The Booker Prize 2026

The Booker Prize 2026


Lauren Williams

The Booker Prize 2026 shortlist has now been announced with 6 superb works of long-form fiction, selected from 163 titles making the cut.

As Mary Beard, Chair of this year’s judges, says: ‘Great books have never been written to a single formula. We are confident that our longlist of books has something for everyone'. With two previous winners, three independent publishers/imprints and a previous Booker Prize judge on the list, it is fair to say that the booksellers at Harry Hartog are VERY excited about this shortlist. Though honourable mention to All Them Dogs & Switzy which have been strong favourites among the team.

Below you will find the shortlist & longlist titles. So, it is now time to get reading and start speculating on the winner of The Booker Prize 2026!

The Booker Prize 2026 shortlist

John of John by Douglas Stuart

The End of Everything by M. John Harrison

The Disappearers by Marlon James

Black Bag by Luke Kennard

May We Feed the King by Rebecca Perry

The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout

The Booker Prize 2026 longlist

The best books published in English this year, and yes, we will be reading them all.
The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout - 9780241814307
$35.00
Elizabeth Strout
The Things We Never Say
The stunning Booker Prize-longlisted, instant Sunday Times bestselling novel about love, loneliness and new beginnings...
The End of Everything by M. John Harrison - 9781806493753
$32.99
M. John Harrison
The End of Everything
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2026 BOOKER PRIZE 'Dreamlike and baffling' GUARDIAN 'Extremely beautiful ... I don't...
John of John
$34.99
Douglas Stuart
John of John
The stunning new novel from the Booker Prize-winning, Sunday Times-bestselling author of Shuggie Bain and...
All Them Dogs by Djamel White - 9781399824477
$34.99
Djamel White
All Them Dogs
***SELECTED AS A 2026 BOOK TO WATCH IN THE TIMES, NEW STATESMAN, IRISH TIMES, SUNDAY...
May We Feed the King by Rebecca Perry - 9781803515274
$32.99
Rebecca Perry
May We Feed the King
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2026 BOOKER PRIZE She is a curator, who spends her time dressing...
Switzy
$34.99
Emma Cline
Switzy
The finest book yet from the bestselling author of The Girls and The Guest: an...
Black Bag by Luke Kennard - 9781399826129
$34.99
Luke Kennard
Black Bag
In Luke Kennard's audacious new novel, a penniless and out-of-work actor picks up a job...
The Shadow of the Object by Chloe Aridjis - 9781784746377
$34.99
Chloe Aridjis
The Shadow of the Object
A beautifully written and dreamlike new novel about metamorphosis, desire and magic lanterns from award-winning...
The Renovation by Kenan Orhan - 9780241745786
$34.99
Kenan Orhan
The Renovation
A modern classic in the making - a heartbreaking portrait of one Turkish family caught...
The Palm House
$34.99
Gwendoline Riley
The Palm House
Edmund Putnam, days away from the end of his 50th year, finds that his solitary...
Helen of Nowhere by Makenna Goodman - 9781804272206
$29.99
Makenna Goodman
Helen of Nowhere
In the middle of the countryside, a realtor is showing a disgraced professor around an...
The Vivisectors
$32.99
Missouri Williams
The Vivisectors
LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2026 'A novel to marvel at' SOPHIE MACKINTOSH 'Astonishing' MICHAEL...
The Disappearers
$34.99
Marlon James
The Disappearers
Marlon James's triumphant return to the Jamaica of his Booker Prize-winning A Brief History of...
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