The Booker Prizes
@thebookerprizes.com
The Booker Prize and the International Booker Prize celebrate the best English-language fiction. https://thebookerprizes.com
Pinned
The Booker Prizes
@thebookerprizes.com
· Nov 10
‘We had never read anything quite like it. It is, in many ways, a dark book but it is a joy to read’
We're delighted to announce Flesh by David Szalay as the winner of the #BookerPrize2025.
We're delighted to announce Flesh by David Szalay as the winner of the #BookerPrize2025.
Five years after At Night All Blood is Black was awarded the International Booker Prize, translator Anna Moschovakis reflects on the conversations the novel has started and how the characters still haunt her dreams.
🔗 Tap below to read our Monthly Spotlight interview
🔗 Tap below to read our Monthly Spotlight interview
Anna Moschovakis interview: ‘Each book I take on becomes an obsession of sorts’ | The Booker Prizes
Five years after At Night All Blood is Black was awarded the International Booker Prize, translator Anna Moschovakis reflects on the conversations the novel has started and how the characters still haunt her dreams
thebookerprizes.pulse.ly
February 16, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Five years after At Night All Blood is Black was awarded the International Booker Prize, translator Anna Moschovakis reflects on the conversations the novel has started and how the characters still haunt her dreams.
🔗 Tap below to read our Monthly Spotlight interview
🔗 Tap below to read our Monthly Spotlight interview
A Monday morning question: which book(s) did you spend your weekend with?
February 16, 2026 at 9:15 AM
A Monday morning question: which book(s) did you spend your weekend with?
Today we're celebrating spinster-lit. Novels centred on unmarried women who push up against social and romantic expectations. The characters in these Booker books prove that being unattached can be radical and deeply compelling.
🔗 Tap the link below to discover the full list.
🔗 Tap the link below to discover the full list.
Eight Booker Prize-nominated books that celebrate ‘spinster lit’ | The Booker Prizes
From Victorian Britain to contemporary Ukraine, these books feature unmarried women who, in their own unique ways, push back against the social rules and sexism that constrain them
thebookerprizes.pulse.ly
February 14, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Today we're celebrating spinster-lit. Novels centred on unmarried women who push up against social and romantic expectations. The characters in these Booker books prove that being unattached can be radical and deeply compelling.
🔗 Tap the link below to discover the full list.
🔗 Tap the link below to discover the full list.
Monthly Spotlight Reading Guide: At Night All Blood is Black by David Diop, translated by Anna Moschovakis
☑️ Synopsis
☑️ About the author
☑️ What the judges said
☑️ What the critics said
☑️ Questions and discussion points
🔗 Tap the link below for the full reading guide
☑️ Synopsis
☑️ About the author
☑️ What the judges said
☑️ What the critics said
☑️ Questions and discussion points
🔗 Tap the link below for the full reading guide
Reading guide: At Night All Blood is Black by David Diop, translated by Anna Moschovakis | The Booker Prizes
A visceral, haunting novel that highlights the terror and gore of the First World War
thebookerprizes.pulse.ly
February 13, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Monthly Spotlight Reading Guide: At Night All Blood is Black by David Diop, translated by Anna Moschovakis
☑️ Synopsis
☑️ About the author
☑️ What the judges said
☑️ What the critics said
☑️ Questions and discussion points
🔗 Tap the link below for the full reading guide
☑️ Synopsis
☑️ About the author
☑️ What the judges said
☑️ What the critics said
☑️ Questions and discussion points
🔗 Tap the link below for the full reading guide
This year, we're celebrating a decade of the International Booker Prize in its current form. Ten books, authors and translators who have carved a route into a world where boundaries are permeable and magical things happen.
Tap the link to discover every International Booker Prize winner since 2016:
Tap the link to discover every International Booker Prize winner since 2016:
Explore the 10 winning books from a decade of the International Booker Prize | The Booker Prizes
As the International Booker celebrates 10 years in its current form, we look back on a decade of powerful prize winners, translated from 10 different languages
thebookerprizes.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:37 PM
This year, we're celebrating a decade of the International Booker Prize in its current form. Ten books, authors and translators who have carved a route into a world where boundaries are permeable and magical things happen.
