Orange Prize longlist announced

Booker winner Hilary Mantel on Orange Prize longlist

She is joined on the 20-strong list by fellow Booker nominee Sarah Waters, previous Orange Prize winner Andrea Levy, and seven first-time novelists.

(link via BBC News)

The Orange Prize for Fiction 2010 longlist

Rosie Alison, The Very Thought Of You
Eleanor Catton, The RehearsalClare Clark, Savage Lands
Amanda Craig, Hearts And Minds
Roopa Farooki, The Way Things Look to MeRebecca Gowers, The Twisted HeartM.J. Hyland, This is HowSadie Jones, Small WarsBarbara Kingsolver, The Lacuna
Laila Lalami, Secret SonAndrea Levy, The Long Song
Attica Locke, Black Water RisingHilary Mantel, Wolf HallMaria McCann, The Wilding
Nadifa Mohamed, Black Mamba BoyLorrie Moore, A Gate at the Stairs
Monique Roffey, The White Woman on the Green BicycleAmy Sackville, The Still PointKathryn Stockett, The HelpSarah Waters, The Little Stranger