Keen Islington readers have the opportunity to share the excitement in the lead-up to the nation's leading literary award -- the Man Booker Prize for Fiction.<br><br>From September, the thirteen titles listed on this year's Man Booker Prize longlist, the 'Man Booker Dozen', will be available in all nine Islington adult libraries. <br><br>The longlist includes: <br>· Darkmans by Nicola Barker (4th Estate) <br>· Self Help by Edward Docx (Picador) <br>· The Gift Of Rain by Tan Twan Eng (Myrmidon) <br>· The Gathering by Anne Enright (Jonathan Cape) <br>· The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid (Hamish Hamilton) <br>· The Welsh Girl by Peter Ho Davies (Sceptre) <br>· Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones (John Murray) <br>· Gifted by Nikita Lalwani (Viking) <br>· On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan (Jonathan Cape) <br>· What Was Lost by Catherine O'Flynn (Tindal Street) <br>· Consolation by Michael Redhill (William Heinemann) <br>· Animal's People by Indra Sinha (Simon & Schuster) <br>· Winnie & Wolf by A.N.Wilson (Hutchinson)<br><br>The shortlist will be announced on the 6 September, and the overall winner on 16 October.<br><br>For more information about Islington libraries, visit www.islington.gov.uk/libraries or call the council on 020 7527 2000. <br><br>For more information about the Man Booker Prize, visit www.themanbookerprize.com<br><br>Ends <br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>
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