The Man Booker Prize 2005 - Short List to be Announced Thursday

The Man Booker Prize 2005 short list is to be announced Thursday on this page. Currently the longlist is here.

For fun, check out the article by the Man Booker Bookie. An excerpt:

I like the quirky nature of the prize and understand its massive influence on the buying habits of the great British public, even though I would imagine that a large proportion of Man Booker sales are to people buying the books as ultimately un-read Birthday or Christmas presents. But at least the authors are benefiting from the sales - and the increased bargaining power with their publisher - accorded by success in the Man Booker Prize. I respect the way in which it has set the standards to which other literary prizes aspire , but never quite manage to achieve, and I appreciate the notoriety by association which I have acquired by setting the Man Booker Prize odds for a longer period than most murderers spend behind bars.