• The 2017 Man Booker Shortlist is Here!

    Ali Smith, Emily Fridlund, Mohsin Hamid and more.

    The 2017 Man Booker shortlist has been announced:

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    Paul Auster, 4 3 2 1 

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    Emily Fridlund, History of Wolves

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    Mohsin Hamid, Exit West

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    Fiona Mozley, Elmet

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    George Saunders, Lincoln in the Bardo

    Read George Saunders on death, Donald Trump, and the trick that made him a better writer.

    Ali Smith, Autumn

    Read a selection from Ali Smith’s Autumn and listen to her discuss the novel on WNYC.







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