2008 Shortlist Announced!

The 2008 shortlist has been announced, and they are:

• The White Tiger, by Aravind Adiga
• The Secret Scripture, by Sebastian Barry
• Sea of Poppies, by Amitav Ghosh
• The Clothes on Their Backs, by Linda Grant
• The Northern Clemency, by Philip Hensher
• A Fraction of the Whole, by Steve Toltz

You can find more information about these books in these posts:

• Trevor's Review of the 2008 Longlist
• Redheadrambles' review of The White Tiger

The prize will be awarded October 14. See this article for more information on the longlist:
First time novelists supercede previous prizewinners