This annual literary prize is once again up for grabs; as of July 27th the long-listed 13 titles have been announced. Entrants for the Man Booker prize hail from a number of Commonwealth nations, including Canada, and hope to win the grand prize of over £50000! The short list will be published on September 7, and the winner announced on October 12.

Peter Carey – Parrot and Olivier in America

Emma Donoghue – Room

Helen Dunmore – The Betrayal

Damon Galgut – In a Strange Room

Howard Jacobson – The Finkler Question

Andrea Levy – The Long Song

Tom McCarthy – C

David Mitchell – The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet

Lisa Moore – February (Vote Canadian!)

Paul Murray – Skippy Dies

Rose Tremain – Trespass

Christos Tsiolkas – The Slap

Alan Warner – The Stars in the Bright Sky