Man Booker Prize Eligible 2017 (178 books)

A list of novels likely to be eligible for the 2017 Man Booker Prize.

Please do not add a book unless you are fairly sure it will be eligible according to the official rules. (See: http://www.themanbookerprize.com/ente...) This means any novel originally written in English regardless of the nationality of their author, with a print edition scheduled for publication in the UK between 1st October 2016 and 30th September 2017. Self-published novels are not eligible.

Man Booker Prize Eligible Books by Year
2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010

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1	The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 447,154 ratings score: 5,212, and 53 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders 3.75 avg rating — 177,094 ratings score: 3,938, and 40 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Days Without End (Days Without End, #1) by Sebastian Barry 3.97 avg rating — 27,180 ratings score: 3,725, and 38 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Nix by Nathan Hill 4.08 avg rating — 86,945 ratings score: 3,228, and 33 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Exit West by Mohsin Hamid 3.74 avg rating — 151,970 ratings score: 2,805, and 29 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Autumn (Seasonal Quartet, #1) by Ali Smith 3.65 avg rating — 82,543 ratings score: 2,738, and 28 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy (Goodreads Author) 3.56 avg rating — 39,252 ratings score: 2,338, and 24 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Swing Time by Zadie Smith 3.56 avg rating — 77,408 ratings score: 1,921, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Moonglow by Michael Chabon 3.80 avg rating — 34,798 ratings score: 1,741, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	4 3 2 1 by Paul Auster 3.97 avg rating — 37,625 ratings score: 1,565, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne (Goodreads Author) 4.51 avg rating — 213,718 ratings score: 1,548, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Stay with Me by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 66,294 ratings score: 1,456, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 149,114 ratings score: 1,455, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Power by Naomi Alderman (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 252,958 ratings score: 1,410, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie 4.01 avg rating — 72,479 ratings score: 1,309, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Anything is Possible by Elizabeth Strout (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 80,261 ratings score: 1,255, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Reservoir 13 by Jon McGregor 3.55 avg rating — 13,915 ratings score: 1,247, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Idaho by Emily Ruskovich 3.50 avg rating — 25,987 ratings score: 1,139, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	House of Names by Colm Tóibín 3.57 avg rating — 10,369 ratings score: 1,134, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Solar Bones by Mike McCormack 3.80 avg rating — 4,743 ratings score: 1,131, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 41,912 ratings score: 1,075, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley by Hannah Tinti (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 17,623 ratings score: 1,004, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Christodora by Tim Murphy (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 7,110 ratings score: 985, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	White Tears by Hari Kunzru (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 10,446 ratings score: 914, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Himself by Jess Kidd (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 15,242 ratings score: 845, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	History of Wolves by Emily Fridlund 3.40 avg rating — 29,466 ratings score: 840, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Animators by Kayla Rae Whitaker (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 12,484 ratings score: 760, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Idiot by Elif Batuman 3.64 avg rating — 108,453 ratings score: 749, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	The Dry (Aaron Falk, #1) by Jane Harper (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 268,275 ratings score: 658, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 35,197 ratings score: 656, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	English Animals by Laura Kaye 3.77 avg rating — 1,145 ratings score: 640, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	The Dark Flood Rises by Margaret Drabble 3.55 avg rating — 2,893 ratings score: 569, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	The Dark Circle by Linda Grant 3.52 avg rating — 1,906 ratings score: 541, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Elmet by Fiona Mozley 3.78 avg rating — 15,294 ratings score: 536, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	First Love by Gwendoline Riley 3.26 avg rating — 2,812 ratings score: 532, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	New Boy by Tracy Chevalier (Goodreads Author) 3.49 avg rating — 9,702 ratings score: 497, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Cove by Cynan Jones (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 1,547 ratings score: 487, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	The Music Shop by Rachel Joyce 3.84 avg rating — 34,949 ratings score: 458, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	A Line Made By Walking by Sara Baume 3.74 avg rating — 2,721 ratings score: 457, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	The Clocks in This House All Tell Different Times by Xan Brooks 3.61 avg rating — 539 ratings score: 441, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	The Golden House by Salman Rushdie 3.67 avg rating — 11,036 ratings score: 433, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	H(a)ppy by Nicola Barker 3.22 avg rating — 927 ratings score: 433, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	The Forensic Records Society by Magnus Mills 3.54 avg rating — 1,062 ratings score: 429, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	The Patriots by Sana Krasikov (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 2,960 ratings score: 421, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	The Mirror & the Light (Thomas Cromwell, #3) by Hilary Mantel 4.41 avg rating — 47,242 ratings score: 396, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	The Exact Nature of Our Wrongs by Janet Peery (Goodreads Author) 3.33 avg rating — 529 ratings score: 383, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan (Goodreads Author) 3.61 avg rating — 91,672 ratings score: 381, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	A Natural by Ross Raisin 3.71 avg rating — 801 ratings score: 377, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Ashland & Vine by John Burnside 3.65 avg rating — 292 ratings score: 370, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Darke by Rick Gekoski 3.63 avg rating — 551 ratings score: 366, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	No One Can Pronounce My Name by Rakesh Satyal (Goodreads Author) 3.66 avg rating — 3,614 