The Odds Were Wrong

The Daily Mail Reports that the bookies predicting the Man Booker shortlist were wrong. In fact, the bookies’ favorite, David Mitchell, has been left off this year’s list altogether.

Instead, the six authors vying for the £50,000 prize are Kiran Desai, Kate Grenville, M.J. Hyland, Hisham Matar, Edward St. Aubyn, and Sarah Waters.

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