In which we ask the Booker Prize 2025 judges, ‘What's it really like to be a Booker Prize judge?’

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

What a week. 👏 We've loved every moment of celebrating the Booker Prize 2025, from shortlist readings and cinema viewings to announcing the winner. Find out everything you need to know about this year's winner, Flesh by David Szalay ⤵️ https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/yyventshji

Let it be known that we do not condone bunking off school or stealing books from the library 🫨

Stephen Mangan for the Children’s Booker Prize? ✍️🏆

What do you look for in a book? 📖

We do know how to procure a good biscuit, it must be said... Ayobami Adebayo and Shabaz Ali on the Booker Prize 2025 red carpet

Jason Isaacs’ thoughts on TV and film adaptations - do you agree?

‘Why children's books matter’ – the keynote speech at the Booker Prize 2025 ceremony was given by Penelope Lively, the only author to have won both the Booker Prize and the Carnegie Medal for children's writing. youtu.be/a8SdOg94uiQ

Sarah Jessica Parker and Kiley Reid spoke at the Booker Prize 2025 ceremony about what it's like to be a judge – and how they approached their reading. youtu.be/7DAlSMPpUUw

Shabaz Ali spoke with David Szalay moments after he was announced as the winner of the Booker Prize 2025. youtube.com/shorts/ZOmsZ...

Manifesting Natascha McElhone's next acting role youtube.com/shorts/8mgVw...

'It's been the privilege of a lifetime': Sarah Jessica Parker on being a Booker Prize judge https://youtube.pulse.ly/ta6jjfuc0w

‘Everything about my life changed when I won the Booker Prize in 2019’ Bernardine Evaristo on her Booker Prize win, and life since https://youtube.pulse.ly/scnhlegwvm

Patiently waiting to find out where David Szalay is going to display his trophy... youtu.be/nmmgtwTG1T8?...

‘To whoever does win, well, you don't need my advice so I'll keep it brief: Buckle up, and get a good accountant.’ Watch the speech given by Booker Prize 2024 winner Samantha Harvey, before she presented the trophy to 2025 winner, David Szalay. https://youtu.pulse.ly/aa7rfepke3

‘As we kept discussing, there was one book we kept coming back to’ Watch Roddy Doyle's speech leading up to last night's big announcement. youtu.be/BzjflYeTcY4?...

Outstanding shortlist, magnificent winner. FLESH is extraordinarily good and a major literary achievement.

Watch the moment Flesh was announced as the winner of the #BookerPrize2025, and hear what David Szalay said in his acceptance speech. youtu.be/ugGpoi1CifY

Congratulations to David Szalay! I wrote this card months ago and added Ha! Called it! after Flesh made the longlist.

loved Flesh. weird and sad and terrific. read Flesh!!!

‘We had never read anything quite like it. It is, in many ways, a dark book but it is a joy to read’ We're delighted to announce Flesh by David Szalay as the winner of the #BookerPrize2025.

Not long to go until we reveal the winner of the #BookerPrize2025. Make sure you tune into our livestream to hear the news as it's announced. Join us at 9:30pm GMT: www.youtube.com/live/sKu9vc8...

Join us on the #BookerPrize2025 red carpet, hosted by Shabaz Ali, from 7:30pm GMT.

Tonight's the night! Tune in from 9:30pm GMT / 4:30pm EST / 3am IST to hear the #BookerPrize2025 winner as it's announced. Save this link for later: www.youtube.com/live/sKu9vc8...

We had a wonderful evening in conversation with the Booker Prize 2025 shortlisted authors at Southbank Centre last night. (1/3) Image credits: David Parry

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

Just over 24 hours to go until the Booker Prize 2025 award ceremony kicks off! Here's how you can join us: ➡️ From 7pm GMT, we’ll be sharing red carpet interviews on Instagram and TikTok ➡️ From 9:30pm GMT, tune into our live-stream of the winner announcement to hear the news as it's announced

Our reading guide for Flesh by David Szalay includes everything you need to get to know this Booker Prize 2025 shortlisted novel: ☑️ Synopsis ☑️ Judges comments ☑️ An extract from the book ☑️ Discussion points ☑️ Book recommendations https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/r4zrkzd7ct

