Man Booker 2010 shortlist announced

The prestigious Man Booker Prize shortlist of six novels has now been announced, with the winner to be decided on 12 October.

Accessible versions of shortlisted novels available by 12 October 2010

Each of these novels will be available in accessible formats including Braille, large print and Talking Books by this date, thanks to Man Booker's commitment to including an accessible clause for publishers. This means that blind and partially sighted people will not have to wait to read the prize winning entry.

You can get hold of your copy on 12 October 2010 by visiting our online shop or contacting the National Library Service.

Thanks to the Booker Prize Foundation and the Man Group PLC Charitable Trust for funding the production of the six shortlisted books.

Man Booker Prize Shortlist 2010 - available through Amazon

If you choose to purchase the books using the links listed below, we receive a percentage of the sale of each book from Amazon - and it doesn't cost you a penny extra!

• Peter Carey - Parrot and Olivier in America (Faber and Faber)
• Emma Donoghue - Room (Picador - Pan Macmillan)
• Damon Galgut - In a Strange Room (Atlantic Books - Grove Atlantic)
• Howard Jacobson - The Finkler Question (Bloomsbury)
• Andrea Levy - The Long Song (Headline Review - Headline Publishing Group)
• Tom McCarthy - C (Jonathan Cape - Random House).

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