“It’s been an extraordinary seven months,” said Mary Beard, Chair of the Booker Prize 2026 judging panel, in a statement accompanying this year’s longlist. “The five Booker judges have each read 163 books, discussed and debated them, and sometimes re-read them, to whittle them down to a longlist of just 13.”
Shortlist Revealed for the U.K.’s 2026 Women’s Prize for Fiction
Noting that 2026 is the National Year of Reading in the U.K., the judges noted hat many of the shortlisted authors fittingly “consider the role of literature in our lives.”
Shortlist Announced for The European Union Prize for Literature
“The true achievement of the EUPL is its power to bring these remarkable works to readers everywhere, defying conventional national boundaries and territories,” says Fabian Paagman, President of EIBF.
Classicist Mary Beard to Chair Judging Panel for the UK’s Booker Prize
Classicist Mary Beard will chair the judging panel for UK’s Booker Prizes.
20th Sheikh Zayed Book Award Announces Longlists for All Categories
In its 20th year, Abu Dhabi-based Sheikh Zayed Book Award announces longlists for the prize selected from over 4000 submissions from 74 countries.
UK: Booker Prize Names David Szalay Its 2025 Winner
David Szalay becomes the first Hungarian-British writer to win the Booker Prize for Fiction, having been shortlisted once before.
The £50,000 Booker Prize for Fiction’s 2025 Shortlist
Mature authors on ‘individuals trying to live with other people’: A rather grownup shortlist is announced by the Booker Prize.
French Publishers Prevail Against Manga Pirate Site Japscan
Having helped take down the Z-Library pirate site, France’s SNE publishers now have a court ruling against Japscan.
London’s Booker Prize for Fiction: The 2025 Longlist
An especially international Booker Prize for Fiction longlist features many writers, as Gaby Wood points out, with sustained careers.
French Publishers Navigate a Shifting Rights Landscape
A newly released report show France’s publishers faced a 2.6-percent drop in rights contracts in 2024, with co-editions surging.