The 2020 Booker Prize Longlist
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Maaza Mengiste
The Shadow KingEthopia, 1935. With the threat of Mussolini's a...Ethopia, 1935. With the threat of Mussolini's army looming, recently orphaned Hirut struggles to adapt to her new life as a maid. Her new employer, Kidane, an officer in Emperor Haile Selassie's ar... -
Hilary Mantel
The Mirror and the LightThe long-awaited sequel to Wolf Hall and Bring ...The long-awaited sequel to Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies, the stunning conclusion to Hilary Mantel's Man Booker Prize-winning Wolf Hall trilogy. England, May 1536. Anne Boleyn is dead, decapita... -
Kiley Reid
Such a Fun AgeWhen Emira is apprehended at a supermarket for ...When Emira is apprehended at a supermarket for 'kidnapping' the white child she's actually babysitting, it sets off an explosive chain of events. Her employer Alix, a feminist blogger with the best... -
Brandon Taylor
Real LifeWallace has spent his summer in the lab breedin...Wallace has spent his summer in the lab breeding a strain of microscopic worms. He is four years into a biochemistry degree at a lakeside Midwestern university, a life that’s a world away from his ... -
Anne Tyler
Redhead by the Side of the RoadMicah Mortimer isn't the most polished person y...Micah Mortimer isn't the most polished person you'll ever meet. His numerous sisters and in-laws regard him oddly but very fondly, but he has his ways and means of navigating the world.He measures ... -
C Pam Zhang
How Much of These Hills is GoldBa dies in the night, Ma is already gone. Lucy ...Ba dies in the night, Ma is already gone. Lucy and Sam, twelve and eleven, are suddenly alone and on the run. With their father's body on their backs, they roam an unforgiving landscape dotted with...