There's just ONE day to go until the winner of the #BookerPrize2025 is announced. 😮‍💨 Until then, scroll back through this year's shortlist films ⤵️ https://youtube.pulse.ly/bhrufoxb9m

Our reading guide for The Land in Winter by Andrew Miller includes everything you need to get to know this Booker Prize 2025 shortlisted novel: ☑️ Synopsis ☑️ Judges comments ☑️ An extract from the book ☑️ Discussion points ☑️ Book recommendations https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/9akwfcwd2g

Weekly roundup: discover our Monthly Spotlight for November, The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma ⤵️ https://substack.pulse.ly/1sxfj6fn9u

Our reading guide for The Rest of Our Lives by Ben Markovits includes everything you need to get to know this Booker Prize 2025 shortlisted novel: ☑️ Synopsis ☑️ Judges comments ☑️ An extract from the book ☑️ Discussion points ☑️ Book recommendations 🔗 https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/h78psvgrf1

Our reading guide for Audition by Katie Kitamura includes everything you need to get to know this Booker Prize 2025 shortlisted novel: ☑️ Synopsis ☑️ Judges comments ☑️ An extract from the book ☑️ Discussion points ☑️ Book recommendations 🔗 https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/pwxlaylqpi

📚Giveaway📚 We've got 5 signed copies of Orbital by Samantha Harvey to give away to our followers. To enter: 〰️ Follow @thebookerprizes.com 〰️ Like this post 〰️ Reply to this post letting us know your favourite Booker Prize book

Our reading guide for The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai includes everything you need to get to know this Booker Prize 2025 shortlisted novel: ☑️ Synopsis ☑️ Judges comments ☑️ An extract from the book ☑️ Discussion points ☑️ Book recommendations

Our reading guide for Flashlight by Susan Choi includes everything you need to get to know this Booker Prize 2025 shortlisted novel: ☑️ Synopsis ☑️ Judges comments ☑️ An extract from the book ☑️ Discussion points ☑️ Book recommendations https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/krseeyxmhg

Presenting our Monthly Spotlight pick for November: The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma. 🔗 Tap the link below to discover an interview, reading guide, competition and more. https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/uzdip01gdk

As she prepares to pass the baton, Booker Prize 2024 winner Samantha Harvey tells us about the ‘glorious, overwhelming fallout’ of winning the prize – including the liberation and liquorice a win can bring. thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...

In this final, nail-biting, week running up to the Booker Prize 2025 ceremony, we asked our judges about their favourite EVER Booker Prize-winning books. What's yours?

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

The Booker Prize, now also for kids. Launching 2026. Find out more ⤵️ https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/f8hfukgqvr

We spoke to Ben Markovits, shortlisted for the #BookerPrize2025 with The Rest of Our Lives, about obsessing over The Black Cauldron by Lloyd Alexander as a child, and hypothetically spending the prize money on a titanium Brompton. Discover all the Q&As: https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/musnnanhch

Upcoming #BookerPrize2025 events: Booker Prize Shortlist Readings at the Royal Festival Hall, London. 📆 Sunday 9 November 2025, 8pm. Find out more and get your tickets: www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/the...

We asked Susan Choi, shortlisted for the #BookerPrize2025 with Flashlight, about her unpopular literary opinion and advice for her teenage self. Discover all the Q&As with this year’s shortlisted authors:https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/nyqjsod1qt

‘I sometimes think I only became a writer because I didn’t have any other good options.’ We asked David Szalay, shortlisted for the #BookerPrize2025 with Flesh, some quick-fire questions so you can get to know him better. Discover all the Q&As:https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/lwijq54tx1

Trick or treat? 👻 Here are 11 of the scariest books from the Booker Library, just in time for Halloween ⤵️ https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/db0ftowqqv

‘I don’t know that I’ve written anything special yet’ We asked Katie Kitamura, shortlisted for the #BookerPrize2025 with Audition, some quick-fire questions so you can get to know her better. Discover all the Q&As with this year’s shortlisted authors:https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/l75npz1wwn

‘A small town without a bookshop is missing one of its vital organs’ We caught up with Andrew Miller, shortlisted for the #BookerPrize2025 with The Land in Winter, about the book that helped him through a tough time and his desert island read.

We're sad to hear of the death of David Bellos, a wonderfully witty writer, professor, translator and judge of the 2016 International Booker Prize.