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Booker Prize
Honoring the best original novels written in the English language, the Booker Prize for Fiction is one of the most prestigious literary awards in the world. Discover this year’s nominees and explore Booker Prize-winning books like Flesh, Orbital, Prophet Song, The Seven Moons of Maali and more.
2025 Booker Prize Winner
Flesh (Booker Prize Winner)
By David Szalay
Does money talk? Taking several leaps up the socioeconomic ladder, István finally finds himself surrounded by London's elite but at what price? Szalay's poignant writing offers a lens into one teenage boy's brush with trauma that continues to haunt him far into adulthood.
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2025 Booker Prize Shortlist
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Discover the Booker Prize longlist nominees for 2025 and all of the past winning titles at Barnes & Noble. The Booker Prize for Fiction was formerly known as the Man Booker Prize from 2002-2019 and the Booker-McConnell prize from 1969-2001. The award is presented to the best original novel published in the UK. The Booker Prize for Fiction was established in 1969 and has been choosing winners annually since. The Booker Prize for Fiction is one of the most important and prestigious literary awards in the world today. The 2024 Booker Prize winner is Orbital by Samantha Harvey.
The 2025 Booker Prize Longlist is:
Flashlight by Susan Choi
Audition by Katie Kitamura
Flesh by David Szalay
Endling by Maria Reva
Universality by Natasha Brown
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai
The South by Tash Aw
Misinterpretation by Ledia Xhoga
Love Forms by Claire Adam
The Land in Winter by Andrew Miller
One Boat by Jonathan Buckley
The Rest of Our Lives by Ben Markovits
Seascraper by Benjamin Wood
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between the Pulitzer Prize and the Booker Prize?
The Pulitzer Prize is awarded to an American author, published in the U.S and contains many different categories including novels and short stories. The Booker Prize must be published in the UK or Ireland even though the author can be any nationality, and is only awarded to full-length novels.
What is the Booker Prize awarded for?
The Booker Prize is awarded annually for the best sustained work of fiction written in English and published in the UK or Ireland.
What is the difference between Booker Prize and Man Booker Prize?
The Booker Prize used to be called the Man Booker Prize from 2002 to 2019 due to a sponsorship by the Man Group, and was renamed to just the Booker Prize since the sponsorship ended in 2019.
Who won the 2025 Booker Prize?
The Booker Prize has not been announced yet for 2025. The announcement of the winner is expected in November 2025. However, the winner of the International Booker Prize for 2025 was Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq and Deepa Bhasthi.
The 2025 Booker Prize Longlist is:
Flashlight by Susan Choi
Audition by Katie Kitamura
Flesh by David Szalay
Endling by Maria Reva
Universality by Natasha Brown
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai
The South by Tash Aw
Misinterpretation by Ledia Xhoga
Love Forms by Claire Adam
The Land in Winter by Andrew Miller
One Boat by Jonathan Buckley
The Rest of Our Lives by Ben Markovits
Seascraper by Benjamin Wood
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between the Pulitzer Prize and the Booker Prize?
The Pulitzer Prize is awarded to an American author, published in the U.S and contains many different categories including novels and short stories. The Booker Prize must be published in the UK or Ireland even though the author can be any nationality, and is only awarded to full-length novels.
What is the Booker Prize awarded for?
The Booker Prize is awarded annually for the best sustained work of fiction written in English and published in the UK or Ireland.
What is the difference between Booker Prize and Man Booker Prize?
The Booker Prize used to be called the Man Booker Prize from 2002 to 2019 due to a sponsorship by the Man Group, and was renamed to just the Booker Prize since the sponsorship ended in 2019.
Who won the 2025 Booker Prize?
The Booker Prize has not been announced yet for 2025. The announcement of the winner is expected in November 2025. However, the winner of the International Booker Prize for 2025 was Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq and Deepa Bhasthi.