The longlist for the 2024 Booker Prize, which recognizes a work of fiction published in the English language in the U.K. and/or Ireland, has been announced. Among those listed are three debut novelists and several marquee names, with six Americans making this year's list.
This year's 13-book longlist was chosen by a judging panel comprising Sara Collins, Justine Jordan, Yiyun Li, Nitin Sawhney, and chair Edmund de Waal. A shortlist of six titles will be announced on September 19, and the winning book will be revealed on October 24, 2024. Each shortlisted author receives £2,500 and a specially bound edition of their book. The ultimate winner receives £50,000.
The longlisted titles for the 2024 Booker Prize are as follows:
- Wild Houses by Colin Barrett (Irish)
- Headshot by Rita Bullwinkel (American)
- James by Percival Everett (American)
- Orbital by Samantha Harvey (British)
- Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner (American)
- My Friends by Hisham Matar (British/Libyan)
- This Strange Eventful History by Claire Messud (Canadian/American)
- Held by Anne Michaels (Canadian)
- Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange (American)
- Enlightenment by Sarah Perry (British)
- Playground by Richard Powers (American)
- The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden (Dutch)
- Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood (Australian)
