Not sure where to start with the Booker Prize 2026 longlist? 📚 As Chair of judges Mary Beard puts it, ‘We are confident that our longlist has something for everyone.’ If you need a little help deciding which of the 13 books to start with, take our quiz to find your perfect pick.

Quiz: Which book from the Booker Prize 2026 longlist should you read first? | The Booker Prizes

There are novels on this year’s longlist to suit all tastes. Take our quiz to find out which one is perfect for you

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Life's a beach, so let's read accordingly. From solitary escapes to idyllic resorts, take a trip to some unforgettable coastal settings with these Booker Prize-nominated novels. Tap the link below to discover the reading list.   thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...

10 Booker-nominated books to take to the seaside | The Booker Prizes

From solitary escapes to idyllic resorts, join us on a trip through literature’s most compelling coastal tales with these Booker Prize-nominated novels

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For anyone looking for a little social media break, here are eight articles we published in July to keep you entertained. And, we really wanted to show off our website's new makeover. 🙈 🔗 Find all articles via the link, alongside more book recommendations, judges' interviews, and quizzes.

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The Booker has been championing outstanding fiction for more than 50 years. As a result, we have a rich, and ever-growing, catalogue of in-depth articles, video and audio exploring the unique world of our books and their authors

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The arrival of the Booker Prize 2026 longlist has been a memorable one. We've seen the words ‘mischievous’, ‘experimental’, ‘wacky’ – and that's just describing the judges (jk, it's about the longlist, obviously 😉). To read what our judges said about each of the longlisted books, tap the link.

What our judges said about the Booker Prize 2026 longlist | The Booker Prizes

Wondering which of the 13 Booker Prize 2026 longlisted books to read first? We asked our judges to summarise each novel – and tell us why they loved them

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Calling all digital creators: we want to share a book from the Booker Prize 2026 longlist with you. ✨ Find out more and apply here: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...

Calling all digital creators: we want to share a book from the Booker Prize 2026 longlist with you | The Booker Prizes

Following the announcement of this year’s longlist, we want to share these 13 novels with creators who love to read and talk about books online

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To celebrate the announcement of the  Booker Prize 2026 longlist, we are giving away five sets of the 13 longlisted books and our highly coveted, limited-edition Booker Prizes tote bag. 📚📣 Tap the link below to enter, good luck! https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/hdquqfxupb

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We’re offering you the chance to win a set of Booker Prize 2026 longlist titles and a new-look, limited-edition Booker Prizes tote bag

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The Vivisectors by Missouri Williams offers a new kind of love story for a broken era, coursing with icy suspense and rendered with violent precision. Find out more about this Booker Prize 2026-longlisted book: https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/ufvetqhdhk @4thestatebooks.bsky.social

All Them Dogs by Djamel White is a gripping story of violence, lust, and greed that explores one man's struggles to find his place in an unsparing world. Find out more about this Booker Prize 2026-longlisted book: https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/iomn26p7q8

John of John by Douglas Stuart tells the heartbreaking story of a young man’s return home and how the bonds of family life are torn by the weight of expectation. Find out more about this Booker Prize 2026-longlisted book: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l... @panmacmillan.bsky.social

The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout captures the way grief reverberates through decades, the comfort found in deep friendships and the freedom that comes when we break free of our secrets. Find out more about this Booker Prize 2026-longlisted book: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...

The Palm House by Gwendoline Riley is a novel of enduring friendships and small mercies, and which leaves us – somehow – with a curious sense of possibility. Find out more about this Booker Prize 2026-longlisted book: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l... @picadorbooks.bsky.social

May We Feed the King by Rebecca Perry is a playful, stirring meditation on history and storytelling: on what makes a King 'Great', and a life meaningful. Find out more about this Booker Prize 2026-longlisted book: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l... @grantabooks.bsky.social

The Renovation by Kenan Orhan (@kenanorhan.bsky.social) is a heartbreaking portrait of one family caught in the tides of history, grappling with grief, exile, politics and the painful absurdity of love. Find out more about this Booker Prize 2026-longlisted book: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...

Black Bag by Luke Kennard (@lukekennard.bsky.social) is a firework of a novel: an investigation into the crisis of masculinity and an off-kilter love story that is blazingly funny and profoundly humane. Find out more about this Booker Prize 2026-longlisted book: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...

The Disappearers by Marlon James is a deeply human story of men who must make compromises to survive what the society they live in demands. Find out more about this Booker Prize 2026-longlisted book: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...

The End of Everything by M. John Harrison is a slyly satirical and unsettling post-apocalyptic adventure into the limits of human understanding. Find out more about this Booker Prize 2026-longlisted book: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l... @serpents-tail.bsky.social @profilebooks.bsky.social

Helen of Nowhere by Makenna Goodman is a novel that is at once intimate and cosmic in scope, and asks: what must we give up in exchange for true happiness? Find out more about this Booker Prize 2026-longlisted book: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l... @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social

Switzy by Emma Cline, both darkly humorous and profoundly moving, offers a mesmerising portrait of an ageing man’s last pilgrimage. Find out more about this Booker Prize 2026-longlisted book: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l... @vintagebooks.bsky.social

The Shadow of the Object by Chloe Aridjis is a magnificent meditation on desire, metamorphosis and mortality. Find out more about this Booker Prize 2026-longlisted book: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l... @vintagebooks.bsky.social

A huge thank you to our Booker Prize 2026 judging panel: Mary Beard, Raymond Antrobus, Jarvis Cocker, Rebecca Liu and Patricia Lockwood. Here's what they had to say about this year's longlist. thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...

From humour to history to heartbreak, and from satire to sci-fi to surreality, here’s everything you need to know about the Booker Prize 2026 longlist. thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...

Presenting the Booker Prize 2026 longlist. Find out more about the books and authors that make up this year's Booker Dozen: thebookerprizes.com/bp2026

‘We are confident that our longlist of books has something for everyone’ We are delighted to reveal the Booker Prize 2026 longlist. Huge congratulations to the authors who make up this year's Booker Dozen. ➡️ Discover the full list: thebookerprizes.com/bp2026

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If the Booker Prize 2026 longlist date isn't already etched in your mind, it certainly should be now.

As we approach the Booker Prize 2026 longlist announcement, we asked this year's judges to share a taste of what they've been reading along the way.

Meet And Other Stories, a small press with big ambition who, following their two consecutive International Booker Prize wins, are more committed to championing adventurous authors than ever. We caught up with them to find out a little bit more about what makes their magic. Read more below.

Inside And Other Stories: The Sheffield-based small press taking translated fiction to a global stage | The Booker Prizes

We speak to the team at And Other Stories – the small press with big ambition – about their two consecutive International Booker Prize wins, their commitment to championing adventurous authors, and th...

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Booker Prize 2026 longlist incoming on 28 July, 2pm BST. Which book(s) are you hoping to see on the list?