Award longlist books 2023

TitleAuthorAward
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Across a Hundred mountainsReyna GrandeAA
After SapphoSelby Wynn SchwartzJTBP
The Apartment on Calle UruguayZachary LazarJCO
A Day in the life of Abed SalamaNathan ThrallBGP
A Line in the World (auto)Dorthe NorsNBCC
All that’s Left UnsaidTracey LienLAT
All that she CarriedTiya MilesBGP
All The Colour in the WorldC S RichardsonSGP
All the Little Bird-HeartsViktoria Lloyd BarlowBP
All this Could be DifferentSara Thankham MathewsALP
A New Name Jon FosseNBCC
The Anomaly Herve Le TellierACCA
Another Way to Split WaterAlycia PirmohamedJP
A Pocketful of HappinessRichard E GrantIBA
The Attic ChildLola JayeJP
A Spell of Good Things Ayobami AdebayoBP
A System so Magnificent it is BlindingAmanda Svensson
Translated by Nichola Smalley
IBP
Away from the DeadDavid BergenSGP
A Very Nice GirlImogen CrispBTA
1599 A Year in the Life of William ShakespeareJames ShapiroBGWoW
B
Babel R F KuangNA
Bad Mexicans (NF) Kelly Lytle HernandezNBCC
The Bandit QueensParini ShroffWPFF
The Bangalore Detectives ClubHarini NagendraAA
The Bee StingPaul MurrayBP, KP, CN
Best of FriendsKamila ShamsieIBA
Beyond the WallKatje HoyerBGP
BirdgirlMya-Rose CraigJP
Birnam WoodEleanor CattonKP, SGP, CN
The Birthday PartyLaurent Mauvignier
Translated by Daniel Levin Becker
IBP
Bitter Orange TreeJokha AlharthiJTBP
BitterthornKat DunnCN
Black ButterfliesPriscilla MorrisWPFF, FNA
Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in her HeadWarsan Shire DTP
Bliss MontageLing MaNBCC
Bolla Pajtim StatovciJTBP
The Book of GooseYiyun LiAC, PFA,
BoulderEva Baltasar
Translated by Julia Sanches
IBP
The Boys of BiloxiJohn GrishamAA
Briefly, A Delicious LifeNell Stevens DTP
The Brightside Running ClubJosie LloydAA
Brother AliveZain KhalidNBCC
Brown GirlsDaphne Palasi AndreadesCSP
Bulldog BrownChris CorbettCWA
C
The Candy HouseJennifer EganAC
Calling for a Blanket DanceOscar HokeahALP
Carrie Soto is BackTaylor Jenkins ReidGBGBA
CartographersPeng ShepherdLAT
City of Incurable WomenMaud CaseyJCO
Children of ParadiseCamilla GrudovaWPFF
The Children on the HillJennifer McMahonITW
The ClarionNina DunicSGP
Close to HomeMichael McGeeCN
Cloud Cuckoo LandAnthony DoerrDLA
Constructing a Nervous SystemMargo JeffersonRFP, NBCC
A Life in September (auto)Darryl PinckneyNBCC
The ComplicitiesStacey D’ErasmoJCO
The ConsequencesManuel MuñozJCO, ALP
Constructing a Nervous System Margo JeffersonNBCC
Consumed Aja BarberIBA
The Coral BonesE. J. SwiftACCA
Crossed Off the MapShafik MeghjiESTW
Cursed BreadSophie MackintoshWPFF
CycloramaAdam LangerJCO
D
Davos ManPeter S. GoodmanAA
Demon CopperheadBarbara KingsolverAC, WPFF, IBA, JTBP, PP
Devil HouseJohn DarnielleEA
The Devil Takes You HomeGabino IglesiasEA
The Dictator’s WifeFreya BerryFNA, TACBFN
Didn’t Nobody Give a Shit What Happened to CarlottaJames HannahamJCO, LAT
Dog Biscuits (GN)Alex GrahamLAT
The Doulbe Life of Benson YuKevin ChongSGP
Dr NoPercival EverettNBCC
