James 3.89 avg rating — 37,871 ratings score: 607, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	The A to Z of You and Me by James Hannah (Goodreads Author) 3.48 avg rating — 2,761 ratings score: 591, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	The Heart Goes Last by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author) 3.40 avg rating — 75,317 ratings score: 584, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Let Me Be Frank With You by Richard Ford 3.65 avg rating — 5,542 ratings score: 559, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Girl at War by Sara Nović (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 33,596 ratings score: 549, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Death and Mr. Pickwick by Stephen Jarvis 3.54 avg rating — 324 ratings score: 546, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Spill Simmer Falter Wither by Sara Baume 3.70 avg rating — 6,659 ratings score: 546, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Circling the Sun by Paula McLain (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 81,573 ratings score: 525, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	The Mark And The Void by Paul Murray 3.63 avg rating — 2,976 ratings score: 500, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Delicious Foods by James Hannaham (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 6,327 ratings score: 495, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	The American Lover by Rose Tremain 3.68 avg rating — 1,370 ratings score: 491, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	If I Fall, If I Die by Michael Christie (Goodreads Author) 3.34 avg rating — 2,640 ratings score: 487, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	I Am Radar by Reif Larsen 3.46 avg rating — 1,613 ratings score: 485, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Amnesia by Peter Carey 2.83 avg rating — 2,376 ratings score: 475, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	The Offering by Grace McCleen 3.26 avg rating — 259 ratings score: 474, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Vanessa and Her Sister by Priya Parmar (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 6,202 ratings score: 468, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Mislaid by Nell Zink 3.29 avg rating — 6,774 ratings score: 461, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	City on Fire by Garth Risk Hallberg 3.39 avg rating — 15,460 ratings score: 459, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Sleeping On Jupiter by Anuradha Roy 3.34 avg rating — 2,704 ratings score: 447, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Arcadia by Iain Pears 3.94 avg rating — 6,328 ratings score: 443, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	The Year of the Runaways by Sunjeev Sahota 3.87 avg rating — 10,349 ratings score: 428, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Adeline: A Novel of Virginia Woolf by Norah Vincent 3.42 avg rating — 436 ratings score: 421, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	The Dust that Falls from Dreams by Louis de Bernières 3.62 avg rating — 6,626 ratings score: 403, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	The Gracekeepers by Kirsty Logan (Goodreads Author) 3.56 avg rating — 7,429 ratings score: 400, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	Quicksand by Steve Toltz 3.52 avg rating — 3,552 ratings score: 399, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	The Ecliptic by Benjamin Wood (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 1,228 ratings score: 392, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	The Sacrifice by Joyce Carol Oates 3.42 avg rating — 2,104 ratings score: 391, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Curtain Call by Anthony Quinn 3.69 avg rating — 1,459 ratings score: 384, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	An Untamed State by Roxane Gay (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 19,684 ratings score: 370, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	I Saw a Man by Owen Sheers 3.45 avg rating — 4,243 ratings score: 361, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	This Is How You Lose Her by Junot Díaz 3.74 avg rating — 99,995 ratings score: 358, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	The Field of the Cloth of Gold by Magnus Mills 3.56 avg rating — 561 ratings score: 352, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	Odysseus Abroad by Amit Chaudhuri 3.16 avg rating — 380 ratings score: 348, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	The Harder They Come by T. Coraghessan Boyle (Goodreads Author) 3.63 avg rating — 7,190 ratings score: 343, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	Noonday (Life Class, #3) by Pat Barker 3.78 avg rating — 2,052 ratings score: 341, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	The Curator by Jacques Strauss (Goodreads Author) 3.48 avg rating — 46 ratings score: 323, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	The Seed Collectors by Scarlett Thomas (Goodreads Author) 3.07 avg rating — 2,580 ratings score: 301, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	The Quality of Silence by Rosamund Lupton (Goodreads Author) 3.55 avg rating — 9,624 ratings score: 300, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	The First Bad Man by Miranda July (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 35,943 ratings score: 282, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	The Past by Tessa Hadley 3.26 avg rating — 9,640 ratings score: 271, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	The Blue Guitar by John Banville 3.36 avg rating — 1,803 ratings score: 270, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	The Lost Child by Caryl Phillips 3.22 avg rating — 614 ratings score: 254, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	The Chimes by Anna Smaill (Goodreads Author) 3.37 avg rating — 3,084 ratings score: 254, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	One Rainy Day in May (The Familiar, #1) by Mark Z. Danielewski (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 4,198 ratings score: 252, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	Where My Heart Used to Beat by Sebastian Faulks 3.67 avg rating — 8,218 ratings score: 252, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
79	The Weightless World by Anthony Trevelyan 3.76 avg rating — 78 ratings score: 251, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	Wilberforce by H.S. Cross 3.45 avg rating — 135 ratings score: 248, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81	Preparation for the Next Life by Atticus Lish 3.77 avg rating — 4,469 ratings score: 241, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	The Tongues of Men or Angels by Jonathan Trigell 3.59 avg rating — 54 ratings score: 239, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	Tightrope (Marian Sutro, #2) by Simon Mawer (Contributor) 3.78 avg rating — 2,617 ratings score: 233, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
84	Small Island by Andrea Levy 4.01 avg rating — 37,694 ratings score: 231, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	The Way Things Were by Aatish Taseer 3.66 avg rating — 477 ratings score: 229, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	Aquarium by David Vann (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 4,999 ratings score: 223, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	Fear of Dying by Erica Jong 3.12 avg rating — 2,251 ratings score: 216, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	The Book of Memory by Petina Gappah 3.73 avg rating — 3,966 ratings score: 200, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	A Year of Marvellous Ways by Sarah Winman 3.87 avg rating — 14,521 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	The Wallcreeper by Nell Zink 3.29 avg rating — 4,452 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91	Acts of the Assassins by Richard Beard 3.56 avg rating — 290 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
92	The World Before Us by Aislinn Hunter 3.08 avg rating — 1,808 ratings score: 178, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
93	The Crossing by Andrew Miller 3.63 avg rating — 939 ratings score: 172, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
94	The Maestro, the Magistrate and the Mathematician by Tendai Huchu (Goodreads Author) 3.49 avg rating — 224 ratings score: 164, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	The Last Good Paradise by Tatjana Soli (Goodreads Author) 2.97 avg rating — 556 ratings score: 158, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
96	Devotion by Ros Barber (Goodreads Author) 3.63 avg rating — 170 ratings score: 156, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97	Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights by Salman Rushdie 3.39 avg rating — 13,928 ratings score: 154, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
98	Hunters in the Dark by Lawrence Osborne (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 1,607 ratings score: 143, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	Three Hundred Million by Blake Butler 3.52 avg rating — 640 ratings score: 137, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
100	Book of Numbers by Joshua Cohen 3.04 avg rating — 1,492 ratings score: 129, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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message 1: by Ann (new)

