This is NOT a new year, new me post. But if it was... We have 10 Booker-nominated books that might help you turn over a new leaf, or send you into an existential crisis. 😍 Discover them all by clicking the link below. https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/hvhvjaoxak

New year, new TBR stack. 📖 Let us ease any decision making, screenshot to find out which classic from the Booker Library you should pick up first. Discover 70 classic Booker Prize-nominated novels, recommended by our readers: https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/wdponjtnsv

A very happy new year to you all! 🎉 Here's to new reads, old favourites and *maybe* making a dent in that ever-growing TBR in 2026... What’s going to be your first read of the new year?

Reconnecting with reading doesn’t need to feel like a challenge, here's how to create good reading habits in 2026 (and beyond!) Read the full article here: https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/h5b4bo9jjw

Revisit our Booker Prize 2025 shortlist films, starring Stormzy, Gabrielle Creevy, Rory Kinnear, Katherine Parkinson, Shazad Latif and Arlo Parks. Click the link in below to watch them all. https://youtube.pulse.ly/oxf33aztxr

We're rounding off the year with one final question for the Booker Prize 2025 judges. What about you – do you keep going til the end, or do you have a rule to decide when to stop if you're not enjoying it?

Here's what authors are saying about the Children’s Booker Prize. The prize, supported by AKO Foundation, will celebrate the best contemporary fiction for children aged eight to 12 years old, written in or translated into English and published in the UK and/or Ireland.

Cold outside and dark by 4pm — winter calls for reliable reading, if nothing else. Over on our Substack, we asked which Booker books you revisit every year. Explore the recommendations below. https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/6ise8amheh And to those of you in the midst of summer... must be nice. 😪

If you’re looking for great fiction to re-visit over the Christmas break, here are the books that the Booker Prize 2025 longlisted authors reread again and again... https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/t3nfcqgfgn

Wishing a very merry Christmas to those of you who are celebrating today. 🎄✨ (And to everyone who isn't celebrating – hope you're having a delightful Thursday!) What will you be reading today?

'Twas the night before Christmas... the perfect time to sit back, relax and take our festive quiz. 👀 https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/77qardicee

Still hunting for last-minute gifts? We've rounded up our favourite Booker books to put under the tree this year... See all our recommendations via the link below https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/7dlqvlo4fx

🕵️ What’s cosier than a murder mystery? With Wake Up Dead Man, the latest Knives Out film, now out, we’re spotlighting 10 mould-breaking Booker Prize whodunnits that take the genre somewhere new. Tap the link below for our full list of recommendations. thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...

No time like the present to get your TBR list in order... Revisit our six festive reading articles for inspiration. Whether you’re gifting or planning your own holiday reads, find them all by tapping link below. https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/f0qswku0fj

Time is flying and the gift pressure is real. We’re here to help with a very specific guide for gifting books to the very specific people you love... Tap the link in below to explore all our stocking filler ideas for the festive season https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/liahnhbzu9

As double Booker winner Margaret Atwood publishes her long-awaited memoir, Book of Lives, we've picked out ten of the best autobiographies by Booker Prize-winning authors. ✍️ @john-self.bsky.social https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/q3ueysclb0

Monthly Spotlight Reading Guide: Milkman by Anna Burns ☑️ Synopsis ☑️ About the author ☑️ What the critics said ☑️ Questions and discussion points ☑️ Book recommendations 🔗 Tap the link below for the full reading guidehttps://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/ir4vvbxtsz

I'm both over the moon and a bit nervous to be chairing the Booker judges for 2026. These are the people I'm going to be getting to know rather well #BookerPrize2026 @thebookerprizes.com

Your Christmas shopping, sorted. 🤝 We’ve selected some of the most-loved children’s books - along with some hidden gems - to help you pass on the magic of storytelling. ✨ https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/cirjv9wru4

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

🎧❄️ We asked our Substack readers to share the Booker-nominated audiobooks they return to again and again Tap the link below for the full list of recommendations... https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/9drrv90q7h

Take our Christmas quiz: which Booker book is this festive extract from? Send to your friends for a healthy dose of competition. 🤭 https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/vhqo5fpq10

In a personal essay, Colin Crummy reflects on the lasting power of Milkman by Anna Burns, our Monthly Spotlight pick for December, and considers how this Booker-winning novel captured the lived reality of the Troubles. 🔗 Read the full article below. https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/jehhn9nrrq

In Milkman, Anna Burns gives us a tale of gossip and hearsay, silence and deliberate ignorance. This is a story where to be interesting is to be noticed and to be noticed is dangerous… Read an extract from our December Monthly Spotlight below https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/howt4odn4o

