2024 Booker Prize Longlist Announced

The 2024 Booker Prize longlist features a diverse array of authors and novels, including debuts by Colin Barrett, Rita Bullwinkel, and Yael van der Wouden. Barrett's 'Wild Houses' is a darkly comic thriller set in a small Irish town, while Bullwinkel's 'Headshot' delves into the lives of teenage girls in a boxing competition. Notable longlisted authors include Percival Everett for 'James', a retelling of 'Huckleberry Finn' from the perspective of the enslaved Jim, and Tommy Orange, the first Native American nominee, with his multigenerational saga 'Wandering Stars'. The longlist also includes works by Anne Michaels, Claire Messud, and Charlotte Wood. The winner, receiving £50,000, will be announced in November.