Jan 12, 2015 12:01PM

this list is inaccurate! Books needed to be published in the UK to be eligible.

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message 2: by Phillip (new)

Jan 15, 2015 09:49AM

Hi Ann, I'm not sure which books on the list you are referring to?

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message 3: by Sarah (new)

Jan 26, 2015 07:34PM

I don't think that is true anymore.

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message 4: by Kay (new)

Jan 30, 2015 12:06PM

This means any novel originally written in English regardless of the nationality of their author, with a print edition scheduled for publication in the UK between 1st October 2014 and 30th September 2015. Self-published novels are not eligible.

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message 5: by Laff (last edited Apr 12, 2015 02:51PM) (new)

Feb 20, 2015 09:04AM

I don't think Reservoir by Jon McGregor will be published this year so it is not eligible

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message 6: by Laff (new)

Apr 12, 2015 02:51PM

Looking for inspiration, I thought that I would see what those who had voted for Sweetland really thought about the book before I began reading it. Unfortunately, none of the seven who had voted for it had actually read it.

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message 7: by MarkB (new)

Apr 12, 2015 04:31PM

Laff wrote: "Looking for inspiration, I thought that I would see what those who had voted for Sweetland really thought about the book before I began reading it. Unfortunately, none of the seven who had voted fo..."

Laff, I guess I'm the other way around. I've read Sweetland, but have yet to vote on the list. It is about what you would expect from a book set on a desolate island off of Newfoundland, where the protagonist is a curmudgeon who is hated by most everyone he knows. With that said, it is extremely well written. Both the characters and setting are vividly drawn. The story is rich and nuanced. Definitely worth a read.

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message 8: by Laff (new)

Apr 13, 2015 04:00AM

Thanks, Mark. I will give it a go. I'm just surprised that people vote for books that they haven't even started reading.

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message 9: by Wayne (new)

Apr 28, 2015 10:23AM

THE AMERICAN LOVER by Rose Tremain is a short story collection and, therefore, not eligible for the Man Booker

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message 10: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Apr 28, 2015 10:27AM) (new)

Apr 28, 2015 10:26AM

Kay wrote: "This means any novel originally written in English regardless of the nationality of their author, with a print edition scheduled for publication in the UK between 1st October 2014 and 30th September 2015. Self-published novels are not eligible..."

Fully correct, as far as I know.

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message 11: by Antonomasia (last edited Jun 22, 2015 03:26AM) (new)

Jun 22, 2015 03:25AM

Jenni Fagan's The Sunlight Pilgrims is now scheduled for January 2016, so not eligible.
I've been looking forward to it a lot since the Granta extract, too.

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message 12: by [deleted user] (new)

Jul 06, 2015 05:39PM

Go Set a Watchman won't be in there I'm afraid, small matter of the author being dead.

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message 13: by Leanne (Booksandbabble) (new)

Jul 06, 2015 10:09PM

Leena wrote: "Go Set a Watchman won't be in there I'm afraid, small matter of the author being dead."

Is Harper Lee dead? oh no :(

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message 14: by Antonomasia (new)

Jul 06, 2015 10:44PM

Just checked a couple of news sites & can't see anything about that.

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message 15: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Jul 07, 2015 09:02AM

Harper Lee is not dead. That's one author whose death would be well covered by media here.