Tap the link to discover every International Booker Prize winner since 2016:
Tap the link to discover every International Booker Prize winner since 2016:
Five years after At Night All Blood is Black won the International Booker Prize, David Diop reflects on the intentions behind his novel — and how the win reshaped his career.
🔗 Tap the link below to read our Monthly Spotlight interview.
🔗 Tap the link below to read our Monthly Spotlight interview.
David Diop interview: ‘I now have the good fortune of being considered a real writer’ | The Booker Prizes
Five years after At Night All Blood is Black was awarded the International Booker Prize, David Diop reflects on the intentions behind his novel, and the impact winning has had on his career
thebookerprizes.pulse.ly
February 11, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Five years after At Night All Blood is Black won the International Booker Prize, David Diop reflects on the intentions behind his novel — and how the win reshaped his career.
🔗 Tap the link below to read our Monthly Spotlight interview.
🔗 Tap the link below to read our Monthly Spotlight interview.
There are only two weeks until the International Booker Prize 2026 longlist is announced. While we count down, here are all our key dates for the year.
🗣️ Here we goooo!
🗣️ Here we goooo!
February 10, 2026 at 5:17 PM
There are only two weeks until the International Booker Prize 2026 longlist is announced. While we count down, here are all our key dates for the year.
🗣️ Here we goooo!
🗣️ Here we goooo!
Reading between the lines...
February 9, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Reading between the lines...
A Monday morning question: which book(s) did you spend your weekend with?
February 9, 2026 at 9:18 AM
A Monday morning question: which book(s) did you spend your weekend with?
Win a copy of At Night All Blood is Black by David Diop, plus a limited-edition Booker Prize tote bag. Enter our Monthly Spotlight competition by tapping the link below.
https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/o6pjqt5eh9
✨ Good luck ✨
https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/o6pjqt5eh9
✨ Good luck ✨
Win a copy of At Night All Blood is Black by David Diop, translated by Anna Moschovakis | The Booker Prizes
Win one of five copies of our Monthly Spotlight title for February, plus a limited-edition Booker Prize tote bag
thebookerprizes.pulse.ly
February 7, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Win a copy of At Night All Blood is Black by David Diop, plus a limited-edition Booker Prize tote bag. Enter our Monthly Spotlight competition by tapping the link below.
https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/o6pjqt5eh9
✨ Good luck ✨
https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/o6pjqt5eh9
✨ Good luck ✨
In At Night All Blood Is Black, David Diop explores madness, grief and the gory horror of war. When Mademba is killed on the battlefield, Alfa is left alone, his loyalty turning into violence that unsettles even his own comrades.
Read an extract from our February Monthly Spotlight below.
Read an extract from our February Monthly Spotlight below.
An extract from At Night All Blood is Black by David Diop, translated by Anna Moschovakis | The Booker Prizes
At Night All Blood is Black is a hypnotic, heartbreaking rendering of a mind hurtling towards madness, shattered by grief and the horror of war
thebookerprizes.pulse.ly
February 5, 2026 at 4:00 PM
In At Night All Blood Is Black, David Diop explores madness, grief and the gory horror of war. When Mademba is killed on the battlefield, Alfa is left alone, his loyalty turning into violence that unsettles even his own comrades.
Read an extract from our February Monthly Spotlight below.
Read an extract from our February Monthly Spotlight below.
Looking for a long book to sink into before winter’s out properly?
From sweeping family sagas to ambitious literary masterpieces, we’ve rounded up Booker-nominated novels of 500+ pages that are well worth the commitment.
Read the full list:
thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...
From sweeping family sagas to ambitious literary masterpieces, we’ve rounded up Booker-nominated novels of 500+ pages that are well worth the commitment.
Read the full list:
thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...
12 of the best long books and novels to read | The Booker Prizes
From multi-generational epics to expansive masterpieces, we’ve compiled a selection of immersive literary novels that stretch to 500 pages or more.
thebookerprizes.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Looking for a long book to sink into before winter’s out properly?
From sweeping family sagas to ambitious literary masterpieces, we’ve rounded up Booker-nominated novels of 500+ pages that are well worth the commitment.
Read the full list:
thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...
