Great books gracing our TV screens this autumn

Do you, like me, love a classic period drama? Well I hope we’re in for a treat this autumn when “Vanity Fair” hits our TV screens on Sunday 2 September at 9pm on ITV.

Set during the Napoleonic Wars, William Makepeace Thackeray’s masterpiece has been adapted into a 7 part, lavish production with a star studded cast including Suranne Jones, Michael Palin, Martin Clunes and Frances de la Tour. Olivia Cooke plays the anti-heroine, Becky Sharp.

Becky is a poor orphan when she first makes friends with the lovely Amelia Sedley at Miss Pinkerton's Academy for Young Ladies. She may not have the natural advantages of her companion but she more than makes up for it with her wit, charm, deviousness and determination to make a success of herself whatever the cost.

If you prefer something a little more contemporary then the 10 episode adaptation of “The Truth about the Harry Quebert Affair” based on the book by Joel Dicker might be right up your street. On Sky Witness, the first episode is scheduled for Tuesday 4 September at 9pm.

Set in coastal Maine, the book focuses on Marcus Goldman who is visiting Harry Quebert’s home to find a cure for his writer’s block. Marcus’ plans are suddenly upended when Harry is sensationally implicated in the cold-case murder of Nola Kellergan, a fifteen-year-old girl who has been missing for 33 years. In fact, Harry is the only suspect. Can Marcus solve the crime and save his friend?

Llyfrau Gwych ar y sgrin fach dros yr hydref

 

Ydych chi, fel fi, yn hoff o ddrama hanesyddol glasurol?  Wel, rwy’n gobeithio ein bod ni am gael amser da dros yr hydref wrth i “Vanity Fair” gyrraedd ein sgriniau ar ddydd Sul 2 Medi am 9pm ar ITV.

Wedi ei osod yn ystod y Rhyfeloedd Napoleonaidd, mae campwaith William Makepeace Thackeray wedi ei addasu’n gynhyrchiad ysblennydd 7 pennod gyda chast o actorion enwog sy’n cynnwys Suranne Jones, Michael Palin, Martin Clunes a Frances de la Tour. Olivia Cooke sy’n chwarae’r rhan yr wrtharwres, Becky Sharp.

Mae Becky’n ferch amddifad pan ddaw i adnabod yr hyfryd Amelia Sedley yn Miss Pinkerton's Academy for Young Ladies. Does ganddi ‘mo manteision naturiol ei chyfaill ond mae’n gwneud yn iawn am hynny gyda’i chrebwyll, ei chyfaredd, ei chyfrwystra a’i phenderfyniad i lwyddo beth bynnag fo’r gost.

Os oes well gennych chi rywbeth mwy cyfoes yna efallai bydd yr addasiad 10 pennod o “The Truth about the Harry Quebert Affair”, sy’n seiliedig ar y llyfr gan Joel Dicker, yr union beth i chi. Ar Sky Witness, bydd y bennod gyntaf ar nos Fawrth, 4 Medi am 9pm.

Wedi ei leoli ym Maine, mae’r llyfr yn canolbwyntio ar Marcus Goldman sy’n ymweld â chartref Harry Quebert er mwyn ail-afael yn yr awen.  Mae cynlluniau Marcus yn cael eu hysgwyd pan fo Harry’n cael ei gysylltu â llofruddiaeth Nola Kellergan, merch bymtheg oed sydd wedi bod ar goll ers 33 o flynyddoedd.  Mewn gwirionedd, Harry yw’r unig un sy’n cael ei amau. All Marcus ddatrys y drosedd ac achub ei ffrind?

CWA - John Creasey New Blood Dagger Award

If you enjoy a good crime novel take a look at the new talent shortlisted for the CWA John Creasey New Blood Dagger Award. This award is for the best crime novel by a debut author first published in the UK.

William Boyle – Gravesend

Ray Boy Calabrese is released from prison 16 years after his actions led to the death of a young man. The victim's brother, Conway D'Innocenzio, a 29-year-old Brooklynite is stuck in the past and still howling for Ray Boy's blood. When the chips are down and the gun is drawn, Conway finds that he doesn't have murder in him. Now Ray Boy Calabrese is back in Gravesend. Some people worship him, some want him dead but none more so than the ex-con himself.

Joe Ide – I.Q.