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message 16: by Leanne (Booksandbabble) (new)

Jul 07, 2015 03:41PM

Yeah, I thought I would have heard about it :D

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message 17: by Phillip (last edited Jul 08, 2015 04:48AM) (new)

Jul 08, 2015 04:45AM

Yes, Harper Lee is still alive, but Kent Haruf passed away a few months ago so, sadly, he will not be eligible.

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message 18: by Antonomasia (new)

Jul 08, 2015 04:49AM

Given the fairly small amount of translated fiction published in the UK each year, I can see it being quite feasible to set up one of these for the new-style International Booker, which will surely be higher profile than the IFFP... I might just do that actually, seeing as it'll be about 2015 publications, which are already easy to find out about. (With acknowledgements to Phillip for the idea.)

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message 19: by Antonomasia (last edited Jul 08, 2015 06:13PM) (new)

Jul 08, 2015 08:47AM

Here it is, BTW:https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/8...
Update: As finished as I can make it for now.

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message 20: by Lance (new)

Jul 11, 2015 12:14PM

I believe Emily St. John Mandel's 'Station Eleven' and Sandra Newman's 'The Country of Ice Cream Star' are also eligible.

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message 21: by Antonomasia (last edited Jul 13, 2015 02:43AM) (new)

Jul 13, 2015 02:25AM

@Lance Both of those were eligible for 2014 - Station Eleven was published 9th Sept 2014 and Ice Cream Star June 19th 2014 in the UK. Station Eleven is on last year's Booker Eligible list at no. 119: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4...

Removed from list:
The Sunlight Pilgrims - Jenni Fagan (scheduled for publication Jan 2016)
Reservoir - Jon McGregor (Sept 2016)
Both should be eligible for Booker 2016, with those publication dates.

The Mirror & The Light is unlikely to be eligible this year, but I've left it in the list as we don't have a publication date, and there have been a few short notice book launches recently, like the Harper Lee.

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message 22: by Lance (new)

Jul 13, 2015 09:23PM

Antonomasia wrote: "@Lance Both of those were eligible for 2014 - Station Eleven was published 9th Sept 2014 and Ice Cream Star June 19th 2014 in the UK. Station Eleven is on last year's Booker Eligible list at no. 11..."

Indeed! Sorry, my mistake...

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message 23: by Laff (new)

Jul 22, 2015 03:49AM

Tightrope

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message 24: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Jul 22, 2015 11:37AM

You add books at the top of the list (at the tab next to "all votes") not down here in the comments section.

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message 25: by Laff (new)

Jul 23, 2015 09:29AM

Thank you, Susanna.

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message 26: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Jul 23, 2015 12:00PM

No problem.

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message 27: by Phillip (last edited Jul 29, 2015 04:15AM) (new)

Jul 29, 2015 04:10AM

The 2015 Man Booker Prize longlist has been announced

It looks like this:

Bill Clegg (US) - Did You Ever Have A Family (Jonathan Cape)
Anne Enright (Ireland) - The Green Road (Jonathan Cape)
Marlon James (Jamaica) - A Brief History of Seven Killings (Oneworld Publications)
Laila Lalami (US) - The Moor's Account (Periscope, Garnet Publishing)
Tom McCarthy (UK) - Satin Island (Jonathan Cape)
Chigozie Obioma (Nigeria) - The Fishermen (ONE, Pushkin Press)
Andrew O’Hagan (UK) - The Illuminations (Faber & Faber)
Marilynne Robinson (US) - Lila (Virago)
Anuradha Roy (India) - Sleeping on Jupiter (MacLehose Press, Quercus)
Sunjeev Sahota (UK) - The Year of the Runaways (Picador)
Anna Smaill (New Zealand) - The Chimes (Sceptre)
Anne Tyler (US) - A Spool of Blue Thread (Chatto & Windus)
Hanya Yanagihara (US) -A Little Life (Picador)

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message 28: by Alan (new)

Jul 29, 2015 04:52AM

Woo hoo. Thanks in part to this list I've already read five, my best start in years.

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message 29: by Carina (new)

Jul 29, 2015 09:51PM

7 books were in the top 20 - impressive :)

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message 30: by Antonomasia (new)

Jul 30, 2015 12:29PM

List for the longlist itself here: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/9...

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message 31: by MELISSIA (new)

Dec 16, 2015 04:15AM

Laff wrote: "Looking for inspiration, I thought that I would see what those who had voted for Sweetland really thought about the book before I began reading it. Unfortunately, none of the seven who had voted fo..."

Your statement is not necessarily true. In order for one to be eligible to win a giveaway for a book on Goodreads, that book cannot be marked as "Read" in one's Books listing. Therefore, if I read a book in electronic form, whether through loan or purchase, or a loaned paper copy, and want to be eligible for a Goodreads giveaway of the book, I must mark the book as "Want To Read." Personally, I have many books I have read marked as WTR for giveaway eligibility purposes -- in some cases, i have posted a review of the book on Goodreads. Goodreads should reevaluate this policy as it renders the status of Books (read v. want to read) as wholly inaccurate.

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