Everything you need to know about the International Booker Prize 2026 shortlistTake a closer look at the six remarkable shortlisted books – their themes, characters, settings and origins, and find out what everyone’s saying about them
How independent publishers have become the cornerstone of the International Booker Prize The majority of publishers submitting books for the International Booker Prize are indies. We spoke to some of them about passion, risk-taking and the growing appeal of translated fiction
Everything you need to know about the Children's Booker Prize 2027Submissions for the inaugural Children’s Booker Prize are now open to publishers, the three adult judges have been announced, and a UK-wide search for three child judges is underway. Find out more here
Introducing a new short-story collection featuring Booker-nominated authorsIn partnership with The Reading Agency, we are about to launch the first Booker Prizes Quick Read, featuring stories by Roddy Doyle, Yael van der Wouden, David Szalay and more
Reading Guide: The Van by Roddy DoyleShortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1991, the third novel in Roddy Doyle’s Barrytown trilogy follows two old friends working in a fast-food van against the backdrop of the 1990 football World Cup
Monthly Spotlight: Quartet in Autumn by Barbara PymBarbara Pym guides us through the small lives of four ageing colleagues as they approach retirement
Meet our next judging panelThe judging panel for the Booker Prize 2026 will be chaired by classicist Mary Beard, who is joined by poet Raymond Antrobus, musician Jarvis Cocker, journalist Rebecca Liu and novelist Patricia Lockwood. Find out more here
Events: What’s on and dates for your diaryFrom intimate gatherings to bustling festivals, book readings to interviews, we celebrate the finest in fiction at these UK events featuring Booker-nominated authors
