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The International Booker Prize champions the best in translated fiction and this year celebrates a decade in its current form. But which book is perfect for you?

Whether you’re new to A Leopard-Skin Hat or have read it and would like to explore it more deeply, here is our comprehensive guide, featuring insights from critics, our judges and the book’s author and translator, as well as discussion points and suggestions for further reading.

Whether you’re new to the shortlist and wondering where to start, or would like to explore it more deeply, our guides are packed with insights and discussion points

From small boats to big birds, we’ve pulled together the most interesting facts, trends and details that have emerged in the selection of this year’s International Booker Prize shortlist

We asked the International Booker Prize 2025 judges to explain what impressed and delighted them most about each book on this year’s shortlist – and why they are relevant to today’s world 

Forty years ago, Margaret Atwood’s cautionary tale was published – a novel that would go on to become one of the most defining dystopian works of modern times

Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 1986, The Handmaid’s Tale is the dystopian novel that became a phenomenon

Win one of three bundles including a copy of our Monthly Spotlight title for April, The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood, plus a limited-edition Booker Prize tote bag

With Under the Eye of the Big Bird shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2025, we spoke to its author and translator about haiku, Greek myths and books that are a joy to recommend

The authors and translators nominated for this year’s International Booker Prize reflect on the stories that sparked their love of lit – and continue to inspire them today