Don’t Know ToughEli CranorEA
E
Edgware roadYasmin Cordery-KhanFNA
Either/OrElif BatumanJCO
ElsewhereAlexis SchaitkinCSP
EmKim ThuyDLA
EmergencyDaisy HildyardRFP
Empire of PainPatrick Radden Keefe BGWoW
The Escape ArtistJonathan FreedlandRFP
ExaltedAnna DornLAT
The extraordinary Life of an Ordinary ManPaul NewmanAA
F
Fairy TaleStehen KingAA
The Family ChaoLan Samantha ChangJCO
Fellowship PointAlice Elliot DarkJCO
Fen, Bog and Swamp (NF)Annie ProulxNBCC
The FervorAlma KatsuITW
The FieldsErin YoungITW
Fifteen Wild DecembersKaren PowellCN
The Final StrifeSaara El-ArifiGBGBA
Finding MeViola DavisAA
Fire RushJacqueline CrooksWPFF
Fire WeatherJohn ValliantBGP
The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy AfricaStephen BuoroCN
Five Tuesdays in WinterLily KingJCO
Flaubert’s ParrotJulian BarnesAA
FlightLynn Steger StrongJCO
Food For LifeTim SpecterF&M
Forbidden CityVanessa HuaJCO
Fruiting BodiesKathryn HarlenPFA
The FurrowsNamwali Serpell JCO, NBCC
G
GanglandChuck HoganEA
Girlfriend on MarsDeborah WillisSGP
GloryNoViolet BulawayoRFP, WPFF, ALP
G ManBeverly GageNBCC, PP
God’s Children are Little Broken ThingsArinze Ifeakandu DTP
The Gospel According to the New WorldMaryse Condé
Translated by Richard Philcox
IBP
Greenwich ParkKatherine FaulknerAA
Gwen and Art are Not in LoveLex Croucher
H
HagsVictoria SmithCN
The Haunting of Hajji Hotak and Other StoriesJamil Jan KochaiLAT, ALP
The Heaven and Earth Grocery StoreJames McBrideKP
Harry Sylvester BirdChinelo OkparantaALP
Hello, Molly!Molly ShannonAA
HeistJames PiersonCWA
Here Again NowOkechukwu NzeluJP
The HeronDon WinslowAA
Hiding to NothingAnita PatiJP
HighErika FatlandESTW
Homesick Jennifer CroftWPFF
HorseGeraldine BrooksAA
House of HeartsFrancesca Lia BlockJCO
How High We Go in the DarkSequoia NagamatsuAC, AA
How Not to Drown in a Glass of WaterAngie CruzJCO, ALP
How Not to Kill YourselfClancy MartinKP
How Strange a SeasonMegan Mayhew BergmanJCO, ALP
How to Build a BoatElaine FeeneyBP
How to Say BabylonSafiya SinclairKP
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If I Survive YouJonathan EscofferyNBCC, PFA, ALP, BP
The Illness LessonClare BeamsJCO
I’m A FanSheena PatelWPFF, JP, FNA, NBCC, DTP
An Immense World (NF)Ed YongNBCC
The Immortal King RaoVauhini VaraNBCC
The Importance of Being InterestedRobin InceIBA
In AcsensionMartin MacInnesBP
In LoveAmy BloomRFP
In MemoriamAlice WinnWDF
The Instant Amy LiptrotIBA
In the Shadow of the MountainSilvia Valasquez-LavadoESTW
Into the GardenLaurie R. KingLAT
Into the SilenceWade Davis BGWoW
The IslandAdrian McKintyAA
The IslandsDionne IrvingPFA, SGP
Is Mother DeadVigdis Hjorth
Translated by Charlotte Barslund
IBP
J
JackalErin E. AdamsEA
Jackie and MeLouis BayardJCO
Jimi Hendrix Live in LvivAndrey Kurkov
Translated by Reuben Woolley
IBP
Joseph Smith and the MormonsNoah Van SciverLAT
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The Last OverlandAlex BescobyESTW
The Last Suspicious Holdout Ladee Hubbard
The Last White ManMohsin HamidJCO, ALP
