I hope we're in for a few of those on Tuesday 🤞 I believe nobody had heard of last year's winner before the longlist announcement... it's so exciting to think an unknown-to-us future bestseller could be lurking just the other side of the weekend.
haha the intro 🤣I love lists of lesser known titles! When I made my list for the Women's Prize it was my favourite part! Off to see your actual predictions list now :)
I love this! I haven’t heard of any of these books, which I honestly prefer. I remember one year I was kind of disappointed by the longlist because I had read most of it already and none of the books surprised me. I like it when they shake it up a bit.
I love the deep dive you've taken with this, with what might be before the judges and what the the judges might be thinking. I've also vote on the 2023 booker possible, great points while mentioning it. Not to mention, I'm here for ALL the books, lol. Can't think of any not already mentioned by someone else. I am so counting down the days to the announcement.
i'd love to see a list of ALL of the books the booker judges were considering. i have not heard of any of these books!! ty for putting these on my radar!
I’m definitely up for some wildcards, if only so I can jump on the reservations at the library without having to wait in the queue of hyped releases! ♥️
Yeah I decided not to go too mad on eligible-but-unmentioned books in case it completely spoils the fun 😂 I’m sure there are loads more, and I’ve got my fingers crossed for some I haven’t heard of before!
This is such a great video idea! You're right; we are always so shocked when the longlist contains books we've never heard but we have no idea what was submitted from each publisher. Also it wasn't until I did my tier ranking video that I realized how often we see the same names over and over on the longlist, and how that's probably just a side effect of previous listers getting a free pass.
Thanks so much 🙌 The auto-pass for previous shortlistees does explain how people pop up multiple times! I do think there's a nice side-effect there that authors who struggle to repeat commercial success when they're no longer the 'hot new thing' get a shot at being recognised again, even if they're not a priority for their publisher. Roll on the surprises on Tuesday!
Glad you enjoyed it! That’s an interesting shout… hadn’t heard of it before but I see it’s Canadian. Given Edugyan is Canadian it would be interesting to see some books from Canada make the list.
Ohhh, I love this! I'm sure they'll be at least a few that no one was expecting. One I've added to my wishlist/predictions (which I won't be filming because I'm indecisive 😅) is North Woods by Daniel Mason. It doesn't come out until the end of September so I think that's why it's being missed but it sounded great!
It sounds so interesting (and has a lovely cover too!) It’s amazing that there are so many great-sounding historical novels in the mix this year. Definitely makes it harder to call.
Hey, there’s not really one link, it was over a couple of posts on a Goodreads community thread. I’m away from my computer at the moment, but will see if I can add a link to the thread in the vid description later today!
Hey, thanks for asking! It’s something I need to have a think about as my current Goodreads account is my personal one with friends and family on it, and I don’t yet have any crossover between my personal life and this channel 😅 I have been considering moving over to The Storygraph though, so perhaps that could be something more aligned to this channel. But I know not everyone has The Storygraph and it wouldn’t work for Goodreads-only users. Will give it some thought.
Thank you. Do you know what happened to Trespasses by L Kennedy for last year's long list? Its such a fave book with me and made the women's prize and Waterstones book of month.
Thanks! The process is all so individual to each judging panel that it’s hard to tell really. It’s possible it just wasn’t submitted, or perhaps it was and missed out. I don’t expect the judges purposefully have ‘diversity’ targets, but maybe a small chance it missed out on filling the ‘Irish slot’ to Small Things Like These? I also really enjoyed Trespasses though, and am pleased it has been recognised in other prizes!
Ever since the prize was open to ANY books written in English, it's nearly impossible to predict the books submitted by the publishers or the call-ins. And adding to that unpredictability, the judges seem to have tilted towards rewarding lesser known writers producing great works. Having said that, I will not be surprise if Demon Copperhead doesn't appear on the list -- its publisher could have omitted its submission in favor of submitting works by lesser known writers. The publisher's goal is to sell as many titles on its imprint, and Demon Copperhead doesn't seem to need more publicity. I look forward to the unveiling on Tuesday.
