- Colin Barrett, Wild Houses
- Rita Bullwinkel, Headshot
- Percival Everett, James
- Samantha Harvey, Orbital
- Rachel Kushner, Creation Lake
- Hisham Matar, My Friends
- Claire Messud, This Strange Eventful History
- Anne Michaels, Held
- Tommy Orange, Wandering Stars
- Sarah Perry, Enlightenment
- Richard Powers, Playground
- Yael van der Wouden, The Safekeep
- Charlotte Wood, Stone Yard Devotional
