The Reader's Room

Booker Prize 2019 the Official Shortlist

So who made the cut? How well did our predictions go? Are we reading Ducks?

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1001 Books August 2019 Round Up

So who were the winners and losers from the 1001 list in August?

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Booker Prize 2019 our Shortlist Predictions

It’s time for our predictions. What books do we think will make the cut? Who will predict the most correct books? Are we going to have to read Ducks?

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Read Around the World: Cyprus

Better late than never – all the Booker Prize reading nearly derailed our regular slot but we weren’t going to let that happen.

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Booker Prize 2019 Longlist: Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellman

(USA/UK)

Book Number 12 and our final review before the short list is announced. This one was read (entirely) by Tracy (partly) by Book Worm & Anita

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Booker Prize 2019 Longlist: Night Boat to Tangier by Kevin Barry

(Ireland)

Book 11 read and rated by panellists Book Worm, Tracy, Andrew, Susie & Lisa

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Booker Prize 2019 Longlist: Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo

(UK)

Book number 10 read and rated by Book Worm, Tracy & Anita.

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Booker Prize 2019 Longlist: Quichotte by Salman Rushdie

(UK/India)

Book number 9 read and rated by Book Worm & Tracy.

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Booker Prize 2019 Longlist: 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World by Elif Shafak

(UK/Turkey)

Book 8 read and rated by Book Worm, Tracy, Lisa, Nicole and Susie and we have a big difference in opinion over this one…

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Booker Prize 2019 Longlist: An Orchestra of Minorities by Chigozie Obioma

(Nigeria)

Book 7 Read and rated by panellists Book Worm, Nicole & Tracy

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