Green Room · selections
13 books recognised by this prize; those with a page and an offer in your market are below · About the prize.
English-language · US offers
Daniel Kraus
A World War I soldier on a suicide mission finds a shrieking angel on the French front, in a novel told as a single sentence. Pick it for its propulsive style and war-story reinvention.
Percival Everett
Huckleberry Finn retold from Jim's point of view, where he hides his intelligence behind a performed dialect. Pick it for suspense, wit and a fresh look at a classic.
Torrey Peters
Three stories and a title novella about trans desire and identity, from a pandemic dystopia to a lumber-camp tall tale. Pick it for formal daring and range.
Katie Kitamura
An actress meets a young man who may be her son, and the story then restarts with the same people in a different configuration. A short, unsettling novel about identity and performance.
Gayl Jones
A Black WWII veteran in the postwar South becomes fixated on a horned carnival performer. A strange, understated novel from a singular writer.
Rita Bullwinkel
Eight teenage girls fight a boxing tournament in Reno over a hot weekend, with no dialogue and a roving omniscient voice. Choose it for muscular, lyrical prose and structure.
Stacey Levine
Two sisters and a housekeeper in a deliberately artificial 1960s Florida, in a comic, strange novel about belonging and conformity. For readers who enjoy skewed language and deadpan humour.
