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Booker Prize 2026 shortlist features six finalists

Booker Prize 2026 literary shortlist Marlon James Douglas Stuart fiction awards

The 2026 Booker Prize shortlist has been announced, featuring six novels selected from 163 submissions. The judging panel, chaired by historian Mary Beard, includes Raymond Antrobus, Jarvis Cocker, Rebecca Liu, and Patricia Lockwood.

Two previous winners, Marlon James and Douglas Stuart, are among the finalists. If either wins, they will become only the fifth authors in the prize's history to win twice. The shortlisted works include:

• ‘The Disappearers’ by Marlon James • ‘John of John’ by Douglas Stuart • ‘The Things We Never Say’ by Elizabeth Strout • ‘The End of Everything’ by M. John Harrison • ‘Black Bag’ by Luke Kennard • ‘May We Feed The King’ by Rebecca Perry

The selected books span various genres, including dystopian science fiction, campus satire, and historical fiction. The winner will be announced on November 9, 2026, in London, receiving a £50,000 prize and the Iris trophy.

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Booker Prize · Douglas Stuart · Elizabeth Strout · Marlon James · Mary Beard

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