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The International Booker Prize shortlist

Reading guides

Discover our reading guides for the International Booker Prize 2026 shortlist

The Witch

Reading guides

Reading guide: The Witch by Marie NDiaye, translated by Jordan Stump

The Nights Are Quiet in Tehran

Reading guides

Reading guide: The Nights Are Quiet in Tehran by Shida Bazyar, translated by Ruth Martin

The Director

Reading guides

Reading guide: The Director by Daniel Kehlmann, translated by Ross Benjamin

Author Yáng Shuāng-zǐ and translator Lin King each holding a copy of Taiwan Travelogue and their International Booker Prize trophies

Reading guides

Reading guide: Taiwan Travelogue by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ, translated by Lin King

She Who Remains

Reading guides

Reading guide: She Who Remains by Rene Karabash, translated by Izidora Angel

On Earth As It Is Beneath

Reading guides

Reading guide: On Earth As It Is Beneath by Ana Paula Maia, translated by Padma Viswanathan

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Book recommendations

Where to start with Beryl Bainbridge: a guide to her best books

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Reading guides

Reading guide: An Awfully Big Adventure by Beryl Bainbridge

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Book recommendations

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

The International Booker Prize shortlist

Book extract

Read extracts from the International Booker Prize 2026 shortlist

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Interview

Get to know the authors and translators shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2026

A group portrait of International Booker Prize 2026 judges Natasha Brown, Marcus du Sautoy, Sophie Hughes, Troy Onyango and Nilanjana S. Roy. holding the longlisted books

Information

What our judges said about the International Booker Prize 2026 shortlist

The International Booker Prize shortlist

Information

Everything you need to know about the International Booker Prize 2026 shortlist

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Book recommendations

From London’s Chinatown to Tiananmen Square, a Chinese-themed Booker Prizes reading list

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Competition

Win the International Booker Prize 2026 shortlist

The Wax Child book cover and the author Olga Ravn and the translator Martin Aitken

Interview

An interview with Olga Ravn and Martin Aitken, author and translator of The Wax Child

On Earth As It Is Beneath book with the author Ana Paula Maia and translator Padma Viswanathan

Interview

An interview with Ana Paula Maia and Padma Viswanathan, author and translator of On Earth As It Is Beneath

The Director book cover and author Daniel Kehlmann and the translator Ross Benjamin

Interview

An interview with Daniel Kehlmann and Ross Benjamin, author and translator of The Director

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Interview

An interview with Ia Genberg and Kira Josefsson, author and translator of Small Comfort