RNIB is delighted to announce that all six shortlisted novels will be produced in braille, giant print and Talking Books before the announcement of the winner this year.
The most accessible prize yet
Thanks to the support of The Booker Prize Foundation, RNIB has produced braille, giant print and Talking Books of the shortlisted titles for a number of years.
The Man Booker Prize was the first book prize to introduce a clause in their rules stating that publishers of longlisted books must provide an electronic file to RNIB to aid production of their books in accessible formats.
RNIB would like to thank The Booker Prize Foundation for their fantastic commitment to blind and partially sighted people's right to read.
The Man Booker Prize 2012 longlist
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Nicola Barker, The Yips (Fourth Estate)
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Ned Beauman, The Teleportation Accident (Sceptre)
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André Brink, Philida (Harvill Secker)
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Tan Twan Eng, The Garden of Evening Mists (Myrmidon Books)
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Michael Frayn, Skios (Faber & Faber)
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Rachel Joyce, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (Doubleday)
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Deborah Levy, Swimming Home (And Other Stories)
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Hilary Mantel, Bring up the Bodies (Fourth Estate)
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Alison Moore, The Lighthouse (Salt)
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Will Self, Umbrella (Bloomsbury)
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Jeet Thayil, Narcopolis (Faber & Faber)
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Sam Thompson, Communion Town (Fourth Estate)
The six shortlisted books will be announced on 11 September and the Prize winner will be announced on 16 October.
All accessible versions of the books will be available in October 2012, both via our online shop and the National Library Service.