10 posts published by jenp27 and Nicole Del Sesto during September 2025| The Reader's Room
As a panel we’ve made our predictions for the shortlist which will be announced tomorrow. Every year we rate each book on several categories including writing, originality, plot development, character development, and personal enjoyment. This year we will also pick our favorite book specific to each category and a few other categories. So here are […]| The Reader's Room
The time has come for our shortlist predictions. We’ve spent the last few months reading all the longlist books and rating the nominees. Keep reading to see which books topped our collective list and what panelists picked as their personal predictions. Each year the panel reviews books and scores them on the following categories: writing, […]| The Reader's Room
Our panel’s final book is The Land in Winter by Andrew Miller. Keep reading to see our reviews and final ranking of all Booker longlist nominees. Andrew Miller is a British novelist known for his vivid storytelling and rich sense of history. From his award-winning debut Ingenious Pain to the Costa Prize–winning Pure, his novels blend big ideas […]| The Reader's Room
Next up for our panel is The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by prior award winner Kiran Desai. Given the size of the novel, only two of our panelists managed to read this novel before the shortlist announcement. Keep reading to see what our panel had to say about this book. Kiran Desai is an […]| The Reader's Room
Book 11 is The Rest of our Lives by Ben Markovits. Here are our reviews… Ben Markovits is the author of several acclaimed novels, including You Don’t Have to Live Like This, which won the James Tait Black Prize, and Either Side of Winter. Born in California and raised in Texas, he later played professional basketball in […]| The Reader's Room
Seacraper is next for our panel as we move into the home stretch. So what did our panel think of the book? Benjamin Wood is a British novelist known for weaving together sharp psychological insight with rich, atmospheric storytelling. He’s the author of acclaimed books like The Bellwether Revivals, The Ecliptic, and A Station on the Path to […]| The Reader's Room
Next up for our panel is the second of two debut novels that made the list this year. Four of our panelists read this book. So what did our panel think of the book?| The Reader's Room
Flesh by David Szalay is the 8th books our panel reviewed. All five judges read this nominee and here are our reviews… David Szalay is no stranger to the Booker Prize. His fourth novel, All that Man Is, was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2016 and he has received numerous other awards and accolades. […]| The Reader's Room
Book number seven for our panel is one of the few debut novels that made the list this year. So what did our panel think of the book? Maria Reva is a writer and storyteller known for her sharp wit and imaginative worlds. Born in Ukraine and raised in Canada, she often blends dark humor […]| The Reader's Room
Next up for our panel is Natasha Brown’s Universality. Four of our panelists read the book, our fifth panelist attempted and abandoned it. Natasha Brown is a British writer who was named one of Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists — a once-in-a-decade spotlight on the most promising writers under 40. She studied math at Cambridge, worked […]| The Reader's Room
Next up for our panel is One Boat by Jonathan Buckley. Four of our panelists finished and reviewed the book, one abandoned it. Here are our reviews.| The Reader's Room
Our panel’s first longlist nominee is Audition by Katie Kitamura. Four of our panelists read this book, one panelist couldn’t finish it. Here are our panelists’ reviews…| The Reader's Room
Once again Booker has rolled around. Every year our panel comes together to read and review all the booker nominees and to predict the winners. This year’s longlist will be announced on July …| The Reader's Room
7 posts published by jenp27 during September 2024| The Reader's Room
Life has been hectic so the blog has been slow/dormant for a few months. Despite my silence, I’ve been reading a decent amount and trying to go into Booker season with more books under my bel…| The Reader's Room
The time has come for our shortlist predictions. We’ve spent the last few months reading all the longlist books and rating the nominees. Keep reading to see which books topped our collective list a…| The Reader's Room
Every year when our panel reads the longlist, we rate each book on several categories including writing, originality, plot development, character development, and enjoyment. This year each of our p…| The Reader's Room