Aravind Adiga The White Tiger Gaynor Arnold Girl in a Blue Dress Sebastian Barry The Secret Scripture John Berger From A to X Michelle de Kretser The Lost Dog Amitav Ghosh Sea of Poppies Linda Grant The Clothes on Their Backs Mohammed Hanif A Case of Exploding Mangoes Philip Hensher The Northern Clemency Joseph O'Neill Netherland Salman Rushdie The Enchantress of Florence Tom Rob Smith Child 44 Steve Toltz A Fraction of the Whole
The shortlist will be announced on September 9 and the winner will be announced on October 14 at an awards ceremony at Guildhall, London.