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Patricia Lockwood on the joy of being a Booker Prize 2026 judge. 🎥 If you missed the livestream of our shortlist event (or simply want to reminisce), tap the link in our bio to watch this year's judges discuss the judging process. #Booktok

As we wait for Rivals to return to our screens, rewatch Katherine Parkinson read from Katie Kitamura's Audition, shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2025. The story so far: Two people meet for lunch in a Manhattan restaurant. She’s an accomplished actress in rehearsals for an upcoming premiere. He’s…

From dystopian fiction to contemporary realism, from campus satire to historical fiction, the Booker Prize 2026 shortlisted books explore what it means to be human in an ever-changing world. Whether you’re new to the shortlist or want to explore it further, our reading guides have everything you…

‘This is writing at its best. There’s plenty to enjoy, some blissful escapism and prose to die for (“I just wish I could have written that” kept going through my mind).’ Mary Beard, Chair of the Booker Prize 2026 judges. Not sure which shortlisted book to read first? 📖 Let the opening pages…

Only TWO weeks to go until the Booker Prize 2026 award ceremony kicks off and we announce this year’s winner. Here’s how to follow along: ➡️ From 7pm GMT, keep an eye on our Stories and feed as we’ll be sharing interviews from the red carpet ➡️ From 9:45pm GMT, watch the winner announcement live…

‘I try to set myself a diet of 50 books before I start [to write] something new’ We sat down for a quick chat with Douglas Stuart, shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2026 with John of John. Discover everything you need to know about this year's shortlist via the link in our bio. #BookerPrizes…

‘I don't know how long I have left and I don't know how much I'll screw up in that time’ We sat down for a quick chat with Luke Kennard, shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2026 with Black Bag. Discover everything you need to know about this year's shortlist via the link in our bio. #BookerPrizes…

‘Any well written thriller will take my mind off things’ We sat down for a quick chat with M. John Harrison, shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2026 with The End of Everything. Discover everything you need to know about this year's shortlist via the link in our bio. #BookerPrizes #BookerPrizes2026…

‘If it wasn't for the Irish, the Americans and the Jamaicans, English literature wouldn't exist anymore’ We sat down for a quick chat with Marlon James, shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2026 with The Disappearers. Discover everything you need to know about this year's shortlist via the link in our…

‘Maybe a good book is just a book that's in the hands of the person who needs to read it at that point’ We sat down for a quick chat with Rebecca Perry, shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2026 with May We Feed the King. Discover everything you need to know about this year's shortlist via the link in…

‘I have no memory of myself not being a writer’ We sat down for a quick chat with Elizabeth Strout, shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2026 with The Things We Never Say. Discover everything you need to know about this year's shortlist via the link in our bio. @elizabethstroutauthor#BookerPrizes…

THREE weeks to go until the Booker Prize ceremony. Hopefully 9 November is in your calendars by now? Stay tuned as we'll soon announce more information on how you can tune in on the night. Filmed at Inner Temple Gardens. #BookerPrize #BookerPrize2026 #BookTok #BooksOfTikTok #ReadingList

‘There were just so many of them, weird monsters in lakes, spaghetti monsters... just weird, creepy things’ Lewis Gribben's reading recommendations: 📖 Goosebumps by R. L. Stine 📖 I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy 📖 The Mad and the Brave by Colin Freeman 📖 Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling 📖…

'I really did want to be Bella Swan... at that time’ Savannah Steyn's reading recommendations: 📖 Twilight by Stephenie Meyer 📖 All About Love by Bell Hooks 📖 Heart the Lover by Lily King 📖 May We Feed the King by Rebecca Perry Scroll back down our feed to see Savannah performing an extract from…

‘It spoke to me and my identity in a way I'd never read before’ Himesh Patel's reading recommendations: 📖 Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer 📖 Brown Baby by Nikesh Shukla 📖 On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder 📖 Raymond Chandler books 📖 But What If We're Wrong? by Chuck Klosterman Scroll back down our feed to…

'In many ways, I think we responded, being, working class kids from the North. There was something about its edginess that we could relate to’ Maxine Peake's reading recommendations: 📖 The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton 📖 Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë 📖 The Girls by John Bowen 📖 A Visitation of…

‘I actually believe all of the acting work I’ve ever done is based on characters that I got from that show’ Books mentioned: 📖 The Janet and John books by Mabel O'Donnell and Rona Munro 📖 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis 📖 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams 📖…

‘I was lucky enough to perform Janina in Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, and if you haven't read that book, you must read it’ Books mentioned: 📖 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis 📖 A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis 📖 Fictions by Jorge Luis Borges 📖 Eurotrash by Christian…

Autumn is in full swing, which means the Booker Prize 2026 ceremony is near. Block out your calendars for 9 November and stay tuned over the coming weeks as we reveal how to tune in on the night. In the meantime, which of this year's shortlist has stayed on your mind long after turning the last…

Watch Kathryn Hunter read from The End of Everything, the Booker Prize 2026-shortlisted book by M. John Harrison. The story so far: Phillip Tennent makes his living at the tideline, collecting artefacts that wash up from the Channel. It’s been years since the crisis changed everything, but its…

Watch Paterson Joseph read from The Disappearers, the Booker Prize 2026-shortlisted book by Marlon James. The story so far: In 1988, eight men in Kingston, Jamaica, begin rehearsals for a play. The men are strangers to one another and each has a different reason for being involved. But they all…

Watch Maxine Peake read from The Things We Never Say, the Booker Prize 2026-shortlisted book by Elizabeth Strout. The story so far: Artie Dam is a man with a secret. He spends his days teaching history to high schoolers, expanding their young minds, correcting their casual cruelties, and lending a…

Watch Himesh Patel read from Black Bag, the Booker Prize 2026-shortlisted book by Luke Kennard. The story so far: A penniless and out-of-work actor picks up a job working for Dr Blend, a university professor who is conducting a psychological experiment. How will Dr Blend’s students react to…

Watch Savannah Steyn read from May We Feed the King, the Booker Prize 2026-shortlisted book by Rebecca Perry. The story so far: She is a curator, who spends her time dressing the rooms of historic buildings to bring them to life. But in the lush private quarters of a medieval palace, she finds…

Watch Lewis Gribben read from John of John, the Booker Prize 2026-shortlisted novel by Douglas Stuart. The story so far: Out of money and with little to show for his art school education, John-Calum Macleod takes the ferry home to the island of Harris to find that not much has changed except for…

Introducing the Booker Prize 2026 shortlist films, directed by Holly Blakey, and starring Himesh Patel, Maxine Peake, Lewis Gribben, Kathryn Hunter, Savannah Steyn and Paterson Joseph. Coming 08.10.26 | 2pm BST #BookerPrize #BookerPrize2026 #BookTok #FilmTok #ShortFilms

The Booker Prize 2026 shortlist films, coming soon. ⁠ ⁠ 📽️ In the meantime, you can catch up on all our previous films by tapping the link in our bio. ⁠ #BookerPrize #BookerPrize2026 #BookTok #ShortFilm #Filmtok

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times... Consider this required reading to help you navigate each chapter of chaos, adjustment and adulting that takes place during your 20s. Which Booker-nominated book would you recommend to someone in their 20s? ⬇️