Donna Mackay-Smith

For over 50 years, the Booker Prizes have recognised the best fiction for adults. Now, we're delighted to announce the Children’s Booker Prize, supported by AKO Foundation.

Find out more: thebookerprizes.com/children

Monthly Spotlight: Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart | The Booker Prizes Winner of the Booker Prize 2020, Shuggie Bain has captured hearts with the story of a young boy plagued by poverty and trauma

Presenting our Monthly Spotlight pick for August: Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart.

🔗 Visit our website for an exclusive interview with Douglas Stuart, an extract, reading guide and more.

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Douglas Stuart interview: ‘I don't think working-class people can afford to write’ | The Booker Prizes Five years after winning the Booker for Shuggie Bain, Douglas Stuart reflects on the pressures of being a prize winner, the queer canon, the politics of dialect, and how the arts have become less acce...

Five years since it was published, I posed some questions to Douglas Stuart about the impact of Shuggie Bain @picadorbooks.bsky.social. He speaks on many subjects close to my heart, including the politics of accent, and being working class and Scottish in the arts thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...

The International Booker Prize 2025 | The Booker Prizes The longlist of 12 or 13 books will be announced on Tuesday, 25 February 2025 at 2pm (GMT).

We are delighted to reveal the #InternationalBooker2025 longlist – a feast of fiction from around the world, featuring ‘stories from everywhere, for everyone’.

➡️ Discover the full list: thebookerprizes.com/ibp2025

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Get to know (some of) the #InternationalBooker2025 judges.

‘Reading makes you sexy’

Ahead of the #InternationalBooker2025 longlist announcement, we spoke to some of the judges about their reading habits, their favourite works of translated fiction – and why more people should read it.

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Meet the judges: 'Reading translated fiction makes you sexy' | The Booker Prizes We spoke to some of the International Booker Prize 2025 judges about their reading habits, their favourite works of translated fiction – and why more people should read it

Love this interview with our International Booker Prize judges on all things TF, and what they are looking for in reading for the prize.

Eight of the best Booker-nominated books for fans of The Traitors | The Booker Prizes If the psychological twists of The Traitors have you longing for more, these novels of ambition and betrayal will leave you questioning every motive – just like the game itself

Dear Reader,

By order of The Traitors here are eight books that you might LOVE.

Signed, The Traitors

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I spoke to a host of brilliant Booker Prize-nominated authors, and judges, and they revealed the books they'll be gifting this Christmas. See them here.

Delighted that this year's judging panel is out in the world. What a dream team.