We’re delighted to reveal the Booker Prize 2026 judging panel. Mary Beard will act as Chair, and is joined by Raymond Antrobus, Jarvis Cocker, Rebecca Liu and Patricia Lockwood. Find out more: https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/omwonxgxjj

The Booker Prize elves have been busy 🎅📚 Our Editors’ picks are here to help you choose the perfect books to wrap up this Christmas. Read the full article by clicking the link below https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/ruiqlnnxpy

Presenting our Monthly Spotlight pick for December: Milkman by Anna Burns. 🔗 Tap the link below to discover a reading guide, competition and more. https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/ktttwbhnsl

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

Pssst, it's your last chance to enter our festive giveaway to win the 2025 shortlists. 🎄📚 Get your entries in before tomorrow (Monday, December 8) ⤵️ https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/y8xk3yvwlu

10% reading, 90% trying to get cosy enough to read

Maybe we're biased but there is no gift quite like the perfect book 📚 To inspire you, we asked some of our Booker friends, from past judges to shortlistees, which books they love to give as gifts. Read all of their answers by clicking the link below: https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/geyllguhrn

If you're ticking off a gift list (or just want to treat yourself), BookKind are currently offering a discount on the Booker Prize 2025 shortlist – buy all six books for £75, saving over £28 on the full value. bookkind.co.uk/the-booker-p...

From Charlotte's Web to His Dark Materials, Penelope Lively – the keynote speaker at our 2025 ceremony – shares her favourite children's books of all time. Read the full article from The Observer below https://observer.pulse.ly/goaxriiwhc What’s your favourite children’s book?

Win a set of signed copies of the Booker and International Booker Prize 2025 shortlisted books - just in time for Christmas. 🎄🎁 Enter here ⤵️ thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...

On the lookout for gift ideas? We asked the Booker Prize 2025 judges for their recommendations. What are your go-to books to give as a gift?

On the first day of Christmas, the Booker Prizes gave to me… 🎄📚 Six festive articles to inspire your reading and gift ideas this season. Tap the link below to read the articles https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/93he6eznrr

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

Your weekly edit: the Booker-nominated novels with the most memorable endings, Booker-nominated authors on the stories they loved most as kids, and Penelope Lively on why children’s books matter ⤵️ https://substack.pulse.ly/lhkky0xtbg

From nail-biting cliffhangers to unexpected revelations, discover the 11 Booker-nominated books that prove how a powerful finale can linger for years. 🔗 Tap the link below to read the full article https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/ramt1pnmby Have you read any of them?

'The writer of a children’s book has license to abandon time and place, to create, to propose alternatives.' As we look toward the Children’s Booker Prize, Penelope Lively reflects on why children’s books matter. Read the full article from The Observer here: https://pulse.pulse.ly/ispu5h0fu4

Our Monthly Spotlight is in its final week! We spoke with Chigozie Obioma, author of The Fishermen, about the inspirations behind the novel, his connection to his characters, and how being a Booker judge sharpened his reading pace. 🔗 Read the interview below https://pulse.pulse.ly/hxqxnws0dd

Inspired by our upcoming Children's Booker Prize, we asked Booker-nominated authors past and present to recommend a book they loved as a child... 🔗 Discover the full article by clicking the link below https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/oivb866pzj

The question on everyone’s lips 🤭

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

As Booker Prize 2025 season comes to an end, we asked the judges which book they'd take with them to a desert island – a great spot for a break after these busy months, perhaps? Which book would you take? 🏝️

For over 30 years, Fellows from the Designer Bookbinders society have created unique hand-bound editions of each title on the Booker shortlist. Find out more about this year’s designers and their beautiful, bespoke books ⤵️ https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/19ybdm9ezm

As Hungarian-British author David Szalay wins the Booker Prize for Flesh, here are eight Booker-nominated novels with Hungarian characters at their heart ⤵️ https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/xgs7rtbqzu

‘I found I’m far harder on books now. I expect more, and I know it can be achieved because I’ve just read 153 books and a lot of them were great’ Sarah Jessica Parker on her year of judging the Booker Prize. https://nytimes.pulse.ly/w8fgcvzhcs

Your weekly edit: Inspired by David Szalay’s Booker Prize 2025 win, we pick out some Booker-nominated gems featuring Hungarians; plus, 10 of the best film adaptations to add to your autumn watchlist. https://substack.pulse.ly/hulhwlmupo

What everyone is saying about the Children’s Booker Prize. ✨