Watch Toheeb Jimoh read from The Nights Are Quiet in Tehran, the #InternationalBooker2026 shortlisted book written by Shida Bazyar and translated by Ruth Martin. youtu.be/bsOM3aKTSqk

Watch Kae Alexander read from Taiwan Travelogue, the #InternationalBooker2026 shortlisted book written by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ and translated by Lin King. youtu.be/JZAHS5jvlys

Watch Indira Varma read from The Witch, the #InternationalBooker2026 shortlisted book written by Marie NDiaye and translated by Jordan Stump. youtu.be/c6kzmi-HwqE

Watch Xelia Mendes-Jones read from On Earth As It Is Beneath, the #InternationalBooker2026 shortlisted book written by Ana Paula Maia and translated by Padma Viswanathan. youtu.be/m9OJhtvHs4E

Watch Toby Jones read from The Director, the #InternationalBooker2026 shortlisted book written by Daniel Kehlmann and translated Ross Benjamin. youtu.be/7B1x_YW7_qQ

Watch Jehnny Beth read from She Who Remains, the #InternationalBooker2026 shortlisted book written by Rene Karabash and translated by Izidora Angel. youtu.be/VEShjNL4yw8

Introducing the International Booker Prize 2026 shortlist films, performed by Kae Alexander, Jehnny Beth, Toheeb Jimoh, Toby Jones, Xelia Mendes-Jones and Indira Varma. Coming 16.04.26 | 2pm BST

To mark 10 years of the International Booker Prize and celebrate all things translated fiction, we’re hosting a special, one-off event at London’s Southbank Centre on Friday 8 May 2026. Find out more and book your tickets now: www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/the...

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Any guesses on who will be starring in our International Booker Prize 2026 shortlist films? Tell us in the comments 👇

Win a selection of five Booker-nominated books by Beryl Bainbridge, or a copy An Awfully Big Adventure, plus a limited-edition Booker Prize tote bag. Enter our Monthly Spotlight competition by tapping the link below. https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/lyu4lpoiy0 ✨ Good luck ✨

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We're delighted to have been nominated for a Webby People's Voice Award for our Booker Prize 2025 shortlist films, featuring Stormzy, Arlo Parks, Rory Kinnear, Shazad Latif, Katherine Parkinson and Gabrielle Creevy. Help us to win by voting for us here: https://webbyawards.pulse.ly/woff9tvnxn

The International Booker Prize 2026 shortlist films, coming soon. ⁠ ⁠ In the meantime, you can catch up on all our previous films by tapping the link below. ⁠ ⁠ 📽️ Which has been your favourite film to date? https://youtube.pulse.ly/dgmbpfton3

Win a set of all six books on the International Booker Prize 2026 shortlist, plus a limited-edition Booker Prize tote bag. Enter the competition by tapping the link below. Good luck 🫡 https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/ykvqulh5qz

Not sure where to start with the International Booker Prize 2026 shortlist? Read the opening page of each shortlisted book and let the first lines do the talking. 📖 🔗 Tap the link to explore extracts from all six books. https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/amlt8xmsit

Presenting our Monthly Spotlight pick for April: An Awfully Big Adventure by Beryl Bainbridge 🔗 Tap the link below to discover an interview, reading guide, competition and more. https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/zd3lbtoz1g

We're delighted to have been nominated for a Webby Award for our Booker Prize 2025 shortlist films, featuring Stormzy, Arlo Parks, Rory Kinnear, Shazad Latif, Katherine Parkinson and Gabrielle Creevy. You can help us to win by voting for us here ⤵️ vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting...

As International Booker Prize 2026 judges searched for the year's best fiction, key meetings took place at Poon's London at Somerset House. To celebrate our collaboration, here's our pick of the best Chinese-themed Booker-nominated fiction. 🔗 Tap the link below to explore the full reading list.

A Monday morning question: which book(s) did you spend your weekend with?

In case you missed it, we announced the International Booker Prize 2026 shortlist earlier this week. 🔗 Tap the link below to read extracts from the books, interviews with the authors and translators, and more. https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/hgs54nknvu

Taiwan Travelogue, written by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ and translated by Lin King, is ‘is an insightful post-colonial novel that reads like a delicious romance’. Find out more about this #InternationalBooker2026 shortlisted book: https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/phgzukhseh

The Witch, written by Marie NDiaye and translated by Jordan Stump, is ‘A darkly comic and beautifully crafted novel where magic and reality collide’. Find out more about this #InternationalBooker2026 shortlisted book: https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/xhyazmdfyc

On Earth As It Is Beneath, written by Ana Paula Maia and translated by Padma Viswanathan, is ‘a brutal, haunting and hypnotic novella set in a remote Brazilian penal colony’. Find out more about this #InternationalBooker2026 shortlisted book: https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/jghck8faf8

The Director, written by Daniel Kehlmann and translated by Ross Benjamin, ‘uses audacious and sparklingly comic writing to tell a dark story’. Find out more about this #InternationalBooker2026 shortlisted book: https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/6legfqxw2p

She Who Remains, written by Rene Karabash and translated by Izidora Angel, is ‘an exquisitely written, brilliantly observed story about a young woman in a contemporary Albanian tribal society’. Find out more about this #InternationalBooker2026 shortlisted book: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...