ratings score: 362, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Ghachar Ghochar by Vivek Shanbhag (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 19,615 ratings score: 337, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	The Witchfinder's Sister by Beth Underdown (Goodreads Author) 3.60 avg rating — 10,525 ratings score: 334, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	The Story of a Brief Marriage by Anuk Arudpragasam (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 3,220 ratings score: 323, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	The Blood Miracles by Lisa McInerney 3.81 avg rating — 1,032 ratings score: 296, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	When I Hit You: Or, A Portrait of the Writer as a Young Wife by Meena Kandasamy (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 6,647 ratings score: 292, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Grief Cottage by Gail Godwin 3.75 avg rating — 3,836 ratings score: 288, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	If the Creek Don't Rise by Leah Weiss (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 26,275 ratings score: 288, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	An Ounce of Practice by Leo Zeilig (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 20 ratings score: 285, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	Enigma Variations by André Aciman (Goodreads Author) 3.63 avg rating — 14,450 ratings score: 282, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	The Adventures of John Carson in Several Quarters of the World: A Novel of Robert Louis Stevenson by Brian Doyle 3.92 avg rating — 393 ratings score: 282, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	The Angel of History by Rabih Alameddine 3.83 avg rating — 1,552 ratings score: 278, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	Void Star by Zachary Mason (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 2,521 ratings score: 278, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	Here Comes the Sun by Nicole Y. Dennis-Benn (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 11,812 ratings score: 275, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	Midwinter Break by Bernard MacLaverty 3.60 avg rating — 5,878 ratings score: 275, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	Matilda Empress by Lise Arin (Goodreads Author) 3.52 avg rating — 89 ratings score: 261, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	Spoils by Brian Van Reet (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 795 ratings score: 256, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	The Stolen Child by Lisa Carey (Goodreads Author) 3.59 avg rating — 1,745 ratings score: 254, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	One of the Boys by Daniel Magariel 3.54 avg rating — 4,344 ratings score: 252, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	The Lauras by Taylor Sara 3.53 avg rating — 1,700 ratings score: 238, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	The Good People by Hannah Kent (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 23,324 ratings score: 233, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	Strange Heart Beating by Eli Goldstone 3.29 avg rating — 562 ratings score: 228, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	The Transition by Luke Kennard 3.38 avg rating — 1,438 ratings score: 225, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	Innocents and Others by Dana Spiotta (Goodreads Author) 3.54 avg rating — 2,877 ratings score: 222, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	Little Deaths by Emma Flint 3.35 avg rating — 9,516 ratings score: 208, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	Sympathy by Olivia Sudjic 3.07 avg rating — 1,225 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	A State of Freedom by Neel Mukherjee 3.60 avg rating — 1,972 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
78	Golden Legend by Nadeem Aslam 3.95 avg rating — 1,695 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
79	Sorry to Disrupt the Peace by Patrick Cottrell (Goodreads Author) 3.34 avg rating — 3,235 ratings score: 193, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	I Hate the Internet by Jarett Kobek (Goodreads Author) 3.60 avg rating — 3,033 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81	Old Buildings In North Texas by Jen Waldo (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 123 ratings score: 188, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	The Weight of Him by Ethel Rohan (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 1,052 ratings score: 184, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	A Manual for Heartache by Cathy Rentzenbrink 3.97 avg rating — 1,615 ratings score: 184, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
84	Little Nothing by Marisa Silver (Goodreads Author) 3.47 avg rating — 1,672 ratings score: 183, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	Phone by Will Self 3.62 avg rating — 226 ratings score: 181, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	The Devil and Webster by Jean Hanff Korelitz (Goodreads Author) 3.61 avg rating — 2,153 ratings score: 179, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	Dalila by Jason Donald 4.34 avg rating — 183 ratings score: 179, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	The Children of Jocasta by Natalie Haynes (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 12,951 ratings score: 179, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	White Fur by Jardine Libaire (Goodreads Author) 3.30 avg rating — 6,124 ratings score: 179, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	Welcome to Lagos by Chibundu Onuzo 3.78 avg rating — 4,160 ratings score: 178, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91	The Locals by Jonathan Dee 3.34 avg rating — 3,140 ratings score: 172, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91	The Gallows Pole by Benjamin Myers (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 5,038 ratings score: 172, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
93	The Widow Nash by Jamie Harrison (Goodreads Author) 3.57 avg rating — 1,484 ratings score: 171, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
94	A Separation by Katie Kitamura (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.06 avg rating — 19,335 ratings score: 170, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	Montpelier Parade by Karl Geary 3.75 avg rating — 1,205 ratings score: 169, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
96	Perfect Little World by Kevin Wilson (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 15,559 ratings score: 168, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97	How to Be Human by Paula Cocozza (Goodreads Author) 3.23 avg rating — 1,044 ratings score: 167, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
98	Smile by Roddy Doyle 3.44 avg rating — 4,744 ratings score: 166, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	The Wish Child by Catherine Chidgey (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 1,271 ratings score: 164, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
100	Pussy by Howard Jacobson 3.16 avg rating — 420 ratings score: 162, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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message 1: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (new)

