at the edge of the solid world by daniel davis wood

There are four women and two men, which is fine, particularly given the award has rebalanced the gender representation well over recent years.There appears to be less diversity in terms of author background, though Adiga is Indian.None of these books are on my TBR pile – wah – though I have been wanting to read Lohrey so this might be the impetus I need.Adiga won the Booker Prize in 2008 with The white tiger, and Wood is apparently the founder and publisher of Splice, a small UK-based press. Two of the authors – Adiga and Wood – are not Australian-born or based, but meet the award’s criteria because their subject matter is Australian (that is, they present ‘Australian life in any of its phases’).The judges describe the spread as “‘a rich mix of well-established, early career and debut novelists whose work ranges from historical fiction to fabulism and psychologism”.

Nardi Simpson’s Song of the crocodile ((on my TBR and will definitely be read this year).Philip Salom’s The fifth season (on my TBR) ( Lisa’s review).Mirandi Riwoe’s Stone sky, gold mountain (on my TBR).Laura Jean Mckay’s The animals in that country (my, I wish I’d read this already, given its popularity on awards lists).Amanda Lohrey’s The Labyrinth ( Lisa’s review).Sofie Laguna’s Infinite Splendours (on my TBR and will definitely be read this year).Daniel Davis Wood’s At the edge of the solid world.Aravind Adiga’s Amnesty ( Lisa’s review).

At the edge of the solid world by daniel davis wood