The Nights Are Quiet in Tehran, written by Shida Bazyar and translated by Ruth Martin, is ‘timely, tender, political and wonderfully human... exploring a dream of freedom that never dies’. Find out more about this #InternationalBooker2026 shortlisted book: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...

A huge thank you to our #InternationalBooker2026 judging panel: Natasha Brown, Marcus du Sautoy, Sophie Hughes, Troy Onyango and Nilanjana S. Roy. Here's what they had to say about this year's shortlist.

Presenting the shortlist for the #InternationalBooker2026, supported by Bukhman Philanthropies. Find out more about the books, authors and translators: thebookerprizes.com/ibp2026

‘Make space on your TBRs; this is an unmissable reading list’ We are delighted to reveal the shortlist for the #InternationalBooker2026, supported by Bukhman Philanthropies. ➡️ Discover the full list: thebookerprizes.com/ibp2026

A Monday morning question: which book(s) did you spend your weekend with?

Win a copy of Last Orders by Graham Swift, plus a limited-edition Booker Prize tote bag. Enter our Monthly Spotlight competition by tapping the link in our bio, then tapping the same image you see here. ✨ Good luck ✨ https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/2uumdjcmfn

The International Booker Prize 2026 shortlist will be landing on 31.03.26, at 2pm BST. Which books are you hoping to see on the shortlist?

Your weekly edit: a Chinese-themed reading list, 10 of the best Booker books that explore mid-life crises, and we count down to the International Booker Prize 2026 shortlist. thebookerprizes.substack.com/p/your-weekl...

Conflict, regret, the echoing past and the narrowing future... sounds like a midlife crisis. Sounds like great fiction too. Discover 10 Booker-nominated novels, selected by John Self, that take apart the midlife wobble — and sometimes put it back together again. 🔗 Tap the link for the full list.

‘Fiction beyond borders’ is the theme of the International Booker Prize 2026. We asked the longlisted authors and translators how translated fiction helps readers see beyond geographical boundaries, and why it matters.

Only ONE week to go until the shortlist for the International Booker Prize 2026, supported by Bukhman Philanthropies, is revealed! While we wait, we asked our judges to tell us why translated fiction matters, and to share their favourite works of translated fiction. What are yours?

A Monday morning question: which book(s) did you spend your weekend with?

We asked the translators on the International Booker Prize 2026 longlist how they went about translating each book. 🔗 Tap the link below to read the full interviews with all the authors and translators. The International Booker Prize 2026 is supported by Bukhman Philanthropies.

This is your reminder to vote for your favourite International Booker Prize winner since 2016, for a chance to win a bundle of all 10 prize-winning books 👀 Tap the link below to enter. https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/5aw3wegogb

Wondering where to start with Graham Swift's work? Last Orders, our Monthly Spotlight pick for March, won the Booker Prize in 1996 — but that's only the start. Praised for his simple but powerful portrayal of English life, tap the link below for a guide to his best books.

Monthly Spotlight Reading Guide: Last Orders by Graham Swift ☑️ Synopsis ☑️ About the author ☑️ What the critics said ☑️ What the author said ☑️ Questions and discussion points 🔗 Tap the link below for the full reading guide. https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/7848dusrtq

We asked the authors on the International Booker Prize 2026 longlist about the inspirations behind their books. 🔗 Tap the link below to read the full interviews with all the authors and translators. The International Booker Prize 2026 is supported by Bukhman Philanthropies.

In which the International Booker Prize 2026 judges play a board game and tell us a little about the books and the places they loved while growing up. The International Booker Prize 2026 is supported by Bukhman Philanthropies.

Irish fiction is in the midst of a new golden age. 🍀 ⭐ From early Booker favourites to today’s literary stars, Max Liu traces how a new generation of Irish writers has reshaped the Booker canon and redefined the country’s literary legacy. Tap the link to read the article. @maxjliu.bsky.social

A Monday morning question: which book(s) did you spend your weekend with?

Win a copy of Last Orders by Graham Swift, plus a limited-edition Booker Prize tote bag. Enter our Monthly Spotlight competition by tapping the link below. ✨ Good luck ✨ https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/qzghjmmrom

Read an excerpt from my translation of Mathias Énard's The Deserters at @thebookerprizes.com: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...

Throughout the Booker library, you will find a range of stories depicting the many faces of motherhood. The mothers in these books may not win the Mother of the Year prize anytime soon, but their impact endures. Tap below to discover the full reading list.

In Last Orders, four men travel from London to the Kent coast to scatter the ashes of a friend. As the men drive, their errand becomes an extraordinary journey into their collective and individual pasts. Tap the link below to read an extract from our March Monthly Spotlight.