![]() ![]() ![]() Also, the shortest book ever longlisted, Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan. There are some fun superlatives this year-the youngest author ever longlisted (Leila Mottley, age 20) and the oldest author ever longlisted (Alan Garner, age 87). The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka ![]() Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies by Maddie Mortimer The 2021 Julie Prize winner was Bewilderment by Richard Powers (omg, omg, read it, omg). ![]() This can sometimes, but does not often, correspond to the book that actually wins. Then, when I've read them all, I award The Julie Prize, which is the book I think should have won. (It's simply not feasible to have them all read before the winner is announced in October). It's based in the UK, but books in English from authors around the world are eligible.īecause I'm a completist, for the last 10 years or so, I have read every book on the longlist with the goal of having all of them read before the longlist is announced the following year. If you're new to my LinkedIn posts, the Booker Prize is a prestigious literary award given to an English language novel each year. On July 26, the Booker Prize Committee issued the 2022 longlist for the Booker Prize. ![]()
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