East Long Beach. The LAPD is barely keeping up with the high crime rate. Murders go unsolved, lost children unrecovered. Someone from the neighbourhood has taken it upon himself to help solve the cases the police can't or won't touch. They call him IQ. He's a loner and a high school dropout, his unassuming nature disguising a relentless determination and a fierce intelligence. He charges his clients whatever they can afford. To get by, he's forced to take on clients that can pay. This time, it’s a rap mogul whose life is in danger.

Danya Kukafka – Girl in Snow

When high school student Lucinda Hayes is found murdered, no one in her sleepy Colorado suburb is untouched - not the boy who loved her too much; not the girl who wanted her perfect life; not the police officer assigned to investigate. In the aftermath of the tragedy, these three unforgettable characters, Cameron, Jade, and Russ, must each confront their darkest secrets in an effort to find solace, the truth, or both.

Melissa Scrivener Love – Lola

Lola stands next to Garcia while he mans the grill in their craggy square of backyard. The barbeque has just begun, and the women are clustered gossiping, while the men hold sweating beers. Lola prefers the periphery, she is not like the other women in Huntington Park. 

Suddenly, a sharp knock on the front door, probably a cop. Lola goes to answer it. The man standing there is Mexican, not Mexican-American, like everybody else here. Lola searches his face for a bead of sweat but comes up empty. She has never met him, but she knows his name. Everyone in this neighbourhood knows his name. They call him The Collector, and he won’t give them long.

Khurrum Rahman – East of Hounslow

Jay is a dope dealer living in West London. He goes to the mosque on Friday, and he's just bought his pride and joy, a BMW. He lives with his mum, and life seems sweet. But his world is about to turn upside-down because MI5 have been watching him. They think he's just the man they need for a delicate mission. One thing's for sure, now he's a long way East of Hounslow, Jay's life will never be the same again

Emma Viskic – Resurrection Bay

This title is also shortlisted for The Gold Dagger Award for the best crime novel, quite an achievement for a debut author. For a synopsis see last week’s post (17 August 2018).

CWA – Gwobr Dagr ‘Gwaed Newydd’ John Creasy

Os ydych chi'n mwynhau nofel droseddau dda, edrychwch ar y dalent newydd sydd ar y rhestr fer ar gyfer Gwobr Dagr (Gwaed Newydd' CWA John Creasy. Mae'r wobr hon ar gyfer y nofel troseddau gorau gan awdur newydd sy'n cael ei chyhoeddi gyntaf yn y DU.

William Boyle – Gravesend

Caiff Ray Boy Calabrese ei ryddhau o'r carchar 16 mlynedd ar ôl i'w weithredoedd arwain at farwolaeth dyn ifanc. Mae brawd y dioddefwr, Conway D'Innocenzio, gwr ifanc 29 oed o Brooklyn â'i wreiddiau yn y gorffennol ac mae'n dal i ddyheu am waed Ray Boy. Pan fydd pethau ar i lawr a'r gwn yn barod i'w danio, mae Conway yn canfod nad yw llofruddiaeth yn perthyn iddo. Bellach, mae Ray Boy Calabrese yn ôl yn Gravesend. Mae rhai pobl yn ei addoli, mae rhai ei eisiau'n farw ond neb mwy na'r cyn-droseddwr ei hun.

Joe Ide – I.Q.

Dwyrain y Traeth Hir. Prin yw'r Adran Heddlu LA yn cadw i fyny â'r gyfradd troseddau uchel. Mae llofruddiaethau heb eu datrys, plant coll heb eu canfod. Mae rhywun o'r gymdogaeth wedi ei gymryd ar ei hun i helpu i ddatrys yr achosion na all yr heddlu eu cyffwrdd neu'n dewis peidio â'u cyffwrdd. Maen nhw'n ei alw'n IQ. Mae'n well ganddo gwmni ei hun, ymadawodd ag addysg uwch, ei natur annymunol sy'n cuddio natur benderfynol a deallusrwydd ffyrnig. Mae ei gleientiaid yn talu beth bynnag y gallant ei fforddio. Er mwyn byw, mae'n gorfod cymryd cleientiaid sy'n gallu talu. Y tro hwn, un o wŷr pwysig y byd rap sydd mewn perygl.

