Maybe They'll Just Give It To Banville Again

Surprise, surprise. No David Mitchell on the shortlist. Commenting on the diversity, chairwoman Hermoine Lee says: "There are four women and two men. They include an Indian writer (Desai) who has lived in America and England, an Australian (Grenville), an Irishwoman (Hyland) and a Libyan-born Egyptian (Matar) now living in England." The money, though, is on Waters.