Bob The Bookerer | The 2023 Booker Prize- Eligible Books and My Hopes/Predictions @BobTheBookerer | Uploaded June 2023 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
Hello! Booker Season is almost upon us again!

Here is me trying to break down what might have been submitted, and my own personal choices for the longlist. I also forgot to mention my 13th choice, which I have added in below! Enjoy, and I would love to hear yours!

The list I mention throughout is this, to which I owe a great debt: goodreads.com/list/show/177479.Booker_Prize_Eligible_2023

00:00 Introduction and Rules/Context
02:08 Previous Winners
03:54 Previously Shortlisted/Longlisted Authors
08:38 Big Hitters and Wild Cards
14:46 My Wishlist/Predictions

My List:

Tom Crewe- The New Life
Linda Grant- The Story of the Forest
Guy Gunaratne- Mister, Mister
Paul Harding- This Other Eden
Priya Hein- Riambel
Barbara Kingsolver- Demon Copperhead
Deborah Levy- August Blue
Martin MacInnes- In Ascension
Benjamin Myers- Cuddy
Cecile Pin- Wandering Souls
Salman Rushdie- Victory City
Zadie Smith- The Fraud
Isabel Waidner- Corey Fah Does Social Mobility

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