Danya Kukafka – Girl in Snow

Pan ddarganfyddir bod Lucinda Hayes, myfyriwr ysgol uwchradd, wedi llofruddio, nid oes neb yn ei maestref gysglyd yn Colorado yn ddigyffwrdd - nid y bachgen a oedd yn ei charu'n ormodol; nid y ferch a oedd eisiau ei bywyd perffaith; nid swyddog yr heddlu a benodwyd i ymchwilio iddo. Yn dilyn y trychineb, mae'n rhaid i'r tri chymeriad bythgofiadwy, Cameron, Jade, a Russ, wynebu eu cyfrinachau tywyllaf mewn ymdrech i ddod o hyd i gysur, y gwir, neu'r ddau.

Melissa Scrivener Love – Lola

Mae Lola yn sefyll wrth ymyl Garcia tra ei fod yn gweithio'r gridyll yn eu tipyn o iard gefn garw. Mae'r barbeciw newydd danio ac mae'r menywod yn cloncian yn eu clystyrau, tra bod y dynion yn dal cwrw chwyslyd. Mae'n well gan Lola'r ymylon, nid yw hi fel y merched eraill ym Mharc Huntington.

Yn sydyn, mae yna gnoc llym ar y drws ffrynt, plismon yn ôl pob tebyg. Mae Lola yn mynd i'w ateb. Mae'r dyn sy'n sefyll yno yn Mecsicanwr, nid Mecsicanwr-Americanaidd, fel pawb arall yma. Mae Lola yn chwilio'i wyneb am ddiferyn o chwys, ond dim. Nid yw hi erioed wedi cwrdd ag ef, ond mae hi'n gwybod ei enw. Mae pawb yn y gymdogaeth hon yn gwybod ei enw. Maent yn ei alw'n 'Y Casglwr', ac nid yw'n rhoi amser hir iddynt.

Khurrum Rahman – East of Hounslow

Mae Jay yn werthwr cyffuriau sy'n byw yng Ngorllewin Llundain. Mae'n mynd i'r mosg ar ddydd Gwener, ac mae wedi prynu ei brif ddiléit, BMW. Mae'n byw gyda'i fam, ac mae bywyd yn ymddangos yn felys. Ond mae ei fyd ar fin troi wyneb i waered am fod MI5 wedi bod yn ei wylio. Maen nhw'n meddwl mai dyna'r union ddyn sydd ei angen arnynt ar gyfer tasg fach anodd. Un peth sy'n sicr, nawr ei fod yn ffordd bell i'r dwyrain o Hounslow, ni fydd bywyd Jay byth yr un fath eto

Emma Viskic – Resurrection Bay

Mae'r llyfr hwn hefyd ar y rhestr fer ar gyfer Gwobr Dagr Aur am y nofel troseddau gorau, tipyn o gyflawniad i awdur sy'n cychwyn arni. Am grynodeb, gweler yr erthygl a bostiwyd yr wythnos ddiwethaf (17 Awst 2018).

Crime Writers Association Dagger Awards 2018

The shortlists are out for the CWA Dagger awards. There are 11 categories of awards including new talent, short stories and historical crime.

In this post we will look at the Gold Dagger Award which is awarded for the best crime novel of the year. Here are the 6 shortlisted titles:

Steve Cavanagh – The Liar

When wealthy businessman Leonard Howell's daughter is kidnapped, the police jump on it straight away. But Howell knows this won't be straightforward - he needs someone willing to break the rules. Once a con artist, now a hotshot lawyer, Eddie Flynn, knowing what it's like to lose a daughter will stop at nothing to save Howell's.

Mick Herron – London Rules (Also shortlisted for the Ian

Fleming Steel Dagger Award)

'London Rules' might not be written down, but everyone knows rule one, cover your arse. Regent Park's First Desk, Claude Whelan, is learning this the hard way. Tasked with protecting a beleaguered prime minister, he's facing attack from all directions himself and especially from his own deputy, Lady Di Taverner, who is alert to Claude's every stumble.

Dennis Lehane – Since We Fell

Rachel Childs, a former journalist, after an on-air mental breakdown, now lives as a virtual recluse. In all other respects, however, she enjoys an ideal life with an ideal husband. Until a chance encounter on a rainy afternoon causes that ideal life to fray. Sucked into a conspiracy thick with deception, violence, and possibly madness, Rachel must find the strength within herself to conquer unimaginable fears and mind-altering truths.

