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Booker Prize 2026: the 6 books shortlisted – and the one that's missing

And the winner is… not on this Booker shortlist, says David Sexton

Evening Standard · Sep 23

Marlon James and Douglas Stuart have chance to become 5th multiple winner of Booker Prize book award

Marlon James and Douglas Stuart can become the fifth author to win the Booker Prize twice after both were shortlisted for arguably the U.K.’s most prestigious fiction accolade

The Independent UK · Sep 22

This Booker Prize shortlist could produce award’s oldest ever winner

Only one debut novelist is among the six finalists, with previous winners including Douglas Stuart and Marlon James in the running

The Independent UK · Sep 22

The Booker Prize shortlist 2026: Full list of six books and where to buy them

The long-awaited Booker shortlist has been announced – here’s what novels have made the coveted list and what they are about

Evening Standard · Jul 28

Previous winners Douglas Stuart and Marlon James lead Booker prize longlist

Chair of judges Mary Beard said each of the 13 books in contention for the £50,000 award ‘takes the reader to new places’

The Guardian - UK · Jul 28

This Booker longlist may have two previous winners, but it’s keen to experiment

Marlon James, Douglas Stuart and Elizabeth Strout may be names we know, but there’s a welcome element of absurdism and surrealist thought here

The Guardian - UK · Jul 28

Booker Prize longlist 2026: Douglas Stuart and Elizabeth Strout lead nominees

The 13 books selected for the longlist features authors representing England, Ireland, Scotland, Jamaica, Mexico, Turkey and America

The Independent UK · Jul 28

Your summer fiction reading list: five of the best reads of 2026 so far, according to our experts

The best summer companion is a good book. This year has already given us some truly brilliant ones making it really hard to whittle down the best. But no matter what your tastes are, we have you covered. These novels range from historical fiction to gripping crime drama. From 1800s…

The Conversation · Jul 2

Popular author issues warning over declining reading rates in men

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The Independent UK · Jun 10

Top author warns of long-term ‘hurt’ caused by men not reading

‘Shuggie Bain’ writer Douglas Stuart says ‘we’ll all feel the societal effects’ of declining literacy rates

The Independent UK · Jun 10