Overview
- The winner will be named at a London ceremony on Monday evening, starting around 4:30 p.m. ET and 3 a.m. IST, with £50,000 on offer and a typical surge in sales for the victor.
- Bookmakers now edge Andrew Miller’s The Land in Winter ahead of Kiran Desai’s The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny, with William Hill quoting 6/4 for Miller and 2/1 for Desai, whose first novel in nearly two decades could make her a rare two-time Booker winner.
- David Szalay’s Flesh has seen a late betting swing, with odds shortening to 9/4 from 4/1 in recent days, according to market updates.
- The six-book shortlist comprises Andrew Miller’s The Land in Winter, Kiran Desai’s The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny, David Szalay’s Flesh, Susan Choi’s Flashlight, Katie Kitamura’s Audition, and Ben Markovits’s The Rest of Our Lives.
- This year’s choice comes from 153 submissions and is being decided by a panel chaired by Roddy Doyle, with judges including Sarah Jessica Parker.