21st Century Literature discussion

March 8, 2017 "On International Women’s Day, we’re delighted to reveal the sixteen brilliant books which make up this year’s Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction longlist, chosen by our fantastic 2017 judging panel.

“'The judges had an unusually large number of books of extraordinary quality to choose from this year, and so I can’t say that it was an easy process to come up with a list as short as sixteen,' commented Tessa Ross, Chair of Judges. 'However, we’re all thrilled by where we’ve ended up and truly excited by the quality and range of talent on this year’s longlist. It’s a great showcase for the very best contemporary women’s fiction – we hope that it will inspire readers everywhere.'

"This year’s judges now have the unenviable task of whittling these sixteen titles down to just six shortlisted titles before finally choosing the winner which will be revealed at an awards ceremony hosted in the Clore Ballroom at the Royal Festival Hall on 7 June 2017."

The longlisted books are as follows:

Stay with Me: A novel, Ayobami Adebayo *
The Power, Naomi Alderman * (2017 Winner, announced 6/7/17)
Hag-Seed, Margaret Atwood
Little Deaths, Emma Flint
The Mare, Mary Gaitskill
The Dark Circle, Linda Grant *
The Lesser Bohemians, Eimear McBride
Midwinter, Fiona Melrose
The Sport of Kings, C.E. Morgan *
The Woman Next Door, Yewande Omotoso
The Lonely Hearts Hotel, Heather O'Neill
The Essex Serpent, Sarah Perry
Barkskins, Annie Proulx
First Love, Gwendoline Riley *
Do Not Say We Have Nothing, Madeleine Thien *
The Gustav Sonata, Rose Tremain

http://www.womensprizeforfiction.co.u...

* shortlisted, 4/3/17
Judges: Tessa Ross, Chair, Aminatta Forna, Katie Derham, Sam Baker, and Sara Pascoe.

That's quite a list!
Thanks for sharing it, Lily.

Bailey's Short List announced today (4/3/17):


Stay with Me: A novel by Ayobami Adebayo
The Power by Naomi Alderman (Winner, announced 6/7/17)
The Dark Circle by Linda Grant
The Sport of Kings by C.E. Morgan
First Love by Gwendoline Riley
Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien

http://www.womensprizeforfiction.co.u...

Bailey's 2017 winner was announced yesterday (6/7/17). From the email notification I received:

"Without any further ado, we're absolutely thrilled to announce that this year's Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction has been awarded to Naomi Alderman for her fourth novel The Power.

"Tessa Ross, 2017 Chair of Judges, said: 'The judges and I were thrilled to make this decision. We debated this wonderful shortlist for many hours but kept returning to Naomi Alderman’s brilliantly imagined dystopia – her big ideas and her fantastic imagination.'”

The Power by Naomi Alderman

I had my metaphorical money on Do Not Say We Have Nothing, but The Power is quite relevant.