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10 Booker Prize-nominated books that explore mid-life crises
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
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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