Left on Tenth Delia EphronAA
Less is LostAndrew Sean GreerAA
Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st CenturyKim FuJCO
Let us DescendJesmyn WardKP
The LeviathanRosie AndrewsIBA, GBGBA
Life is EverywhereLucy IvesJCO
Like a SisterKellye GarrettEA
LimberlostRobbie ArnottDTP
Linea Nigra (auto)Jazmina BarreraNBCC
The Line of Least ResistanceJeff RichardsCWA
Little BoxesCecelia KnappFNA
Losing the PlotDerek OwusuJP, DTP
Love NovelMimi SimicDLA
Lucy by the SeaElizabeth StroutRFP
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Mad HoneyJodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney BoylanAA
The MaidNita ProseAA, EA
Maps of Our Spectacular BodiesMaddie Mortimer DTP , BTA
Male UnknownChris GriffithsCWA
The Marriage PortraitMaggie O’FarrellWPFF
Marzahn mon amourJo HeinrichDLA
MemphisTara M StringfellowAA, ALP
Men I Trust Tommi ParrishLAT
Mercia’s TeakDaniel WilesBTA
The Method (NF)Isaac ButlerNBCC
MetronomePaul WatsonACCA, GBGBA
Miracle and Wonder: Conversations with Paul SimonMalcolm Gladwell and Bruce HeadlamAA
Monkey BoyFrancisco GoldmanJCO
Moonlight and the Pearler’s DaughterLizzie PookFNA
More than you Will Ever KnowKatie GutierrezEA
Mr BJennifer HomansBGP, KP
The Murder of Mr WickhamClaudia GrayAA
My Family and other EnemiesMary NovakovichESTW
My Name is YipPaddy CreweFNA, BTA
N
The New LifeTom CreweCN
Night CrawlingLeila MottleyAA
Night of the Living RezMorgan TaltyNBCC
Ninth BuildingZou Jingzhi
Translated by Jeremy Tiang
IBP
No Country for GirlsEmma StylesFNA
No Land to Light OnYara Zgeib DTP
None of the AboveTravis AlabanzaJP
Notes on an ExecutionDanya KukafkaEA,GBGBA
Notes on GriefChimamanda Ngozi AdichiIBA
Nothing to EnvyBarbara Demick BGWoW
O
Old God’s TimeSebastian BarryBP
On the RooftopMargaret Wilkerson SextonJCO
One, Two, Three, FourCraig Brown BGWoW
Ordinary Human FailingsMegan NolanCN
Our Country FriendsGary ShteyngartJCO
The Man who Could Move Clouds (auto)Ingrid RojasNBCC
Our Missing HeartsCeleste NgJCO
P
PandoraSusan Stokes-ChapmanGBGBA
Portrait of a ThiefGrace D. LiEA
ParadaisFernanda MelchorLAT, DLA
Paris 1919Margaret Macmillan BGWoW
The Paris ApartmentLucy FoleyAA
The PassengerCormac McCarthyAC
The Passengers  Will Ashon RFP
PearlSian HughesBP
Phantom GangCairan O’Rourke DTP
PlutoshineLucy KissickACCA
The PoTobias JonesESTW
Power and ProgressBGP
Prophet SongPaul LynchBP
Pure ColourSheila HetiRFP
PyrePerumal Murugan
Translated by Aniruddhan Vasudevan
IBP
R
The Rabbit HutchTess GuntyNBCC
The Ransomeware Hunting TeamRenee Dudley and Daniel GoldenAA
Red MemoryTania BraniganBGP, KP
The Red Scholar’s WakeAliette de BodardACCA
Remarkably Bright CreaturesShelby Van PeltAA
Revolutionary SpringChristopher ClarkBGP
The Rooftop GardenMenaka Ramen WilmsSGP
The Room Between UsDenise Saul JP
S
Safe, Wanted and Loved Patrick DylanAA
Scary MonstersMichelle de KretserRFP
The School for Good MothersJessamine ChanAC, NBCC
Sea of TranquilityEmily St John MandelAC, IBA
The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius SanchoPaterson JosephJP
