Arctic whaling expedition makes Man Booker Prize 2016 longlist

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Dr Ian McGuire's thriller chronicling a 19th-century ill-fated whaling expedition to the Arctic with a killer on-board the ship is among the nominations for the Man Booker Prize 2016 longlist.

The North Water, published by Scribner UK, is Dr McGuire’s second novel and was launched in the UK at the University of Manchester’s Martin Harris Centre in February 2016.

Dr McGuire, who studied at the University, is one of the co-directors of Manchester’s Centre for New Writing and his stories have also been published in Chicago Review, The Paris Review and elsewhere.

The Hull-born started working as a lecturer in American literature and then in creative writing.

The authors longlisted for the £50,000 prize and will be cut down to a final six on September 13 before the winner is announced on October 25.