Attica Locke – Bluebird, Bluebird (Also Shortlisted for the

Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award)

In the small Texas town of Lark two dead bodies are washed up in the bayou. First a black lawyer from Chicago and then, three days later, a local white woman, and it's stirred up a hornet's nest of resentment. Texas Ranger Darren Matthews, must solve the crimes - and save himself in the process - before Lark's long-simmering racial fault lines erupt.

Abir Mukherjee – A Necessary Evil (Also shortlisted for the

Historical Award)

India, 1920. Captain Wyndham and Sergeant Banerjee of the Calcutta Police Force investigate the dramatic assassination of a Maharajah's son.  As Wyndham and Banerjee desperately try to unravel the mystery behind the assassination, they become entangled in a dangerous world where those in power live by their own rules and those who cross their paths pay with their lives.

Emma Viskic – Resurrection Bay (Also shortlisted for the

John Creasy New Blood Award)

Caleb Zelic, profoundly deaf since early childhood, has always lived on the outside - watching, picking up tell-tale signs people hide in a smile, a cough, a kiss. When a childhood friend is murdered, a sense of guilt and a determination to prove his own innocence sends Caleb on a hunt for the killer. But he can't do it alone. Caleb and his troubled friend Frankie, an ex-cop, start with one clue, Scott the last word the murder victim texted to Caleb. But Scott is always one step ahead.

The winners will be announced 25 October 2018.

Gwobrau Dagger Cymdeithas Awduron Troseddau 2018

Mae'r rhestr fer gwobrau Dagger CWA bellach ar agor. Mae yna 11 categori o wobrau, gan gynnwys talent newydd, straeon byrion a throseddau hanesyddol.

Yn y neges hon, byddwn yn edrych ar Wobr Aur Dagger a ddyfernir i nofel troseddau gorau'r flwyddyn. Dyma'r 6 teitl ar y rhestr fer:

Steve Cavanagh – The Liar

Pan fydd merch Leonard Howell, gŵr busnes cyfoethog yn cael ei herwgipio, mae'r heddlu'n camu i mewn ar unwaith. Ond mae Howell yn gwybod na fydd hyn yn dasg syml - mae angen rhywun arno sy'n barod i dorri'r rheolau. Yn dwyllwr heb ei ail ar un adeg ond bellach yn gyfreithiwr blaenllaw, mae Eddie Flynn, sy'n gwybod sut deimlad yw colli merch, yn oedi dim i achub merch Howell.

Mick Herron - London Rules (Hefyd ar restr fer Gwobr

Steel Dagger Ian Fleming)

Efallai nad yw 'Rheolau Llundain' wedi ei nodi ar bapur, ond mae pawb yn gwybod rheol un, gofalu am eich hun, fel y mae Claude Whelan gŵr blaenllaw Parc Regent, yn ei ddysgu, y ffordd anodd. Gyda'r dasg o ddiogelu prif weinidog sydd yng nghanol peryglon, mae'n wynebu ymosodiad o bob cyfeiriad ei hun, yn enwedig gan ei ddirprwy ei hun, Lady Di Taverner, sy'n gwybod bob tro y mae Claude yn baglu.

Dennis Lehane – Since We Fell

Mae Rachel Childs, cyn-newyddiadurwr, bellach yn byw fel meudwyes mewn gwirionedd ers y chwalodd ei nerfau yn fyw yn ystod darllediad. Ym mhob ffordd arall, fodd bynnag, mae hi'n mwynhau bywyd delfrydol gyda gŵr delfrydol. Hyd nes i gyfarfod ar hap ar brynhawn glawog beri diflastod i'r bywyd delfrydol hwnnw. Wedi'i thynnu i mewn i gynllwyn yn llawn twyll, trais, ac o bosibl, gwallgofrwydd, mae'n rhaid i Rachel ddod o hyd i'r cryfder i goncro ofnau annymunol a gwirioneddau sy'n newid meddwl.

Attica Locke - Bluebird, Bluebird (Hefyd ar restr fer Gwobr

Steel Dagger Ian Fleming)

Yn nhref fechan Lark, Texas, mae dau gorff yn cael eu golchi i fyny yn yr ystumllyn. Y cyntaf, cyfreithiwr du o Chicago ac yna, tri diwrnod yn ddiweddarach, gwraig wen leol, ac mae'n ysgogi nyth cacwn o chwerwder. Rhaid i Darren Matthews, marchfilwr, ddatrys y troseddau - ac achub ei hun yn y broses - cyn i gynnwrf hiliol sy'n mudlosgi ers tro, ffrwydro.

