Last year's Booker shortlist featured Irish authors Paul Murray and Paul Lynch, with Lynch winning the prize for his dystopian novel Prophet Song.
The 2024 longlist was announced today with the shortlist of six books to follow on 21 September.
The 2024 Booker Prize longlist, in full:
Colin Barrett, Wild Houses
Rita Bullwinkel, Headshot
Percival Everett, James
Samantha Harvey, Orbital
Rachel Kushner, Creation Lake
Hisham Matar, My Friends
Claire Messud, This Strange Eventful History
Anne Michaels, Held
Tommy Orange, Wandering Stars
Sarah Perry, Enlightenment
Richard Powers, Playground
Yael van der Wouden, The Safekeep
Charlotte Wood, Stone Yard Devotional
The overall winner of the £50,000 prize will be announced at an event in London on 26th November.
Find out more about the 2024 Booker Prize longlist here.
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