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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

Monash IVF strips former execs of bonuses after mix-ups

Two former top executives at Monash IVF will not receive bonuses after two mixed up embryo transfers damaged the company's reputation.

AAP · Oct 20, 2025

Paul Murray and Fern Brady win inaugural Nero book awards

Booker-shortlisted author Murray and standup turned memoirist Brady won in the best fiction and nonfiction categories, alongside debut and children’s fiction winners Michael Magee and Beth Lincoln

The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2024

Paul Murray and Fern Brady shortlisted for inaugural Nero awards

The prizes, which have picked up from the abruptly cancelled Costa awards, cover fiction, debut fiction, children’s fiction and non-fiction

The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2023

Hannah Waddingham To Spread Holiday Cheer In AppleTV+’s First Christmas Musical

Ted Lasso star takes the stage in 'Home For Christmas' with a star-studded cast.

Zenger · Nov 20, 2023

Academy shakes up Oscars show team for 96th edition in March

The Oscars are enlisting a group of live television veterans to oversee its 96th show in March

The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2023

Girl in a Pink Dress by Kylie Needham review – a tale of two artists

This compelling debut novel follows a young female painter whose ambitions begin to clash with those of her older lover and teacher

The Guardian - AU · Apr 20, 2023

Ruth & Pen by Emilie Pine review – a world of joy and pain

The Notes to Self author’s uplifting debut novel follows the fate of two women over the course of a transformative day in Dublin

The Guardian - UK · May 15, 2022

An Autobiography by Angela Y Davis; Abolition. Feminism. Now. by Angela Y Davis, Gina Dent, Erica R Meiners, Beth E Richie – review

Two books by the radical and scholar – one a reissue of a 1974 memoir; the other a howl of despair at the penal system – reveal her tireless eloquence and rage

The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2022