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‘The best approach for me would be to simplify the story as far as possible, much as one might see done in a poem’

In this Man Booker 2018 longlist interview Guy Gunaratne tells us the inspiration behind In Our Mad and Furious City and what we can expect to see next

International Booker Prize 2026 Chair of judges Natasha Brown reflects on her love of books that are surprising and daring, and the endless creative possibilities of fiction in translation

Wondering which of the six Booker Prize 2025 shortlisted novels to read first? We asked our judges to tell us what they loved about the books – and why you’ll love them too

Discover everything you need to know about the International Booker Prize here, from how it differs from the Booker Prize to prize’s impact

‘Maybe this is the last time he will walk down the familiar corridor as the man called Noon Merckem, that door there on the left with those welcoming panes of glass could mean the end of his existence, weak in the knees like a man being dragged to the gallows, that’s how he feels in this instant’ 

From Joni Mitchell to Diego Maradona, from a pub in London’s East End to a bookshop in Lagos, pull up a chair at these fantasy gatherings, organised by this year’s authors and judges 

Our quiz maestro James Walton has once again trawled the Booker Library to bring you 30 fiendish multiple-choice questions, all (loosely) on the theme of summer holidays. Good luck!

To celebrate the legacy of David Lodge, we revisit his speech from the 1989 ceremony, in which he explored how the prize sparks a vital discussion that extends beyond the literary world