From sweeping family sagas to ambitious literary masterpieces, we’ve rounded up Booker-nominated novels of 500+ pages that are well worth the commitment.
Read the full list:
thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...
Reposted by The Booker Prizes
February 1, 2026 at 5:59 AM
Presenting our Monthly Spotlight pick for February: At Night All Blood is Black by David Diop
🔗 Tap the link below to discover an interview, reading guide, competition and more.
https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/lhtpxoyxam
🔗 Tap the link below to discover an interview, reading guide, competition and more.
https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/lhtpxoyxam
At Night All Blood is Black | The Booker Prizes
Winner of the International Booker Prize 2021. A hypnotic, heartbreaking rendering of a mind hurtling towards madness, shattered by grief and the horror of war
thebookerprizes.pulse.ly
February 3, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Presenting our Monthly Spotlight pick for February: At Night All Blood is Black by David Diop
🔗 Tap the link below to discover an interview, reading guide, competition and more.
https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/lhtpxoyxam
🔗 Tap the link below to discover an interview, reading guide, competition and more.
https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/lhtpxoyxam
“There are almost certainly stories we’re missing out on by only reading English-language fiction… The more translated fiction we read, the more our view of the world expands.”
The art of translation and why it matters | The Booker Prizes
As Tomb of Sand wins the 2022 International Booker Prize, readers and translators tell Sarah Shaffi how translated literature can help us learn more about ourselves and each other
thebookerprizes.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:28 PM
“There are almost certainly stories we’re missing out on by only reading English-language fiction… The more translated fiction we read, the more our view of the world expands.”
A Monday morning question: which book(s) did you spend your weekend with?
February 2, 2026 at 10:49 AM
A Monday morning question: which book(s) did you spend your weekend with?
Looking for something to read when you have a moment to yourself and want your time online to feel intentional?
Visit our website to discover a selection of book recommendations, author interviews and quizzes via the link below...
https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/nljwir59yh
Visit our website to discover a selection of book recommendations, author interviews and quizzes via the link below...
https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/nljwir59yh
Features | The Booker Prizes
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
thebookerprizes.pulse.ly
February 1, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Looking for something to read when you have a moment to yourself and want your time online to feel intentional?
Visit our website to discover a selection of book recommendations, author interviews and quizzes via the link below...
https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/nljwir59yh
Visit our website to discover a selection of book recommendations, author interviews and quizzes via the link below...
https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/nljwir59yh
Win a copy of My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout, our Monthly Spotlight title for January, plus a limited-edition Booker Prize tote bag ⤵️
https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/tp2owtgivt
https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/tp2owtgivt
Win a copy of My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout | The Booker Prizes
Win one of five copies of our Monthly Spotlight title for January, plus a limited-edition Booker Prize tote bag
thebookerprizes.pulse.ly
January 30, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Win a copy of My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout, our Monthly Spotlight title for January, plus a limited-edition Booker Prize tote bag ⤵️
https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/tp2owtgivt
https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/tp2owtgivt
Your weekly edit: our picks for fans of Wuthering Heights, as well as some of the best Booker-nominated coming-of-age novels; plus, a preview of February’s Monthly Spotlight 🗞️
thebookerprizes.substack.com/p/your-weekl...
thebookerprizes.substack.com/p/your-weekl...
Your weekly edit
This week, our picks for fans of Wuthering Heights, as well as some of the best Booker-nominated coming-of-age novels; plus, a preview of February’s Monthly Spotlight
thebookerprizes.substack.com
January 30, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Your weekly edit: our picks for fans of Wuthering Heights, as well as some of the best Booker-nominated coming-of-age novels; plus, a preview of February’s Monthly Spotlight 🗞️
thebookerprizes.substack.com/p/your-weekl...
thebookerprizes.substack.com/p/your-weekl...
Growing up is basically a series of events you think about forever, so it's no wonder that coming-of-age stories never go out of fashion.
We picked 11 novels from the Booker Library about identity crises, family chaos and a light dusting of trauma.
Full list linked below.
We picked 11 novels from the Booker Library about identity crises, family chaos and a light dusting of trauma.
Full list linked below.
