Solvej Balle

2 weeks ago | thebookerprizes.com | Anne Serre |Mark Hutchinson |Max Porter |Solvej Balle

The six books on the shortlist have been chosen by the 2025 judging panel: bestselling Booker Prize-longlisted author Max Porter; prize-winning poet, director and photographer Caleb Femi; writer and Publishing Director of Wasafiri Sana Goyal; author and International Booker Prize-shortlisted translator Anton Hur; and award-winning singer-songwriter Beth Orton.

1 month ago | thebookerprizes.com | Max Porter |Ibtisam Azem |Sinan Antoon |Solvej Balle

Wondering which of the 13 books on the International Booker Prize 2025 longlist to read first? We asked our judges to summarise each one – and tell us why they loved them Over the past seven months, the International Booker Prize 2025 judges have read over 150 novels and short-story collections, from which they have now selected a longlist of just 13 titles.