Best Published Novel 2019 - Shortlist

The Best Published Novel award was on hiatus for 2020, due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The six-strong shortlist for the 2019 Best Published Novel was:

J. D. Fennell SLEEPER: THE RED STORM (The Dome Press) J. D. Fennell SLEEPER: THE RED STORM (The Dome Press)
Zeyn Joukhadar THE MAP OF SALT AND STARS (Weidenfeld & Nicolson/Orion) Zeyn Joukhadar THE MAP OF SALT AND STARS (Weidenfeld & Nicolson/Orion)
Henry Porter FIREFLY (Quercus) Henry Porter FIREFLY (Quercus)
Craig Russell THE DEVIL ASPECT (Constable/Little, Brown) Craig Russell THE DEVIL ASPECT (Constable/Little, Brown)
Jock Serong PRESERVATION (Text Publishing) Jock Serong PRESERVATION (Text Publishing)
Holly Watt TO THE LIONS (Raven Books) Holly Watt TO THE LIONS (Raven Books)


In addition to those above, six books were selected for the 2019 longlist:

Adrian Goldsworthy THE ENCIRCLING SEA (Head of Zeus)

Paul Howarth ONLY KILLERS AND THIEVES (Pushkin Press)

David Leadbeater THE RELIC HUNTERS (Thomas & Mercer)

A. G. Riddle WINTER WORLD (Head of Zeus)

Michael Rutger THE ANOMALY (Bonnier Books UK)

Taylor Stevens LIARS’ PARADOX (Kensington Publishing)