The Second SightZachery CloudesleyGBGBA
Secret Identity Alex SeguraLAT
Send NudesSaba Sams DTP
Seven SteeplesSara Baume DTP
The Sex Lives of African WomenNana Darkoa SekyiamahAA
ShutterEli CranorEA
The Silent SistersRobert DugoniAA
SidewaysJeff MarsickCWA
Small WorldJonathan EvisonJCO
The Sleeping Car PorterSuzette MayrCSP
The Slow Road to TehranRebecca loweESTW
The Social Distance Between UsDarren McGarveyRFP
SolenoidMircea Cartarescu LAT
The Song of the CellSiddhartha MukkherjeeBGP
The Soul of the IndianCharles Alexander EastmanAA
Standing HeavyGauZ’
Translated by Frank Wynne
IBP
Stay True (auto)Hua HsoNBCC, PP
Still BornGuadalupe Nettel
Translated by Rosalind Harvey
Stone BlindNatalie HaynesWPFF
Strong Female CharacterFern BradyCN
Study for ObedienceSarah BernsteinBP, SGP,
SundialCatriona WardITW
Super InfiniteKatherine RundellIBA
SuspectScott TurowAA
Sweet, Soft, Plenty RhythmLaura WarrellPFA
The Swifts Beth Lincoln
T
TakeawayAngela HuiJP
Talk to My Back( GN)Yamada MurasakiLAT
The TreesPercival EverettDLA
Things we Do in the DarkJennifer HillierITW
The Tidal YearFreya BromleyCN
Tiepolo BlueJames CahillFNA, TACBFN
Time’s EchoJeremy EichlerBGP
Time ShelterGeorgi Gospodinov
Translated by Angela Rodel
IBP
Time to Think Hannah BarnesBGP
To Fill a Yellow HouseSussie Anie FNA
The House of DoorsTan Twan EngBP
The Town of BabylonAlejandro VarelaALP
Things They LostOkwiri Oduor
This Other EdenPaul HardingBP
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and TomorrowGabrielle ZevinGBGBA
TrespassesLouise KennedyWPFF
TrustHernan DiazJCO, PP,GBGBA
Two Nights in LisbonChris PavoneITW
Two Nurses SmokingDavid MeansJCO
U
UndercurrentNatasha CarthewCN
Unlikely AnimalsAnnie HartnettJCO
Ultraprocessed PeopleChris Van TullekenBGP
UnprotectedBilly PorterAA
V
Venemous BloodsuckerNed BeaumanACCA
The ViolenceDelilah S. DawsonITW
The Violin ConspiracyBrendan SlocumbAA
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WahalaNikki MayGBGBA
WakeTyler English-BeckwithAA
Wait Softly BrotherKathryn KuitenbrouwerSGP
Walking with NomadsAlice MorrisonESTW
The WagerDavid GrannBGP
Wandering SoulsCecile PinWPFF
Wash Day DiariesJamila Rowser and Robyn SmithLAT
We Have Never Lived on EarthKasia Van SchairSGP
We Lie HereRachel Howzell HallLAT
We Meant WellErum Shazia HassanSGP
Western Lane Chetna MarooBP
WhaleCheon Myeong-kwan
Translated by Chi-Young Kim
IBP
The Whalebone TheatreJoanna QuinnFNA
What Storm, What ThunderMyriam J. A. ChancyJCO
What we Fed to the ManticoreTalia Lakshmi KolluriAC, CSP, ALP
When We Were BirdsAyanna Lloyd BanwoJP, FNA, GBGBA
When we Were SistersFatimah AsgharCSP, ALP
While We Were DreamingClemens Meyer
Translated by Katy Derbyshire
IBP
White Cat, Black DogKelly LinkKP
Our Wives Under the SeaJulia ArmfieldAC
Woman of LightKali Fajardo-AnstineJCO
The Wrong End of the TelescopeRabih AlameddineJCO
Y
Yerba BuenaNina LaCourAA
You Made a Fool of Death with your BeautyAkwaeke EmeziIBA
Young MungoDouglas StuartIBA, GBGBA