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Win the Booker Prize 2026 shortlist (opens the original)
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Introducing the Booker Prize 2026 shortlist (opens the original)
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We don’t know about you, but we’re counting down the days until the Booker Prize 2026 shortlist announcement, which is now just a few days away. As we approach the big reveal, the 13 authors in the running for the prize share the books that inspired them to become the storytellers they are today. You can read their choices below.And what can a wardrobe tell us about identity? As London Fashion Week kicks off, Shahidha Bari, Booker Prize 2022 judge and Professor of Fashion Cultures and Histories
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This year’s Booker Prize shortlist announcement is a little over a week away. And where there are books, there’s plenty to talk about. So, for the second year running, the shortlist will be revealed live on stage at the Southbank Centre in London. You can get a glimpse behind the judging room doors by joining us in person at the event or via our livestream. More on that below.And 10 years after her death, Anita Brookner is now the subject of a major new biography, written by Hermione Lee. ‘I hav
Introducing our Monthly Spotlight for September: Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro (opens the original)
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