The Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction celebrates excellence, originality and accessibility in writing by women from throughout the world.
The fantastic shortlist for this year’s prize has now been announced, with subjects ranging from wise squirrels to gangsters; the dark side of Ireland post-crash to the rarefied world of the London art scene.
Which of these six books do you think should win this year’s prize? Cast your vote and we’ll find out whether the reading group winner matches the judges’ on 8 June.
Choose your book
Find out more about each of the Baileys Prize 2016 shortlisted books:
- Ruby by Cynthia Bond (Two Roads)
- The Green Road by Anne Enright (Jonathan Cape)
- The Glorious Heresies by Lisa McInerney (John Murray)
- The Portable Veblen by Elizabeth McKenzie (Fourth Estate)
- The Improbability of Love by Hannah Rothschild (Bloomsbury)
- A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara (Picador)
Cast your vote
You can cast your vote in the poll below! Voting closes on 5 June and the winning title will be announced on Monday 6 June. Please note: Each person can only vote once. Any votes after your first vote will not be counted.
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Get involved
Have you read any of the 2016 shortlist? Why not leave a review and help other readers with their next reading group selection?
There are two great events taking place just bef0re the Prize is announced: Monday 6 June: The BWPFF Book Club, in association with Grazia, where a panel of high profile, creative and inspirational women will celebrate the power of books with Chair, Kate Mosse. And on Tuesday 7 June the Baileys Prize 2016 Shortlist Readings where this year’s shortlisted authors will read and discuss their work with 2016 Baileys Prize chair of judges Margaret Mountford. Ticket details here.
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