Abir Mukherjee - A Necessary Evil (Hefyd ar restr fer y

Wobr Hanesyddol)

India, 1920. Mae Capten Wyndham a Sergeant Banerjee o Heddlu Calcutta yn ymchwilio i farwolaeth ddramatig mab Maharajah. Wrth i Wyndham a Banerjee geisio datrys y dirgelwch y tu ôl i'r llofruddiaeth, maent yn mynd ynghlwm mewn byd peryglus lle mae'r rheini sydd mewn grym yn byw yn ôl eu rheolau eu hunain a'r rhai sy'n eu croesi yn talu gyda'u bywydau.

Emma Viskic - Resurrection Bay (Hefyd ar restr fer Gwobr

Gwaed Newydd John Creasy)

Mae Caleb Zelic, sy’n hollol fyddar ers ei fod yn blentyn, wastad wedi byw ar y tu allan - gwylio, codi arwyddion arwyddocaol y mae pobl yn eu cuddio mewn gwên, pesychiad neu gusan. Pan fydd cyfaill o’i blentyndod yn cael ei lofruddio, mae euogrwydd a natur benderfynol i brofi ei ddiniweidrwydd ei hun yn anfon Caleb i hela’r llofrudd. Ond ni all wneud ar ei ben ei hun. Mae Caleb a’i gyfaill cythryblus Frankie, cyn-blismon, yn dechrau gydag un cliw, Scott y gair olaf a anfonwyd gan y dioddefwr drwy neges destun at Caleb. Ond mae  Scott un cam ymlaen bob tro.

Bydd yr enillwyr yn cael eu cyhoeddi ar 25 Hydref 2018.

From page to silver screen, book inspired films

It won’t be long before the children are back in school. If you want some family entertainment for those long autumn and winter evenings look out for these new films scheduled to be released in the coming months. Don’t forget to check the film classification before you take the kids.

October 2018

Mowgli

There have been various film versions of Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book but it seems there’s always room for another. This one is said to be a darker version than previous movies. 

Featuring the voices of Andy Serkis as Baloo the bear, Christian Bale as the panther Bagheera and Benedict Cumberbatch as the fearsome tiger Shere Khan.

The Grinch

This latest movie version of Dr Seuss’ tale of the Christmas hating Grinch is a computer animated film starring Benedict Cumberbatch as the voice of the Grinch.

November 2018

Fantastic Beasts 2 – the crimes of Grindelwald

Eddie Redmayne is back as Newt Scamander in this sequel to Fantastic Beasts and where to find them, based on the books by J K Rowling. Newt joins forces with the young Albus Dumbledore to foil the devious Grindelwald’s evil plans.

December 2018

Mary Poppins Returns

Based on P L Travers’ Mary Poppins books, this is a sequel to the 1964 film, Mary Poppins. Mary, played by Emily Blunt returns to the Banks family to care for the children of Michael Banks. Set 25 years after the first film Michael has grown up, had three children and been widowed. Mary Poppins comes to the rescue in her usual inimitable style.

O’r dudalen i’r sgrîn, ffilmiau  a ysbrydolwyd gan lyfrau

Fydd hi ddim yn hir cyn y bydd y plant yn ôl yn yr ysgol.  Os ydych chi am adloniant i’r teulu yn ystod misoedd hir yr hydref a’r gaeaf, chwiliwch am y ffilmiau newydd yma a fydd yn cael eu rhyddhau yn ystod y misoedd nesaf. Peidiwch ag anghofio edrych ar ddosbarthiad y ffilm cyn i chi fynd â’r plant gyda chi.

Hydref 2018

Mowgli

Mae yna nifer o fersiynau wedi bod o lyfr Rudyard Kipling, The Jungle Book ond mae’n ymddangos fod yna le i un arall. Dywedir fod hon yn fwy tywyll na’r rhai a ddaeth o’r blaen. 

Clywir lleisiau Andy Serkis fel Baloo yr arth, Christian Bale fel y panther, Bagheera a Benedict Cumberbatch fel y teigr brawychus, Shere Khan.

The Grinch

Dyma’r fersiwn ddiweddaraf mewn ffilm o stori’r Dr Seuss o’r Grinch sy’n casáu’r Nadolig ac mae ar ffurf ffilm wedi’i hanimeiddio gyda Benedict Cumberbatch fel llais y Grinch.

