The Booker Prize is a literary award that recognizes the finest fiction published in the UK and Ireland each year, but that doesn't mean that readers across the pond can't participate! The books on this year's list take readers across the globe, from Malaysia to Trinidad, and introduce us to stories that are both surprising and challenging in their own way. Find a copy or place a hold on most of the longlisted titles by clicking the links below or asking a librarian.
"An unforgettable debut novel about the journey of three women and one extremely endangered snail through contemporary Ukraine."
The Land in Winter by Andrew Miller
"A masterful, page-turning examination of the minutiae of life and a dazzling chronicle of the human heart."
"An exhilarating, destabilizing novel that asks whether we ever really know the people we love."
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai
"A spellbinding story of two young people whose fates intersect and diverge across continents and years – an epic of love and family, India and America, tradition and modernity."
"A thrilling, globe-spanning novel that mines questions of memory, language, identity and family."
"A propulsive, hypnotic novel about a man who is unraveled by a series of events beyond his grasp."
"A twisty, slippery descent into the rhetoric of truth and power."
"A radiant novel about family, desire and what we inherit, and the longing that blooms between two boys over the course of one summer."
"In this heart-aching novel, a mother searches for the daughter she left behind a lifetime ago."
All summaries provided from The Booker Prize. View the complete longlist and learn more about each title on The Booker Prize site.