Sixteen novels are in contention for the £30,000 award, now in its 31st year, with settings ranging from climate-ravaged islands to a near-future Kolkata Sixteen novels are in contention for the £30,000 award, now in its 31st year, with settings ranging from climate-ravaged islands to a near-future Kolkata Gloria Don’t Speak by Lucy Apps (Weatherglass Books) Paradiso 17 by Hannah Lillith Assadi (4th Estate) Moderation by Elaine Castillo (Atlantic Books) Flashlight by Susan Choi (Jonathan Cape)