![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “The book was eligible according to the rules, and clearly had plenty of supporters, which is why it made the longlist,” said Evaristo. Torrey Peters, who was subjected to online abuse when she became the first trans woman to be nominated for the prize with her debut Detransition, Baby, also didn’t make the shortlist. Former winner Ali Smith, who had been longlisted for Summer, failed to make the cut. This is the first year since 2005 that the prize has shortlisted only first-time nominees. “It takes risks while maintaining warmth, being very moving and profoundly insightful into human nature,” said judges. The Women’s prize lineup is completed with Lockwood’s fiction debut No One Is Talking About This, in which real life collides with the virtual world for a woman known for her viral social media posts. She totally seduces you into this fantasy world – it’s so beautiful and mind-expanding, and completely original.” “It’s probably the closest you can come to taking a hallucinogenic drug if you’ve not taken one before. Clarke, author of the bestselling fantasy novel Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, is shortlisted for her second novel, Piranesi, published 16 years after her first. ![]()
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