Literary Fifteen 2022 - hosted by bodiesinbooks

Rathbones Folio Prize
Open to all works of literature written in English and published in the UK. All genres and all forms of literature are eligible, except work written primarily for children.

Longlist of 20 books was announced on February 9th. Shortlist was announced the same day.
All books added
Palmares by Gayl Jones

Palmares

Gayl Jones

512 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical literary magical realism adventurous challenging dark slow-paced
Everyone Knows Your Mother is a Witch by Rivka Galchen

Everyone Knows Your Mother is a Witch

Rivka Galchen

275 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical literary dark funny slow-paced
A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance by Hanif Abdurraqib

A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance

Hanif Abdurraqib

300 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction history music race emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Assembly by Natasha Brown

Assembly

Natasha Brown

1 hour, 59 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary challenging reflective medium-paced
Notes on the Sonnets by Luke Kennard

Notes on the Sonnets

Luke Kennard

179 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction poetry challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
The Promise by Damon Galgut

The Promise

Damon Galgut

293 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

Small Things Like These

Claire Keegan

66 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
China Room by Sunjeev Sahota

China Room

Sunjeev Sahota

5 hours, 58 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions) user-added

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
A Year in the New Life by Jack Underwood

A Year in the New Life

Jack Underwood

56 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

poetry challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Amnion by Stephanie Sy-Quia

Amnion

Stephanie Sy-Quia

128 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction poetry