The 2024 year is coming to an end and that means the award seasons are just around the corner. And today, we found out the 2024 Booker Prize Shortlist and which six books were selected.

The shortlist was released in London and for the first time in 55 years, five of the six books selected are by female authors. Ironically enough, I think the winner will be lone male author because James by Percival Everett seems to be the novel of the year according to many.

James by Percival Everett historical fiction books
James by Percival Everett

Last year’s winner was Prophet Song by Paul Lynch, a novel that most people didn’t hear of until it was selected as the winner. That does indicate that the winners are often novels that go under the radar. Last year, three of the six books nominated were written by an author named Paul and had two female authors nominated. You can see the full list of the 2024 Book Prize Shortlist below!

I am surprised that Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange wasn’t nominated and Playground by Richard Powers also didn’t make the cut after making the nominations list. With so many amazing novels out there, some will be overlooked or just not good enough.

The winners of the award will be announced in London on November 12 and the winner will receive 50,000 pounds, or about $66,000. Books that go on to win this award see a surge in sales and that should be true this time around too. Will it be James or will we be surprised as another book takes the coveted award?

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