Peter Florence, chair of the judges, writes of the nominated titles, ‘They imagine our world, familiar from news cycle disaster and grievance, with wild humor, deep insight and a keen humanity. These writers offer joy and hope. They celebrate the rich complexity of English as a global language. They are exacting, enlightening and entertaining. Really—read all of them.”
— The Booker Prizes (@TheBookerPrizes) July 23, 2019
2019 Booker Prize Longlist
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood Night Boat to Tangier by Kevin Barry My Sister, The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo The Wall by John Lanchester The Man Who Saw Everything by Deborah Levy Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli An Orchestra of Minorities by Chigozie Obioma Lanny by Max Porter Quichotte by Salman Rushdie 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World by Elif Shafak Frankissstein by Jeanette Winterson The panel of judges for this year’s award include founder and director of Hay Festival Peter Florence (Chair); former fiction publisher and editor Liz Calder; novelist, essayist, and filmmaker Xiaolu Guo; writer and broadcaster Afua Hirsch; and concert pianist, conductor, and composer Joanna MacGregor. See more of Book Riot’s coverage of the Booker prize here.
