2010 Man Booker Longlist Announced. . .

And it's out!  And my man David Mitchell is on it - hooray!  Some good seasoned writers on this year's list and nice to see two Canadians - Emma Donoghue and Lisa Moore get a nod. Some of these books are not yet out in Canada but are coming soon this fall.  Get your holds on now! Here's the full longlist:

Parrot and Oliver in America by Peter Carey
Room by Emma Donoghue
The Betrayal by Helen Dunmore
In a Strange Room by Damon Galgut
The Finkler Question by Howard Jacobson
The Long Song by Andrea Levy
C by Tom McCarthy

The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell

February by Lisa Moore

Skippy Dies by Paul Murray

Trespass by Rose Tremain 

The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas

The Stars in the Bright Sky by Alan Warner

The shortlist will be announced on September 7th.