Percival Everett’s “James” is the favorite for the prestigious literary award. But the likes of Rachel Kushner’s “Creation Lake” or Samantha Harvey’s “Orbital” could take the prize instead.

Samantha Harvey won the prestigious award for a wonder-filled novel, set aboard the International Space Station, that ponders the beauty and fragility of Earth.

It's the first book set in space to scoop the prize, and Harvey is the first female author to win the Booker since Bernardine Evaristo in ... Percival Everett was the only man to make the list with "James" – a reimagining of Mark Twain's "The Adventures ...