The long list for the Man Booker Prize is out, and it’s decidedly short on star power. “In contrast with previous years, 2007’s list is restricted to a ‘Man Booker dozen’ – a mere 13 titles, compared with the usual 18-24. This new brevity coincides with a year in which few of the biggest literary names have chosen to publish; as a result, the longlist contains only two authors… who can genuinely be described as household names.”