11 of the best coming-of-age books nominated for the Booker Prizes | The Booker Prizes
Discover some of the best coming-of-age novels in the Booker Library; books that, in unique ways, capture the turbulence of adolescence and early adulthood
thebookerprizes.pulse.ly
January 29, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Growing up is basically a series of events you think about forever, so it's no wonder that coming-of-age stories never go out of fashion.
We picked 11 novels from the Booker Library about identity crises, family chaos and a light dusting of trauma.
Full list linked below.
We picked 11 novels from the Booker Library about identity crises, family chaos and a light dusting of trauma.
Full list linked below.
Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of Wuthering Heights is on its way to a cinema near you. For those of you drawn to Emily Brontë’s dark fixations, we've created a list of Booker-nominated novels steeped with similar themes of obsession, isolation and ghosts.
Discover the list below.
Discover the list below.
Eight Booker-nominated books for fans of Wuthering Heights | The Booker Prizes
As Emerald Fennell’s stylised adaptation of Emily Brontë’s gothic classic opens in cinemas, we’ve picked out eight books featuring obsessive love and devastating revenge, and, of course, plenty of ghosts
thebookerprizes.pulse.ly
January 28, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of Wuthering Heights is on its way to a cinema near you. For those of you drawn to Emily Brontë’s dark fixations, we've created a list of Booker-nominated novels steeped with similar themes of obsession, isolation and ghosts.
Discover the list below.
Discover the list below.
What happens when Booker Prize–winning novelists turn the pen on themselves?
Discover the personal lives of some of the greatest Booker winners through a handpicked selection of autobiographies and see why truth can be just as compelling as fiction. Tap the link below for the full list of memoirs
Discover the personal lives of some of the greatest Booker winners through a handpicked selection of autobiographies and see why truth can be just as compelling as fiction. Tap the link below for the full list of memoirs
10 of the best memoirs by Booker Prize-winning authors | The Booker Prizes
Discover the inner workings of some of the greatest Booker Prize-nominated authors with our list of captivating memoirs
thebookerprizes.pulse.ly
January 26, 2026 at 2:59 PM
What happens when Booker Prize–winning novelists turn the pen on themselves?
Discover the personal lives of some of the greatest Booker winners through a handpicked selection of autobiographies and see why truth can be just as compelling as fiction. Tap the link below for the full list of memoirs
Discover the personal lives of some of the greatest Booker winners through a handpicked selection of autobiographies and see why truth can be just as compelling as fiction. Tap the link below for the full list of memoirs
A Monday morning question: which book(s) did you spend your weekend with?
January 26, 2026 at 9:18 AM
A Monday morning question: which book(s) did you spend your weekend with?
To celebrate the birth of Scotland’s literary hero, Robert Burns, try your hand at our quiz on Scottish culture and Booker Prize–nominated authors, through their words, wit and... whisky
Tap the link below for the quiz.
Tap the link below for the quiz.
A Booker Prize quiz for Burns Night | The Booker Prizes
To mark the annual hootenanny – and the birthday of Scotland’s literary hero – take our quiz that celebrates both Scottish culture and Booker Prize-nominated authors through their words, wit… and whisky
thebookerprizes.pulse.ly
January 25, 2026 at 3:59 PM
To celebrate the birth of Scotland’s literary hero, Robert Burns, try your hand at our quiz on Scottish culture and Booker Prize–nominated authors, through their words, wit and... whisky
Tap the link below for the quiz.
Tap the link below for the quiz.
As The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry opens later this month, revisit Rachel Joyce’s much-loved novel with our new reading guide — featuring a synopsis, author interview, what the critics thought and more reading recommendations.
Discover the full reading guide via the link below.
Discover the full reading guide via the link below.
Reading guide: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce | The Booker Prizes
Harold Fry, the unassuming hero of Rachel Joyce’s life-affirming story, is a man on a mission – to walk more than 600 miles to save a friend
thebookerprizes.pulse.ly
January 24, 2026 at 1:59 PM
As The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry opens later this month, revisit Rachel Joyce’s much-loved novel with our new reading guide — featuring a synopsis, author interview, what the critics thought and more reading recommendations.
Discover the full reading guide via the link below.
Discover the full reading guide via the link below.