The Goldsmiths Prize Shortlist 2021
Selected by the Bookshop
The Goldsmiths Prize routinely gives us the most exciting shortlist of any fiction prize, and this year is no different, with six books that, each in their own, different way, push at the boundaries of their form. The winner will be announced on 10 November.
From the publisher:
*A 'BOOKS OF 2021' PICK IN THE GUARDIAN, DAILY MAIL, DAILY TELEGRAPH, IRISH TIMES CULTURE AND NEW STATESMAN*'We read in order to come to life.'With fierce imagination, a woman revisits the moments that shape…
From the publisher:
SHORTLISTED FOR THE FOLIO PRIZE 2022SHORTLISTED FOR THE GOLDSMITHS PRIZE 2021SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG FICTION AWARD 2021'Diamond-sharp, timely and urgent' Observer, Best Debuts of 2021'Subtle, elegant, scorching'…
From the publisher:
'A Shock inhabits the secret life of a city, its hidden energies. It dramatizes how patterns form and then disperse, how stories are made and relationships created . . . remarkable' - Colm Toibin, author of Brooklyn 'Political, pertinent,…
Recommended by Gayle
‘If you need something to finally shake off the lockdown blues and get you in the mood for summer, This One Sky Day is it. One of the most joyful, playful novels I’ve read in ages. Magic, food, love, politics on a dream of a Caribbean island.’
From the publisher:
Winner of the Goldsmiths Prize 2021Sterling is arrested one morning without having done anything wrong. Plunged into a terrifying and nonsensical world, Sterling – with the help of their three best friends – must defy…
From the publisher:
**Shortlisted for The Goldsmiths Prize 2021****Shortlisted for The Desmond Elliott Prize 2021****An Observer 10 Best Debut Novelists of 2021**‘An extremely perceptive depiction of power and…
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