Some quality new fiction

The longlist for the Baileys Women's Prize for fiction (formerly sponsored by Orange) has just been announced and contains some interesting work amongst the 20 nominees. It's a mix of debuts (Carter & Bhutto) & writers with long established careers (Atwood)and those early in their careers but with success already (Catton who won the Booker last year). Shortlist in April; winner announced in June.
The full list looks like this:

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - Americanah
Margaret Atwood - Maddaddam
Suzanne Berne - The Dogs of Littlefield
Fatima Bhutto - The Shadow of the Crescent Moon
Claire Cameron - The Bear
Lea Carpenter - Eleven Days
MJ Carter - The Strangler Vine
Eleanor Catton - The Luminaries
Deborah Kay Davies - Reasons She Goes to the Woods
Elizabeth Gilbert - The Signature of All Things
Hannah Kent - Burial Rites
Rachel Kushner - The Flamethrowers
Jhumpa Lahiri - The Lowland
Audrey Magee - The Undertaking
Eimear McBride - A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing
Charlotte Mendelson - Almost English
Anna Quindlen - Still Life With Bread Crumbs
Elizabeth Strout - The Burgess Boys
Donna Tartt - The Goldfinch
Evie Wyld - All the Birds, Singing