Nov 15, 2016 08:19PM

I always wonder how it is possible to put a book that hasn't even been published yet on a list like this one.... I mean, shouldn't one at least have read the book to decide whether or not it is Booker Prize eligible...?

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message 2: by Phillip (new)

Nov 16, 2016 06:08AM

But there would be no list if we had to wait to read them!

I take eligible to mean that the book and author meet the criteria to be entered for the prize, nothing more. I think it is most useful as a list of good new literary fiction.

It's possible that the odd stinker could creep in, but then absolute stinkers sometimes do get automatically entered for the prize because the author has previously won or been shortlisted (let's not name names!)

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message 3: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Nov 16, 2016 07:23AM) (new)

Nov 16, 2016 07:12AM

Phillip wrote: "I take eligible to mean that the book and author meet the criteria to be entered for the prize, nothing more. ..."

I get that. But who's to know the contents of a book before it gets actually published.... (and it's not even sure a book will actually be published to be 'eligible' for the 2017 Booker). Hilary Mantel's The Mirror and the Light is on this list. It has been before, but so far no book, just a rumour she is writing it. I'd love to read it once it is published, don't get me wrong, but how a yet unpublished book can be on this list is beyond me. To me 'eligible' definitely means something else. And why would there be no list if we had to wait to read them? Plenty of books have already been published since the 2016 Booker, and several will before the longlist of the 2017 Booker, not even to mention the actual awarding of the 2017 Booker.

