Man Booker 2012 longlist announced

The Man Booker 2012 longlist has been announced! It's an impressive lineup, and I wish the judges luck in choosing six for the September shortlist. How they managed to select these twelve from an initial list of 145 books is incomprehensible to me, so I have nothing but mad respect for the judges. Today's intro is short and there's a darn good reason for that. The post itself, you see, is horrendously long BECAUSE along with catalogue links to make it easier for you to make an on-the-spot request, I've also added the book covers where possible because some of you might be the judge-a-book-by-its-cover type (and why not, I say), and the summary because some of you might want to know what you're getting into before grabbing it. (Feel like I should amend my earlier statement to 'short-ish' intro). And now, all for you (and in alphabetical order because, hello, that's how we roll, well, that and years of conditioning is hard to undo in a day) - the Man Booker 2012 longlist. Read and request, good people!

Quick update: Have amended this post! Just this morning we placed Moore's The Lighthouse on order, and it is now available to request. - tosca