Eric Karl Anderson | Booker Prize 2023 Longlist Predictions @EricKarlAnderson | Uploaded July 2023 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
It's almost the start of Booker Prize season 2023! What will make the longlist? Here are the books I hope and predict to see nominated for this year's big book award. Click ‘Show More’ for info & links.

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Booker 2023 Dates
Longlist: August 1
Shortlist: September 21
Winner: November 26


Books discussed & purchase links:

Small Worlds by Caleb Azumah Nelson
uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/9780241574348

Mrs S by K Patrick
uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/9780008560997

The Fraud by Zadie Smith
uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/9780241336991

Biography of X by Catherine Lacey
uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/9781783789276

In Ascension by Martin MacInnes
uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/9781838956240

Wandering Souls by Cecile Pin
uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/9780008528775

Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton
uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/9781783784257

The New Life by Tom Crewe
uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/9781784744694

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/9780571376483

In Memoriam by Alice Winn
uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/9780241567821

Soldier Sailor – Claire Kilroy
uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/9780571381142

The House of Doors – Tan Twan Eng
uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/9781838858292

Cuddy – Benjamin Myers
uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/9781526631503


My full reviews of some of these books:

Small Worlds by Caleb Azumah Nelson
lonesomereader.com/blog/2023/6/9/small-worlds-by-caleb-azumah-nelson

Biography of X by Catherine Lacey
lonesomereader.com/blog/2023/6/26/biography-of-x-by-catherine-lacey

In Ascension by Martin MacInnes
youtube.com/watch?v=3pkRjJ54iXk

Wandering Souls by Cecile Pin
lonesomereader.com/blog/2023/4/14/wandering-souls-by-cecile-pin

Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton
youtube.com/watch?v=icU7pjJcUb0

The New Life by Tom Crewe
youtube.com/watch?v=q7D5ZHffUb4

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
youtube.com/watch?v=BsSNNaG8MxY

In Memoriam by Alice Winn
youtube.com/watch?v=JEg-RB9Pd_8


Chapters:
0:00 Intro
2:04 Small Worlds
3:03 Mrs S
4:59 The Fraud
6:42 Biography of X
7:55 In Ascension
9:00 Wandering Souls
10:02 The New Life
11:17 Birnam Wood
12:41 Demon Copperhead
13:48 In Memoriam
14:48 Soldier Sailor
15:23 The House of Doors
16:10 Cuddy
17:19 Conclusion


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