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message 4: by Phillip (new)

Nov 17, 2016 06:13AM

But if I didn't add books I hadn't read (yet) then I couldn't have started the list...

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message 5: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Nov 17, 2016 06:34AM) (new)

Nov 17, 2016 06:29AM

Phillip wrote: "But if I didn't add books I hadn't read (yet) then I couldn't have started the list..."

Why not? Unless it means you've read none of the books you've added? Which, in my opinion at least, is not right for this particular list (given the title of this list), because how can you think a title Booker eligible if you haven't read it...? By the way, I don't need to tell you that on the whole one can only own/borrow/read published books, yet you've voted for The Mirror and the Light...

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message 6: by Phillip (last edited Nov 18, 2016 04:49AM) (new)

Nov 18, 2016 04:43AM

This was meant to be a list of possible contenders for the prize. It also has been a useful list of forthcoming literary fiction.

Perhaps I have made the mistake of using the wrong word. Perhaps I do not know my own language well enough.

The OED definition of the word eligible is: "satisfying the appropriate conditions". I don't know which of the conditions for ENTRY to the prize you think require the book to have been read? I thought that the literary merit of the books was for the judges to decide not me.

OK, I will remove my votes from all the books I haven't read, and never add anything I haven't.

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message 7: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Nov 18, 2016 07:03AM) (new)

Nov 18, 2016 06:52AM

@Phillip
According to the COD, the definition of 'eligible' is 'fit or entitled to be chosen' and Webster describes it as 'qualified to be chosen'. But let's leave it at this, shall we, because we are not going to see eye to eye on this one...

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message 8: by Laff (new)

Nov 18, 2016 02:08PM

Well said Booklovinglady! I understand and appreciate how and why Philip gets the ball rolling, but I do not understand all the other people who vote for books that they have never read. I only vote for a book once I have started reading it.

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message 9: by Ann Helen (new)

Nov 19, 2016 02:01AM

"This was meant to be a list of possible contenders for the prize. It also has been a useful list of forthcoming literary fiction"

This is exactly what I want the list to be and what the previous lists have been. Please don't change it. I agree completely that it is the judges job to decide the literary merit of the books. The rest of us can look at the entire list of possible candidates and see if we can guess which books have enough literary merit to be chosen - or just use the list as a way of discovering new books to read.

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message 10: by Ethan (new)

Nov 21, 2016 07:02AM

I second Ann Helen. These lists are only useful if there is an attempt to anticipate the literary fiction released during the Man Booker eligible period which may be good contenders for the prize. They help (me) find books and authors to read before the longlist announcement. The way goodreads lists work requires someone (thanks to Phillip in this case) to vote for the books so they appear. This is the way these lists have functioned for seven years. Others are free to make their own lists that function another way.

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message 11: by James (new)

Jan 09, 2017 09:10PM

A book is eligible for the Booker if it is published by a UK publisher between October 1st and September 30th of that year. Period. Reading the book makes no difference as to whether it's eligible or not. If it was published in the UK during that time frame, it's eligible.

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message 12: by Antonomasia (last edited Jan 18, 2017 03:04AM) (new)

Jan 18, 2017 02:59AM

These lists are a very useful institution of several years' standing on GR, for people who want to read likely contenders in advance of the longlist announcement, and for those interested in browsing new UK literary fiction all on one page . People who have followed the prize tend to know a Booker type book when they see it, and there are publishers with literary fiction lists whose books do belong on here.

Very sorry to see that busybody users made Phillip feel the need to remove his votes - which do fit the criteria of eligibility for the GR list - and I hope that will not happen again. There is no site rule which says that a user must have read a book in order to vote for it. (Some list owners may ask for that - but Phillip is the list owner here, and has been curating these lists for several years, and they are useful to others.)

