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.
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Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney

Beautiful World, Where Are You

Sally Rooney

356 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary romance emotional reflective medium-paced
My Body by Emily Ratajkowski

My Body

Emily Ratajkowski

256 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction essays feminism memoir emotional reflective medium-paced
Sea State by Tabitha Lasley

Sea State

Tabitha Lasley

240 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction memoir reflective medium-paced
Everybody by Olivia Laing

Everybody

Olivia Laing

272 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction essays history challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Nutmeg's Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis by Amitav Ghosh

The Nutmeg's Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis

Amitav Ghosh

352 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction history nature politics informative reflective medium-paced
Checkout 19 by Claire-Louise Bennett

Checkout 19

Claire-Louise Bennett

224 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction literary challenging reflective slow-paced
Men Who Feed Pigeons by Selima Hill

Men Who Feed Pigeons

Selima Hill

160 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction poetry emotional reflective medium-paced
My Phantoms by Gwendoline Riley

My Phantoms

Gwendoline Riley

208 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
The Magician by Colm Tóibín

The Magician

Colm Tóibín

512 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Albert and the Whale: Albrecht Dürer and an Artistic Quest the Understand Our World by Philip Hoare

Albert and the Whale: Albrecht Dürer and an Artistic Quest the Understand Our World

Philip Hoare

289 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction art biography history nature
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