2021 A Taste of Prize Reading 2021 - hosted by cheriebooksreadthisyear

Rathbones Folio Prize
Longlist announced January  20th.
Winner 24th March.
All books added
Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures by Merlin Sheldrake

Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures

Merlin Sheldrake

368 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction nature science informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
China Room by Sunjeev Sahota

China Room

Sunjeev Sahota

245 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Assembly by Natasha Brown

Assembly

Natasha Brown

112 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary challenging reflective medium-paced
The Magician by Colm Tóibín

The Magician

Colm Tóibín

16 hours, 37 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Appointment by Katharina Volckmer

The Appointment

Katharina Volckmer

104 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary challenging reflective slow-paced
Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien

Do Not Say We Have Nothing

Madeleine Thien

480 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Milkman by Anna Burns

Milkman

Anna Burns

348 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction historical literary challenging dark reflective slow-paced
Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart

Shuggie Bain

Douglas Stuart

433 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Poor by Caleb Femi

Poor

Caleb Femi

140 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction poetry emotional reflective slow-paced
The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey

The Mermaid of Black Conch

Monique Roffey

7 hours, 47 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction literary magical realism emotional mysterious sad medium-paced