It's a fool's errand, but still so fun to speculate! Interesting point about Demon potentially not being a priority for submission given its critical and commercial success already. Considering how many prize lists it has been on already I think it's like been entered for everything, but if it hasn't I reckon it would get called in by the judges. Would be an interesting surprise (and something for us all to dissect) if it doesn't make it!
I love the "never heard of it" surprises that appear on the long list. That might be my favorite part!
I hope we're in for a few of those on Tuesday 🤞 I believe nobody had heard of last year's winner before the longlist announcement... it's so exciting to think an unknown-to-us future bestseller could be lurking just the other side of the weekend.
I love it when there's lesser known books on the list! (Although the downside is it's probably less likely they will be in the library)
Ahh yeah it's the age-old dilemma isn't it - awesome to reward lesser-known or indie books, but then they're harder to get your hands on!
I love this!! I'm here for a totally wild card list, 13 books I've never heard of... Yes please!! 😍😂
Thanks Charlotte! I definitely want some surprises, but plsssss not all 13. My bank account can't take it!!! 😅
haha the intro 🤣I love lists of lesser known titles! When I made my list for the Women's Prize it was my favourite part! Off to see your actual predictions list now :)
Thanks very much! We did get some surprises in the end... but it wasn't any of these!
I love this! I haven’t heard of any of these books, which I honestly prefer. I remember one year I was kind of disappointed by the longlist because I had read most of it already and none of the books surprised me. I like it when they shake it up a bit.
Yeah I’m all for some surprises - it’s all part of the fun! 🙌
I think there's always some wonderful suprises
Let's hope so... not long until we find out! Thanks for watching, Kier 🙏
I love the deep dive you've taken with this, with what might be before the judges and what the the judges might be thinking. I've also vote on the 2023 booker possible, great points while mentioning it. Not to mention, I'm here for ALL the books, lol. Can't think of any not already mentioned by someone else. I am so counting down the days to the announcement.
Thanks so much Kim. Not long to go now!!!
Let's go, Mrs. S!
It’s definitely in the mix! 👀
i'd love to see a list of ALL of the books the booker judges were considering. i have not heard of any of these books!! ty for putting these on my radar!
That would be so fascinating. We need a mole on the inside of the prize.
I’m definitely up for some wildcards, if only so I can jump on the reservations at the library without having to wait in the queue of hyped releases! ♥️
We got wildcards a-plenty!!! 😱
@@benreadsgood right?! tapping away on my library app at one minute past 9 & being first in the queue to reserve felt like some kind of heist 💎💎💎
Pre-Booker is more fun, than Booker. Liked Gilmartin's Dinner Party, so may give Service a read.
Yeah you might be right 😂 Once the longlist is announced we’re just heads down reading. Speculating is so too much fun!
I love when there are a bunch of surprises listed. So so exciting!!! 🤩
Yeah I decided not to go too mad on eligible-but-unmentioned books in case it completely spoils the fun 😂 I’m sure there are loads more, and I’ve got my fingers crossed for some I haven’t heard of before!
This is such a great video idea! You're right; we are always so shocked when the longlist contains books we've never heard but we have no idea what was submitted from each publisher. Also it wasn't until I did my tier ranking video that I realized how often we see the same names over and over on the longlist, and how that's probably just a side effect of previous listers getting a free pass.
Thanks so much 🙌
The auto-pass for previous shortlistees does explain how people pop up multiple times! I do think there's a nice side-effect there that authors who struggle to repeat commercial success when they're no longer the 'hot new thing' get a shot at being recognised again, even if they're not a priority for their publisher.
Roll on the surprises on Tuesday!
This is exactly the nerdy video I love! 😍
I was wondering if Fayne by Ann Marie MacDonald has been eligible? 🤔
Glad you enjoyed it! That’s an interesting shout… hadn’t heard of it before but I see it’s Canadian. Given Edugyan is Canadian it would be interesting to see some books from Canada make the list.
