Susan Choi interview: ‘Reading a great book feels like being dropped onto an alien planet’
The author of Flashlight, shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2025, on being haunted by childhood memories of a trip to Japan, and the richness of short novels

We asked the authors nominated for this year’s Booker Prize about the inspirations behind their shortlisted works, their favourite books, and where and when they most like to write
The winner of the Booker Prize 2025 will be announced on Monday, 10 November at a ceremony in London, and the winning author will receive £50,000.