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The Man Booker Longlist has been announced. The Man Booker Prize for Fiction is sponsored by Man Group plc. and was first awarded in 1969. According to the official website, this internationally respected British award, "promotes the finest in fiction by rewarding the very best book of the year. The prize is the world's most important literary award and has the power to transform the fortunes of authors and even publishers...."

Try these titles from the Longlist. Deemed to be among the finest in fiction, they would make excellent choices for book group discussions! You will find them in Harford County Public Library's catalog:
* The Children's Book by A.S. Byatt
* The Wilderness by Samantha Harvey
* Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
* Brooklyn by Colm Toibin
* Love and Summer by William Trevor
* The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters

The shortlist will be unveiled September 8, and the winner named October 6 at a dinner at London's Guildhall.

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