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Here you can read extracts from Booker Prize nominated books to help decide your next read.

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Any Human Heart by William Boyd

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The Black Prince by Iris Murdoch

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The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa

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Read an extract from The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa, translated by Stephen Snyder

This Other Eden by Paul Harding

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An extract from This Other Eden by Paul Harding

If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffery

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An extract from If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffery

Study for Obedience by Sarah Bernstein

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An extract from Study for Obedience by Sarah Bernstein

How to Build a Boat by Elaine Feeney

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Read the Booker Prize 2023 longlist: an extract from How to Build a Boat by Elaine Feeney

All the Little Bird-Hearts by Viktoria Lloyd-Barlow

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Read the Booker Prize 2023 longlist: an extract from All the Little Bird-Hearts by Viktoria Lloyd-Barlow

A Spell of Good Things by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀

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Read the Booker Prize 2023 longlist: an extract from A Spell of Good Things by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀

The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng

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Read the Booker Prize 2023 longlist: an extract from The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng

The Bee Sting by Paul Murray

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An extract from The Bee Sting by Paul Murray

Western Lane by Chetna Maroo

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An extract from Western Lane by Chetna Maroo

In Ascension by Martin MacInnes

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Read the Booker Prize 2023 longlist: an extract from In Ascension by Martin MacInnes

Prophet Song by Paul Lynch

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An extract from Prophet Song by Paul Lynch

Old God's Time by Sebastian Barry

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Read the Booker Prize 2023 longlist: an extract from Old God's Time by Sebastian Barry

Pearl by Siân Hughes

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Read the Booker Prize 2023 longlist: an extract from Pearl by Siân Hughes

His Bloody Project by Graeme Macrae Burnet

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Read an extract from His Bloody Project by Graeme Macrae Burnet

Loitering with Intent by Muriel Spark

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The Vegetarian by Han Kang

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Read an extract from The Vegetarian by Han Kang, translated by Deborah Smith

Caribbean sugar plantation, circa 1910

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Read an extract from The Long Song by Andrea Levy