2021 A Taste of Prize Reading 2021 - hosted by cheriebooksreadthisyear

Gordon Burn Prize
Longlist 22nd June
All books added
A Ghost in the Throat by Doireann Ní Ghríofa

A Ghost in the Throat

Doireann Ní Ghríofa

336 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction literary poetry emotional reflective slow-paced
Sea State by Tabitha Lasley

Sea State

Tabitha Lasley

240 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction memoir reflective medium-paced
Mrs Death Misses Death by Salena Godden

Mrs Death Misses Death

Salena Godden

302 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy literary dark reflective fast-paced
Luckenbooth by Jenni Fagan

Luckenbooth

Jenni Fagan

352 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical horror literary dark mysterious medium-paced
Diary of a Film by Niven Govinden

Diary of a Film

Niven Govinden

212 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective slow-paced
Come Join Our Disease by Sam Byers

Come Join Our Disease

Sam Byers

368 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark medium-paced
In The End, It Was All About Love by Musa Okwonga

In The End, It Was All About Love

Musa Okwonga

133 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional hopeful reflective 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
My Phantoms by Gwendoline Riley

My Phantoms

Gwendoline Riley

208 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Klopp: My Liverpool Romance by Anthony Quinn

Klopp: My Liverpool Romance

Anthony Quinn

208 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction informative medium-paced