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Booker Prize Reading Guides

Reading guides

Designed for libraries and book clubs, our reading guides provide a wealth of information and discussion points – including comments from the Booker judges – to help enhance your enjoyment and understanding of dozens of Booker-nominated titles

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Under the Eye of the Big Bird

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Reading guide: Under the Eye of the Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami, translated by Asa Yoneda

Small Boat

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Reading guide: Small Boat by Vincent Delecroix, translated by Helen Stevenson

On the Calculation of Volume I

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Reading guide: On the Calculation of Volume I by Solvej Balle, translated by Barbara J. Haveland

Perfection

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Reading guide: Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico, translated by Sophie Hughes

Heart Lamp

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Reading guide: Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq, translated by Deepa Bhasthi

A Leopard-Skin Hat

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Reading guide: A Leopard-Skin Hat by Anne Serre, translated by Mark Hutchinson

The International Booker Prize 2025 shortlist

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Discover our reading guides for the International Booker Prize 2025 shortlist

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

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Reading guide: The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

A Brief History of Seven Killings competition

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Reading guide: A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James

The Sea by John Banville

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Reading guide: The Sea by John Banville

Space Station - view on a Planet out of a Space Station in orbit - 3D Rendering

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Reading guide: The Employees by Olga Ravn, translated by Martin Aitken

A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler

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Reading guide: A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler

The Story of the Lost Child Reading Guide

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Reading guide: The Story of the Lost Child by Elena Ferrante, translated by Ann Goldstein

Haunted house with The Little Stranger book overlay.

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Reading guide: The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters

Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner

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Reading guide: Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner

James by Percival Everett

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Reading guide: James by Percival Everett

Orbital by Samantha Harvey

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Reading guide: Orbital by Samantha Harvey

The Safe Keep by Yael Van Der Wouden

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Reading guide: The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden

Held by Anne Michaels

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Reading guide: Held by Anne Michaels

Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood

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Reading guide: Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood