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In his Booker Prize 2026 shortlisted novel, M. John Harrison offers a panoramic view of the modern moment through the story of one poignant human relationship

In his Booker Prize 2026 shortlisted novel, Douglas Stuart transports readers to a remote Scottish island, where small-town secrets and buried shame reverberate to surprising, devastating and even joyous effect

In her Booker Prize 2026 shortlisted novel, Rebecca Perry moves between our present-day world and a medieval court and unsettles the idea that there’s ever one universal historical truth

Here, the Booker Prize 2026 authors reveal the books that set them on the path to becoming the storytellers they are today

Shahidha Bari, Professor of Fashion Cultures and Histories at London College of Fashion, explores the sartorial language of novels and what it can reveal about a character and identity

Thirty years after her death, Booker Prize-winning author John Banville returns to Caroline Blackwood’s Great Granny Webster, her wickedly funny portrait of a family in decline

As this year’s shortlist is announced, we’ve picked out the most interesting facts, figures and findings that have emerged in this year’s selection 

Wondering which of the six Booker Prize 2026 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

The Booker Prize 2026 shortlisted novels range from ‘the hilarious to the discomfiting, from the powerfully shocking to the intriguingly understated’