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From Bernice Rubens in 1970 to Ben Markovits in 2025, the mid-life crisis has long been a rich source of material for Booker-nominated novelists

Enjoy extracts from all the novels shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2026 – an ‘energising’ selection of books

The authors and translators shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2026 answer questions about their inspirations and influences, and the power of translated fiction

We asked the International Booker Prize 2026 judges to tell us what impressed and delighted them most about each book on this year’s shortlist – and why they are relevant to today’s world 

Take a closer look at the six remarkable shortlisted books – their themes, characters, settings and origins, and find out what everyone’s saying about them

To celebrate the Booker Prizes’ collaboration with Poon’s London, we present a selection of the best Chinese-themed fiction that has been nominated for our prizes

Your chance to win a set of all six books on the International Booker Prize 2026 shortlist, along with a limited-edition Booker Prize tote bag

The International Booker Prize 2026 nominated author and translator on folk magic and non-human characters, and on accessing other realms through translated fiction

The International Booker Prize 2026 nominated author and translator discuss who and what inspires them most, and why contemporary international fiction isn’t just for nerds

The International Booker Prize 2026 nominated author and translator discuss moral slipperiness and everyday complicities, and how to recreate a lost film on paper