The winner of the Man Booker Award will be announced in just a few hours. One of the shortlist titles, The Finkler Question by Howard Jacobson releases in the US today. On All Things Considered last night, David Sax (author of Save the Deli) explains why he thinks it should win. It was also reviewed by Library Journal last week.

The Finkler Question Howard Jacobson Retail Price: $15.00 Paperback: 320 pages Publisher: Bloomsbury USA – (2010-10-12) ISBN / EAN: 1608196119 / 9781608196111

However, the front runner among UK bookies is the experimental novel, C by Tom McCarthy.

C Tom McCarthy Retail Price: $25.95 Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Knopf – (2010-09-07) ISBN / EAN: 0307593339 / 9780307593337

Tantor Audio; UNABR; Narrated by Stephen Hoye
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Tied for second place with Room by Emma Donoghue is another title with a room in it, In a Strange Room by Damon Galgut. It will not be available in the U.S. until Nov. 2.

In a Strange Room Damon Galgut Retail Price: $15.00 Paperback: 224 pages Publisher: Europa Editions – (2010-11-02) ISBN / EAN: 1609450116 / 9781609450113

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