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Ahead of this year’s ceremony, the shortlisted authors tell us about the best and worst writing advice they ever received, the lessons they learned the hard way – and their desert island books

As the winner of the Booker Prize 2025 prepares to pass the baton to his successor, he reflects on the whirlwind year that took him from the ceremony stage to a tour of the world

This decade in Booker Prize history belonged to the heavyweights with wins by Hilary Mantel and Marlon James. But it was also a time of innovation, with plenty of bold, boundary-pushing books to add to your TBR pile

Lewis Gribben, Kathryn Hunter, Paterson Joseph, Himesh Patel, Maxine Peake and Savannah Steyn star in our new films showcasing the 2026 shortlist

The Booker Prize Foundation and UEA announce a new creative writing scholarship in the name of our former Company Secretary Eve Smith

Brought to you in partnership with ME+EM: from modern classics to hidden gems, these seasonal reads capture moments of change, both big and small 

In her International Booker Prize 2021 longlisted collection, Mariana Enríquez’s stories of desire, violence and the supernatural are haunted by the legacy of Argentina’s dictatorship

As terrifying as they are socially conscious, the 12 short stories in The Dangers of Smoking in Bed press into the unspoken with bracing urgency

This selection of novels and short stories probes the boundaries of physical and psychological transformation – and is guaranteed to get under your skin