One previous winner, one thrice-shortlisted novelist, one Australian, two US authors and five imprints. This is what makes up the shortlist for this year’s Man Booker Prize for Fiction. The shortlist is: To Rise Again at a Decent Hour by Joshua Ferris, The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan, J by Howard Jacobson, The Lives of Others by Neel Mukherjee, We are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler and How to be Both by Ali Smith. What’s your pick for the winner?