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A bittersweet story of love between two women, Taiwan Travelogue is also an artful exploration of language, history and power. Taiwan Travelogue won the International Booker Prize in 2026

The authors shortlisted and longlisted for this year’s Booker Prize reveal the inspirations behind their nominated work, their writing processes and their favourite Booker books

As Sweden prepares to host this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, it’s the perfect moment to shine a spotlight on the country’s literary talent  

‘The sun was still submerged in the wintry murk of dawn when Ba, Dadaji, and their daughter, Mina Foi, emerged upon the veranda to sip their tea’

In a kaleidoscopic narrative that spans four generations, moments of connection and consequence ignite and re-ignite as the century unfolds

Although best known for her historical fiction, Hilary Mantel’s first Booker Prize nomination came with this comically sinister tale of wicked spirits and suburban mediums in a masterpiece of dark humour

On The Booker Prize Podcast this week, we revisit Douglas Stuart’s 2020 Booker Prize winning-novel, Shuggie Bain, in celebration of Burns Night

Read the first chapter of the latest fiction from a remarkable and enduring talent, which brilliantly illuminates an introspective young mind trying to make sense of the world around him.