I have read one book each from two of the authors listed, not hugely impressed by either. Dont know the rest at all. Elaine From: ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Shell Sent: Wednesday, 24 July 2013 4:44 AM To: ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ebooktalk] Booker Long List. Here is the booker long list for 2013. Anyone read any of these authors before? Shell. TransAtlantic by Colum McCann Tash Aw - Five Star Billionaire Eleanor Catton - The Luminaries. Jim Crace - Harvest Eve Harris - The Marrying of Chani Kaufman. Richard House - The Kill. Jhumpa Lahiri - The Lowland. Alison MacLeod - Unexploded. Colum McCann - TransAtlantic Charlotte Mendelson - Almost English. Ruth Ozeki - A Tale for the Time Being Donal Ryan - The Spinning Heart. Colm Tóibín - The Testament of Mary.