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With Percival Everett’s retelling of a 19th-century classic appearing on this year’s shortlist, we’ve scoured the Booker archives for more titles inspired by myths, folklore, bible stories and other literary works 

Known for their vivid imagery and lyrical language, these eight books highlight some of the best poets hiding among our Booker ranks

In postwar Warwickshire, a doctor is called to Hundreds Hall, a mansion in decline. As he becomes involved with the Ayres family, he discovers they may be haunted by something far more sinister than a dying way of life

Shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2009, Sarah Waters’ chilling and vividly rendered ghost story set in postwar Britain is full of rich atmosphere and psychological complexity

Think you can distinguish Booker Prize fact from fiction? Test your knowledge in our quiz, which celebrates over half a century of unforgettable shortlists

Shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2009, The Little Stranger is Sarah Waters’ chilling and vividly rendered ghost story, set in postwar Britain

The author of The Little Stranger, our Monthly Spotlight title for October, talks about using ghosts to embody middle-class fears, and the writers who showed her that queer fiction could be clever and ambitious

Win a bundle of Sarah Waters’ books, including our October Monthly Spotlight, The Little Stranger, plus a limited-edition Booker Prize tote bag

Celebrated for her spellbinding historical fiction and Gothic flair, Sarah Waters has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize three times. Here, her editor of over 20 years, Lennie Goodings, offers a guide to her work

We’re offering you the chance to win one of five bundles made up of all six shortlisted titles in contention for this year’s Booker Prize