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The Man Booker Prize 2015 Shortlist

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The Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2015 shortlist is revealed

15 September 2015

 

Marlon James, Tom McCarthy, Chigozie Obioma, Sunjeev Sahota, Anne Tyler and Hanya Yanagihara are today, Tuesday 15 September, announced as the shortlisted authors for the 2015 Man Booker Prize for Fiction.
The six names were announced by Chair of judges, Michael Wood, at a press conference at the offices of sponsor Man Group.
The judges remarked on the variety of writing styles, cultural heritage and literary backgrounds of the writers on the shortlist, which includes new authors alongside established names. Two authors come from the United Kingdom, two from the United States and one apiece from Jamaica and Nigeria.
This is the second year that the prize, first awarded in 1969, has been open to writers of any nationality, writing originally in English and published in the UK. Previously, the prize was open only to authors from the UK & Commonwealth, Republic of Ireland and Zimbabwe.

The 2015 shortlist of six novels is:
Author (nationality)                  Title (imprint)
Marlon James (Jamaica)       A Brief History of Seven Killings (Oneworld Publications)
Tom McCarthy (UK)               Satin Island (Jonathan Cape)
Chigozie Obioma (Nigeria)       The Fishermen (ONE, Pushkin Press)
Sunjeev Sahota (UK)               The Year of the Runaways (Picador)
Anne Tyler (US)                       A Spool of Blue Thread (Chatto & Windus)
Hanya Yanagihara (US)            A Little Life (Picador)

Chair of judges Michael Wood comments:
‘Only on rare occasions does celebration come so closely aligned with regret. The regret of what we left out was tempered by the enormous excitement we have in presenting the six books on the shortlist.
‘We re-read all 13 books on the longlist and in the process we rediscovered new pleasures in each. The writers on the shortlist present an extraordinary range of approaches to fiction. They come from very different cultures and are themselves at very different stages of their careers.’

Michael Wood is joined on the 2015 panel of judges by Ellah Wakatama Allfrey, John Burnside, Sam Leith and Frances Osborne. The judges considered 156 books for this year’s prize.
Tom McCarthy is the only shortlisted author to have been nominated before, having been shortlisted for C in 2010.
Marlon James is the first Jamaican-born author to be shortlisted for the prize. Chigozie Obioma is the second Nigerian to be nominated, after Ben Okri. Of the six authors, two are resident in the UK and four in the United States.
At 28, Chigozie Obioma is the youngest of this year’s shortlisted authors, the same age as 2013 winner Eleanor Catton.
Two independent publishers make it to the shortlist: Oneworld Publications and ONE, an imprint of Pushkin Press. Penguin Random House have two authors on the list (from their Jonathan Cape and Chatto & Windus imprints), as does Picador, an imprint of Pan Macmillan.

Manny Roman, CEO of Man Group, comments:
‘We are very proud to sponsor the Man Booker Prize, recognising the hard work and creativity of these talented authors of all nationalities writing in English. The prize underscores Man Group's charitable focus on literacy and education as well as our commitment to excellence and entrepreneurship. Together with the wider charitable activities of the Man Booker Foundation, the prize plays a very important role in promoting literary excellence that we are honoured to support. Many congratulations to the shortlisted authors.’

The 2015 winner
The 2015 winner will be announced on Tuesday 13 October in London’s Guildhall at a black-tie dinner that brings together the shortlisted authors and well-known figures from the literary world. The ceremony will be broadcast by the BBC.
In the meantime, there will be a number of public events featuring the shortlisted authors, including the Radio Times Festival (Sunday 27 September), Birmingham Literature Festival (Thursday 8 October) and two events at The Times & The Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival (Saturday 10 September).
The traditional Man Booker Prize Readings will take place at the Southbank Centre on the eve of the prize, 12 October, hosted by Mariella Frostrup.
There will be two further events with the winning author: at Stylist LIVE on 15 October and at Apple’s Covent Garden store on 16 October.
A special Man Booker Prize edition of Artsnight will air on BBC Two on Friday 9 October.
The shortlisted authors each receive £2,500 and a specially bound edition of their book. The winner will receive a further £50,000 and can expect international recognition.

Special shortlist podcast this Friday...
The Man Booker Prize Podcast is an exciting audio series that looks at the very best from the world of books.  Tune in on iTunes or SoundCloud this Friday for the special shortlist episode of the Man Booker Prize podcast.
Tell us what you think about the 2015 shortlist at @ManBookerPrize

Juvenile Series and Sequels database

Here is a great resource from the Mid-Continent Public Library

 

http://www.mymcpl.org/cfapps/juvser/title.cfm This is a great place to find out about juvenile series and sequels.

Young Adult Recommendations by Library Assistant Margaret

Library Assistant Margaret D. is responsible for our Young Adult Fiction collections, and  encourages everyone to read these novels:

 

City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, Book 1) by Cassandra Clare. Now a movie, this book is the classic good against evil; angels vs     demons. We follow Clary Fray in her adventure of finding herself  and discovering her true relationship with her mother. She meets unworldly creatures that make her realize that things are not always what they seem.

 

Tithe by Holly Black. Finding out that you are not human is sixteen-year-old Kaye Fierch’s dilemma -- the gritty high school dropout discovered that she   is a pixie. In the Fairy World of good and evil, she finds friendship, love, and the adventure of a lifetime.

 

Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry. Find out how Peter Pan became  “Peter Pan”   in this fun and adventurous prequel.

 

The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong. Chloe Saunders is a normal teenager whose only concern is boys and her friends. Then one day things turn horribly wrong. She sees a horrifying ghost for the first time, which leads to her being committed to a home for troubled teens. The other teens in the house all seem to be mentally unstable, but are they really or do they have psychic powers just like her?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Winner of the Adult Summer Reading Club

Library CEO Jill Nicholson (left) presents Adult Summer Reading Club draw winner Terry Dowding with her prize. Congratulations Terry, and thank you to all who participated.

 

 

 

Children’s Services Assistant Jennifer D. suggests the following titles:

 

As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride by Cary Elwes.  A must-read for every fan of the movie! Cary Elwes has written his memoir of his time on the set of Rob Reiner’s “The Princess Bride” and the book is a treat. Elwes shares some behind-the-scenes incidents that will forever change how you view the movie, including trying to hide a broken toe, swordplay injuries, Shawn Wallace’s insecurities, and a massive Giant fart. A wonderfully engrossing book that you will finish much too quickly.

Evil Librarian by Michelle Knudsen. Don’t let the ‘Y’ on the spine label fool you – this is a fun summertime read for adults as well as teens. A humorous supernatural story that reminded me of Christopher Moore or MaryJanice    Davidson, Evil Librarian follows the adventures of demon-hunter Cyn as she seeks to keep her best friend safe from the clutches of the school’s evil        librarian. Demon-fighting has never been so entertaining.

 

 

 

 

 

Books Recommended by Janice Coles, Deputy CEO

My Grandmother was a huge fan of Agatha Christie, and read and re-read what she referred to as her “Aggies.” When I was about 12 or 13, and summer meant reading just for fun, I decided to find out what Gram found so appealing. I soon discovered why Christie is the world's best-selling mystery writer, with interesting characters, exotic (well, to me) locales and plot turns that kept me guessing to the end. Christie became my summer author of choice when I was a teen, and this summer, I am going to revisit her work. I’ll start with The Secret Adversary, and then move on to some Miss Marple. Gram would be pleased!