- Margaret Atwood - The Testaments (Canada)
- Lucy Ellmann - Ducks, Newburyport (USA/UK)
- Bernardine Evaristo - Girl, Woman, Other (UK)
- Chigozie Obioma - An Orchestra of Minorities (Nigeria)
- Salman Rushdie - Quichotte (UK)
- Elif Shafak - 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World (Turkey)
I am delighted that Atwood made the list, and I am eagerly awaiting my pre-ordered copy of The Testaments which will arrive next week on publication day. Of the shortlisted titles, she is my pick for winner.
I had only read two of the longlisted titles - My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite, and John Lanchester's The Wall - and was not surprised that they didn't make the cut. But I was disappointed that Max Porter's Lanny didn't survive.
Here's what the Booker Prize judges had to say about the shortlist.
The Winner will be revealed on 14 October 2019.