2021 A Taste of Prize Reading 2021 - hosted by cheriebooksreadthisyear

Desmond Elliot Prize
Best Debut. Living writer based in UK/Ireland.
Longlist 15th April
Shortlist 1st July 

All books added
Assembly by Natasha Brown

Assembly

Natasha Brown

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

fiction contemporary literary challenging reflective medium-paced
Somebody Loves You by Mona Arshi

Somebody Loves You

Mona Arshi

176 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction literary poetry emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Little Scratch by Rebecca Watson

Little Scratch

Rebecca Watson

224 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective slow-paced
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

Piranesi

Susanna Clarke

245 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy literary adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Liar's Dictionary by Eley Williams

The Liar's Dictionary

Eley Williams

256 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary historical lgbtqia+ literary adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
The Manningtree Witches by A.K. Blakemore

The Manningtree Witches

A.K. Blakemore

304 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical dark emotional slow-paced
Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson

Open Water

Caleb Azumah Nelson

160 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
A Ghost In The Throat by Doireann Ní Ghríofa

A Ghost In The Throat

Doireann Ní Ghríofa

326 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction literary poetry emotional reflective slow-paced
Crow Court by Andy Charman

Crow Court

Andy Charman

316 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction crime historical literary mystery dark slow-paced
How We Are Translated by Jessica Gaitán Johannesson

How We Are Translated

Jessica Gaitán Johannesson

240 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective slow-paced