Tachwedd 2018

Fantastic Beasts 2 – the crimes of Grindelwald

Mae Eddie Redmayne yn ôl fel Newt Scamander yn y dilyniant yma i Fantastic Beasts and where to find them, yn seiliedig ar lyfrau J K Rowling. Mae Newt yn ymuno â’r Albus Dumbledore ifanc i rwystro cynlluniau dieflig Grindelwald.

Rhagfyr 2018

Mary Poppins Returns

Yn seiliedig ar lyfrau Mary Poppins gan P L Travers, mae’r ffilm yma’n ddilyniant i’r ffilm o 1964, Mary Poppins. Mae Mary, sy’n cael ei chwarae gan Emily Blunt, yn dychwelyd at y teulu Banks i ofalu am blant Michael Banks. Mae’r ffilm yn digwydd 25 mlynedd ar ôl y ffilm gyntaf.  Mae Michael wedi tyfu’n ddyn, wedi cael tri o blant ac wedi colli’i wraig. Daw Mary Poppins i achub y dydd yn ei ffordd ddihafal ei hun.

The Man Booker Longlist 2018

The Man Booker Prize for fiction is widely recognised as the leading prize for literary fiction written in English. It is open to writers of any nationality, writing in English and published in the UK and Ireland.

Four previously nominated authors have made the long list, including a former winner, Michael Ondaatje. Ondaatje’s winning novel of 1992, The English Patient also won the one off Golden Man Booker Prize for the best winning book of the last five decades. The other previously nominated authors are Esi Edugyan, Donal Ryan and Richard Powers.

Perhaps more exciting is that new talent has been recognised with four debut novelists on the list. Sophie Mackintosh, Guy Gunaratne, Daisy Johnson and Scottish poet Robin Robertson for his first novel in verse.

The Longlist:

Belinda Bauer – Snap 

Anna Burns – Milkman

Nick Drnaso – Sabrina

Esi Edugyan – Washington Black
Guy Gunaratne – In Our Mad and Furious City 

Daisy Johnson – Everything Under

Rachel Kushner – The Mars Room
Sophie Mackintosh – The Water Cure

Miachael Ondaatje – Warlight

Richard Powers – The Overstory

Robin Robertson – The Long Take
Donal Ryan – From a Low and Quiet Sea

For synopses, judges’ comments and author biographies visit the Man Booker Prize website

The shortlist will be announced 20 September and the winner 16 October 2018.

Rhestr Hir Gwobr y Man Booker 2018

Mae Gwobr y Man Booker ar gyfer ffuglen yn cael ei chydnabod fel y brif wobr am ffuglen lenyddol a ysgrifennir yn Saesneg. Mae’n agored i awduron o unrhyw genedl, sy’n ysgrifennu yn Saesneg ac a gyhoeddir yn y DU ac Iwerddon.

Mae pedwar o awduron a enwebwyd yn y gorffennol ar y rhestr hir, gan gynnwys un a enillodd yn flaenorol, Michael Ondaatje. At hyn, enillodd nofel fuddugol Ondaatje ym 1992, The English Patient, Gwobr Aur unwaith ac am byth y Man Booker am y llyfr gorau a enillodd yn y pum degawd diwethaf. Yr awduron eraill a enwebwyd o’r blaen yw Esi Edugyan, Donal Ryan a Richard Powers.

Yn fwy cyffrous, efallai, yw bod talent newydd wedi ei chydnabod gyda phedwar o nofelwyr newydd ar y rhestr, sef Sophie Mackintosh, Guy Gunaratne, Daisy Johnson a’r bardd o Albanwr Robin Robertson am ei nofel gyntaf ar fydr.

Y Rhestr Hir:

Belinda Bauer – Snap 

Anna Burns – Milkman

Nick Drnaso – Sabrina

Esi Edugyan – Washington Black
Guy Gunaratne – In Our Mad and Furious City 

Daisy Johnson – Everything Under

Rachel Kushner – The Mars Room
Sophie Mackintosh – The Water Cure

Miachael Ondaatje – Warlight

Richard Powers – The Overstory

Robin Robertson – The Long Take
Donal Ryan – From a Low and Quiet Sea

I weld crynodebau, sylwadau’r beirniaid a bywgraffiadau o’r awduron, ewch i wefan Gwobr Man Booker

Cyhoeddir y rhestr fer ar 20 Medi a’r buddugol ar 16 Hydref 2018.