Ohhh, I love this! I'm sure they'll be at least a few that no one was expecting. One I've added to my wishlist/predictions (which I won't be filming because I'm indecisive 😅) is North Woods by Daniel Mason. It doesn't come out until the end of September so I think that's why it's being missed but it sounded great!
Thanks Mercedes! ❤️ North Woods sounds really interesting, so I will keep my eye out for that one regardless of a nomination. Great shout!
The only one I've heard of is The Great Reclamation, but I have not read it yet.
It sounds so interesting (and has a lovely cover too!) It’s amazing that there are so many great-sounding historical novels in the mix this year. Definitely makes it harder to call.
I think this will be a surprisingly list. I can’t wait!
I hope there are at least a few surprises! Not too many though, I don’t want to have to buy 13 new books 😭
Hey!! Great video. Would you mind linking Dylan's Booker Goodreads list?
Hey, there’s not really one link, it was over a couple of posts on a Goodreads community thread. I’m away from my computer at the moment, but will see if I can add a link to the thread in the vid description later today!
It's across a couple of posts on the last few pages of this thread: www.goodreads.com/topic/show/22271452-2023-booker-prize-speculation
@@benreadsgood Thanks! I had assumed it was a singular list, didn't mean to trouble you
No trouble at all!
Great list of books I hadn't heard anything about. Thanks, Ben!
Other Names, Other Places is calling to me.
No problem! Other Names, Other Places sounds good doesn’t it! Though I do kinda wish the cover art was a little better 👀
@@benreadsgood yess best cover here goes to Sanderson's Isle 😍
Can we have a link to your Goodreads page please?
Hey, thanks for asking! It’s something I need to have a think about as my current Goodreads account is my personal one with friends and family on it, and I don’t yet have any crossover between my personal life and this channel 😅
I have been considering moving over to The Storygraph though, so perhaps that could be something more aligned to this channel. But I know not everyone has The Storygraph and it wouldn’t work for Goodreads-only users.
Will give it some thought.
Thank you. Do you know what happened to Trespasses by L Kennedy for last year's long list? Its such a fave book with me and made the women's prize and Waterstones book of month.
Thanks! The process is all so individual to each judging panel that it’s hard to tell really. It’s possible it just wasn’t submitted, or perhaps it was and missed out. I don’t expect the judges purposefully have ‘diversity’ targets, but maybe a small chance it missed out on filling the ‘Irish slot’ to Small Things Like These?
I also really enjoyed Trespasses though, and am pleased it has been recognised in other prizes!
one take on that tongue twister??! go off!!!!!!!
I honestly expected it to take like half an hour to get right. I need to do something to celebrate!!!
No, I have not read any of these, and two of them look must-reads.
Would love to know which two!
Ever since the prize was open to ANY books written in English, it's nearly impossible to predict the books submitted by the publishers or the call-ins. And adding to that unpredictability, the judges seem to have tilted towards rewarding lesser known writers producing great works. Having said that, I will not be surprise if Demon Copperhead doesn't appear on the list -- its publisher could have omitted its submission in favor of submitting works by lesser known writers. The publisher's goal is to sell as many titles on its imprint, and Demon Copperhead doesn't seem to need more publicity. I look forward to the unveiling on Tuesday.
It's a fool's errand, but still so fun to speculate!
Interesting point about Demon potentially not being a priority for submission given its critical and commercial success already. Considering how many prize lists it has been on already I think it's like been entered for everything, but if it hasn't I reckon it would get called in by the judges. Would be an interesting surprise (and something for us all to dissect) if it doesn't make it!
@@benreadsgood It's definitely fun to speculate, but the game has gotten harder to get it right since the rule change in 2014.
Getting excited about who will win the next literary award is like the next level of nerdiness, isn't it? Or is it super cool actually? 😎
It's both! 😎
join plec
Haha is @kdbooks putting you up to this???
Maybe one day 👀
I second this comment
best £3 you’ll ever spend lol
I agree join plec! We’re fun (and totally not a book cult)
If it’s not a cult what does the c stand for 🤔