Shortlisted books in 2024

TitleAuthorPrize
A
A Flat PlaceNoreen MasudWomen’s Prize for Non-Fiction
AHistory of BurningJanika OzaThe Carol Shields Prize
A Spell of Good ThingsAyobami AdebayoDylan Thomas Prize
All That She CarriedTiya MilesWomen’s Prize for Non-Fiction
A Thread of ViolenceMark O’ConnellThe Writers’ Prize
Atlas The Story of Pa SaltLucinda Riley and Harry WhittakerBritish Book of the Year – Fiction
B
The Bee StingPaul MurrayThe Writers’ Prize
Biography of XCatherine LaceyDylan Thomas Prize
Birnam WoodEleanor CattonThe Carol Shields Prize
Bright FearMary Jane ChanThe Writers’ Prize, Dylan Thomas Prize
Brotherless NightV.V. GaneshanathanThe Carol Shields Prize
C
Coleman HillKim Colman FooteThe Carol Shields Prize
D
Damascus StationDavid McCloskeyBritish Book of the Year – Crime and Thriller
DaughterClaudia DeyThe Carol Shields Prize
Code DependentMadhumita MurgiaWomen’s Prize for Non-Fiction
Demon CopperheadBarbara KingsolverBook of the Year – Pageturner
The DetailsIa GenbergInternational Booker Prize
DoppelgangerNaomi KleinThe Writers’ Prize, Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction
Fourth WingRebecca YarrosBook of the Year – Pageturner
The FraudZadie SmithThe Writers’ Prize
G
The Ghost ShipKate MossBritish Book of the Year – Fiction
The GluttonA K BlakemoreDylan Thomas Prize
H
The Home ChildLiz BerryThe Writers’ Prize (Winner)
How to Say Babylon Safiya SinclairWomen’s Prize for Non-Fiction
I
IcebreakerHannah GraceBook of the Year – Pageturner
Iron FlameRebecca YarrosBritish Book of the Year – Fiction
It Starts with usColleen HooverBook of the Year – Pageturner
K
KairosJenny ErpenbeckInternational Booker Prize
L
The Last Devil to DieRichard OsmanBritish Book of the Year – Crime and Thriller
LifescapesAnn WroeJames Tait Black Prize
Local FiresJoshua JonesDylan Thomas Prize
The Lost BookshopEvie WoodsBook of the Year – Pageturner
Lorie and JoeAmy ArnoldJames Tait Black Prize
M
Mater 2-10Hwang Sok-yongInternational Booker Prize
N
None of This is TrueLisa JewellBritish Book of the Year – Crime and Thriller
Not a River Selma AlmadaInternational Booker Prize
O
Open ThroatHenry HokeJames Tait Black Prize
Ordinary NotesChristina SharpeJames Tait Black Prize
B
Praiseworthy Alexis WrightJames Tait Black Prize
R
The Running GraveRobert GalbraithBritish Book of the Year – Crime and Thriller
S
The Secret HoursMick HeronBritish Book of the Year – Crime and Thriller
Self-Portrait as OthelloJason Allen-PaisantThe Writers’ Prize
Small WorldsCaleb Azumah NelsonDylan Thomas Prize
So Late in the DayClaire KeeganBritish Book of the Year – Fiction
T
TackleJilly CooperBritish Book of the Year – Fiction
This is Not MiamiFernanda MelchiorJames Tait Black Prize
ThunderclapLaura CummingThe Writers’ Prize, Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction
Though The Bodies FallNoel O’ReganJames Tait Black Prize
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and TomorrowGabrielle ZevinBook of the Year – Pageturner
Traces of EnyatIman MersalJames Tait Black Prize
w
The Woman who LiedClaire DouglasBritish Book of the Year – Crime and Thriller
The Wren, The WrenAnne EnrightThe Writers’ Prize
YellowfaceRF KuangBritish Book of the Year – Fiction