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From a reading guide and extract to an exclusive interview with the author, find out more about our February Monthly Spotlight here. 

Win one of five bundles including a copy of our Monthly Spotlight title for February, The Sea by John Banville, plus a limited-edition Booker Prize tote bag

A man attempts to escape a recent loss while confronting a trauma from a long lost summer, in John Banville’s haunting and evocative novel

Twenty years after winning the Booker, the author reflects on his outsider victory with The Sea, his enduring admiration for Georges Simenon, and the inevitability of failure in the pursuit of art 

Rachel Joyce, author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, shares her admiration for Anne Tyler’s 2015 novel, where the ordinary becomes universal and the mundane is transformed with razor-sharp insight

Stuck in a reading rut? These simple tips will transform reading into a rewarding resolution – and make 2026 your best year yet

To celebrate the legacy of David Lodge, we revisit his speech from the 1989 ceremony, in which he explored how the prize sparks a vital discussion that extends beyond the literary world

This selection of books offers a profound meditation on the human experience, with characters that are guaranteed to stay with you long after each story ends

John Banville’s luminous novel about love, loss, and the unpredictable power of memory won the Booker Prize in 2005