- P.I.Paris Casting Off
- William Boyd Sweet Caress
- Richard Flanagan Wanting
- Nadeem Aslam Season of the Rainbirds
- Arundhati Roy The God of Small Things
- Keith Stuart A Boy Made of Blocks
- Colm Toibin Nora Webster
- Margaret Atwood MaddAddam
- Carol Shields The Stone Diaries
- Jenny Michigan The Cover of Snow
- Aravind Adiga The White Tiger
- Sarah Waters The Paying Guests