Man Booker Prize Shortlist Released

The spin in Britain is that Alan Hollinghurst didn't make the list. I'm a huge fan and can't wait to get to his new book THE STRANGER'S CHILD, but I don't think he's crying into his Earl Grey. Meanwhile, I don't understand the Julian Barnes preoccupation and my random whim professional judgment and premonitory leanings to read PIGEON ENGLISH continue to pay off. Here's the full list:

• THE SENSE OF AN ENDING by Julian Barnes
• JAMRACH'S MENAGERIE by Carol Birch
• THE SISTERS BROTHERS by Patrick deWitt
• HALF BLOOD BLUES by Esi Edugyan
• PIGEON ENGLISH by Stephen Kelman
• SNOWDROPS by AD Miller