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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 Colony by Audrey Magee

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An extract from The Colony by Audrey Magee

Case Study by Graeme Macrae Burnet

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An extract from Case Study by Graeme Macrae Burnet

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka

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An extract from The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka

Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley

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An extract from Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley

Oh William! by Elizabeth Strout

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An extract from Oh William! By Elizabeth Strout

Booth by Karen Joy Fowler

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An extract from Booth by Karen Joy Fowler

Treacle Walker by Alan Garner

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An extract from Treacle Walker by Alan Garner

Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

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An extract from Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

The Trees by Percival Everett

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An extract from The Trees by Percival Everett

Glory by NoViolet Bulawayo

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An extract from Glory by NoViolet Bulawayo

After Sappho by Selby Wynn Schwartz

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An extract from After Sappho by Selby Wynn Schwartz