I am going to go through some catalogues soon to find books eligible for the upcoming International Prize, and if I see likely English-language prize contenders will be adding them regardless of the fact that I have not read them and may not wish to, in order to help create a resource for other site users.

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message 13: by Lee (new)

Jan 18, 2017 03:29AM

I think the idea that we only formulate lists such as these based on what we've read is, above all else, deeply humbug. These lists are a bit of fun, and considering what's about to happen in two days I say we go in for as much fun as possible. Please keep going Phillip...

Booklovinglady - I love that you lovebooks but I'm sad that you don't lovefun. Who knows if the Mantel will be out in 2017? It's fun to speculate it might, and because of that I'm glad it's on there. If you REALLY WERE a booklovinglady these lists would surely put a smile on your face...

As Antonomasia points out, this is a very useful list of 'likely contenders' for 'those interested in browsing new UK literary fiction all on one page' and makes no claim to anything else.

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message 14: by Antonomasia (last edited Feb 18, 2017 08:32AM) (new)

Feb 18, 2017 08:05AM

@Phillip: hope you don't mind - I've now restored to the list the rest of the titles that you've tagged/shelved as 'booker possibles'.

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message 15: by Ann Helen (new)

Feb 18, 2017 08:31AM

Thank you, Antonomasia! And thanks to Phillip for starting the lists.

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message 16: by Antonomasia (new)

Feb 19, 2017 05:28AM

A couple for next year
Tom Barbash, The Dakota Winters
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dakota-Winte...
Barney Norris, Turning for Home
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Turning-Home...

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message 17: by Donna (last edited May 12, 2017 06:17PM) (new)

May 12, 2017 05:31PM

Removed for being outside the time window specified:

#19 Mischling
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

#31 The Veins of the Ocean
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

I also want to question the inclusion of The Mirror and the Light. It doesn't have an anticipated pub date, and has been in the works since 2013. Although there are--strangely--36 ratings listed on Goodreads, it cannot be ordered on Amazon, and Net Galley has no DRC. Is this book actually projected to come out within the window in question? Has anyone even seen it? My gracious, I nearly have a case of the vapors, I am so worked up about this potential fraud. Someone quick, bring my smelling salts...

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message 18: by [deleted user] (new)

Jun 19, 2017 01:06PM

I think The Ministry of Utmost Happiness would win!

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message 19: by [deleted user] (last edited Jun 19, 2017 08:25PM) (new)

Jun 19, 2017 08:24PM

Donna wrote: "Arpit wrote: "I think The Ministry of Utmost Happiness would win!"
If you want it on the list, you are going to have to add it yourself."

It is on the list, sitting prettily on #19 position ;)

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message 20: by David (new)

Jul 04, 2017 06:50AM

Donna wrote: "Removed for being outside the time window specified:

#19 Mischling
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

#31 The Veins of the Ocean
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...-..."

Hi Donna...forgive me but I don't know how to remove books, but I believe The Scandal by Fredrik Backman is ineligible as it is not originally written in English - it's a Swedish translation. I recommend it though!

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message 21: by Donna (new)

Jul 04, 2017 08:39AM

David wrote: "Donna wrote: "Removed for being outside the time window specified:

#19 Mischling
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

#31 The Veins of the Ocean
https://www.goodreads.com/book/..."

David wrote: "Donna wrote: "Removed for being outside the time window specified:

#19 Mischling
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

#31 The Veins of the Ocean
https://www.goodreads.com/book/..."

And also: The Scandal from #91 for being published in another language initially and at the request of the listmaker.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

In order to remove books, one needs to become a Goodreads librarian (volunteer work, unpaid). When I signed on a few years ago--mostly in order to be able to clean up lists--it was not difficult. I am a retired teacher, but I think a BA would have been enough to get me in. However, since the Amazon buyout, I don't know whether it's easier, harder, or the same.

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