The shortlist for the 2015 Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction has been announced!
Chair of judges, Shami Chakrabarti, says of the shortlist, ‘You’ve heard of fantasy football? Well, short-listing for the 2015 Baileys Prize was the fantasy book club of a lifetime. The novels we shared and the shortlist we ultimately honour form a body of great women’s writing to entertain and inspire for many years to come.’
The six shortlisted titles (whittled down from a twenty-strong longlist) are:
- Outline by Rachel Cusk
- The Bees by Laline Paull
- A God in Every Stone by Kamila Shamsie
- How to be Both by Ali Smith – Read our review
- A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler – Read our review
- The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters – Read our review
You can read more about the Baileys women’s prize for fiction here.
