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In her accomplished and unsettling second novel, Sarah Bernstein explores themes of prejudice, abuse and guilt through the eyes of a singularly unreliable narrator

Sam Bett details the creativity involved in the translation process and how he’s never made it past the first page of Don Quixote. 

On The Booker Prize Podcast this week, Jo and James are joined by Sara Cox, the host of Between the Covers, to discuss our December Book of the Month, and more

‘I knew I wanted to make the line between fact and fiction imperceptible’

Does your book club think it has what it takes to be Booker Prize judges? If you’re a fan of the finest in fiction, we’d love to hear from you! 
 

Today, Tuesday, 23 September, the 2025 shortlist for the Booker Prize, the world’s most significant award for a single work of fiction, is announced

Discover our comprehensive reading guide to Andrea Levy’s novel, set during the turbulent years of slavery and shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2010

Author Nana Ekvtimishvili and translator Elizabeth Heighway on what it’s like to see The Pear Field longlisted for the International Booker Prize 2021, and more

Maaza Mengiste talks about her 2020 Booker Prize-longlisted novel The Shadow King, from the Italian invasion of Ethiopia to the authors who have influenced her

On The Booker Prize Podcast this week, Jo and James recommend the best compact novels from the Booker Library, perfect for those moments when there’s nothing else to do but curl up with a good book