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An unforgettable road trip of a novel about a middle-aged academic whose marriage, career and body are failing him 

A spellbinding story of two young people whose fates intersect and diverge across continents and years – an epic of love and family, India and America, tradition and modernity 

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

An exhilarating, destabilising novel that asks whether we ever really know the people we love 

Ahead of the Booker Prize 2025 winner announcement on Monday, 10 November, we’ve picked out the most interesting facts, trends and themes that have emerged in this year’s shortlist 

We asked the authors nominated for this year’s Booker Prize about the inspirations behind their shortlisted works, their favourite books, and where and when they most like to write

If you’re a fan of period dramas set in grand houses and full of aristocratic intrigue, you’ll love this list of Booker-nominated novels

The author of The Riders on creating characters who feel like family, the force of weather and geography in fiction, and how being a parent has shaped him as a writer

From D.H. Lawrence to Derek Walcott, and from The Borrowers to Beloved, this year’s longlistees reveal the authors and books that inspired them to become writers