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The Booker Prize 2026

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The Booker Prize 2026

The longlist for the Booker Prize 2026 has been announced, featuring two previous winners and three debut novelists.

The prize has rewarded and celebrated world-class talent for over 55 years, shaping the canon of 20th and 21st century literature. This year’s selection celebrates the best works of long-form fiction by writers of any nationality, written in English and published in the UK and/or Ireland between October 1, 2025 and September 30, 2026.    

The shortlist of six books will be revealed on September 22nd, followed by the announcement of the winner on November 9th.

For more about the Booker Prize, go to https://thebookerprizes.com
 


2026 Longlist
 

  • THE SHADOW OF THE OBJECT by Chloe Aridjis (Chatto & Windus)
  • SWITZY by Emma Cline (Chatto & Windus)
  • HELEN OF NOWHERE by Makenna Goodman (Fitzcarraldo Editions)
  • THE END OF EVERYTHING by M. John Harrison (Serpent’s Tail)
  • THE DISAPPEARERS by Marlon James (Hamish Hamilton)
  • BLACK BAG by Luke Kennard (John Murray)
  • THE RENOVATION by Kenan Orhan (Hamish Hamilton)
  • MAY WE FEED THE KING by Rebecca Perry (Granta)
  • THE PALM HOUSE by Gwendoline Riley (Picador)   
  • THE THINGS WE NEVER SAY by Elizabeth Strout (Viking)   
  • JOHN OF JOHN by Douglas Stuart (Picador)
  • ALL THEM DOGS by Djamel White (John Murray)
  • THE VIVISECTORS by Missouri Williams (4th Estate)