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There are over 600 books in the Booker Library, and our recommendations will steer you towards literary classics and hidden gems.

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Where to start with Roddy Doyle: a guide to his best books

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10 Booker Prize-nominated books that explore sapphic love

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International Booker-nominated authors and translators on their favourite books from childhood

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Where to start with Beryl Bainbridge: a guide to her best books

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10 Booker Prize-nominated books that explore mid-life crises

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From London’s Chinatown to Tiananmen Square, a Chinese-themed Booker Prizes reading list

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Where to start with Graham Swift: a guide to his best books

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Eight Booker Prize-nominated books that celebrate ‘spinster lit’

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Explore the 10 winning books from a decade of the International Booker Prize

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11 of the best coming-of-age books nominated for the Booker Prizes

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Eight Booker-nominated books for fans of Wuthering Heights

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12 Booker-nominated books that have been adapted for the stage

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11 of the best debut novels that were nominated for the Booker Prize

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10 of the best memoirs by Booker Prize-winning authors

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The Booker Prize 2025 longlisted authors on the books they reread again and again

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10 of the best Booker-nominated murder mysteries, for Knives Out fans

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11 Booker-nominated books with the most memorable endings

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The best Booker audiobooks to curl up with this winter, chosen by you

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Eight Booker-nominated novels featuring characters with Hungarian heritage

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Festive reading from the Booker Prizes