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Here you can read extracts from Booker Prize nominated books to help decide your next read.

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The Gospel According to the New World

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Read an extract from The Gospel According to the New World by Maryse Condé, translated by Richard Philcox

A System So Magnificent it is Blinding

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Read an extract from A System So Magnificent It Is Blinding by Amanda Svensson, translated by Nichola Smalley

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Read an extract from Time Shelter by Georgi Gospodinov, translated by Angela Rodel

The Birthday Party

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Read an extract from The Birthday Party by Laurent Mauvignier, translated by Daniel Levin Becker

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Read an extract from Still Born by Guadalupe Nettel, translated by Rosalind Harvey

While We Were Dreaming

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Read an extract from While We Were Dreaming by Clemens Meyer, translated by Katy Derbyshire

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Read an extract from Pyre by Perumal Murugan, translated by Aniruddhan Vasudevan

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Read an extract from Whale by Cheon Myeong-kwan, translated by Chi-Young Kim

Jimi Hendrix Live in Lviv

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Read an extract from Jimi Hendrix Live in Lviv by Andrey Kurkov, translated by Reuben Woolley

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Read an extract from Standing Heavy by GauZ', translated by Frank Wynne

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Read an extract from Is Mother Dead by Vigdis Hjorth, translated by Charlotte Barslund

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Read an extract from Ninth Building by Zou Jingzhi, translated by Jeremy Tiang

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Read an extract from Boulder by Eva Baltasar, translated by Julia Sanches

A little Life reading extract

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Read an extract from A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

Trust by Hernan Diaz

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Read the 2022 longlist: an extract from Trust by Hernan Diaz

Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies by Maddie Mortimer

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Read the 2022 longlist: an extract from Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies by Maddie Mortimer

The Colony by Audrey Magee

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Read the 2022 longlist: an extract from The Colony by Audrey Magee

Case Study by Graeme Macrae Burnet

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Read the 2022 longlist: an extract from Case Study by Graeme Macrae Burnet

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka

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Read the 2022 winner: an extract from The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka

Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley

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Read the 2022 longlist: an extract from Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley