The Booker
One thing that I've not noticed anyone mention (perhaps cause it's a bit insider baseball, perhaps because different media have credited different publishers according to whether they're in the US or UK or what-have-you) is that of the six short-listed titles, no less than four are liked to Grove Atlantic.
Desai, Kiran The Inheritance of Loss - Hamish Hamilton (published by Atlantic Monthly, an imprint of Grove, in the US)
Grenville, Kate The Secret River - Canongate (distributed by Grove in the US)
Hyland, M.J. Carry Me Down - Canongate (distributed by Grove in the US)
Matar, Hisham In the Country of Men - Viking
St Aubyn, Edward Mother’s Milk - Picador (Open City in the US, distributed by Grove)
Waters, Sarah The Night Watch - Virago
That, if I may say, is pretty damn impressive...