Booker Prize longlist: See the 13 'dynamite' novels up for this year's prestigious award

Elizabeth Strout, Douglas Stuart and Marlon James are among the 13 authors recognised this year.

Previous winners Douglas Stuart and Marlon James lead a Brit-heavy 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’ • Comment: This Booker longlist may have two previous winners, but it’s keen to experiment Douglas Stuart and Marlon James, two previous winners of the Booker, have been named on this year’s longlist, alongside three-time nominee Elizabeth Strout, in a collection that “rewards risk”. The 13 novels selected for the 2026 prize, announced on Tuesday, feature authors of seven ...

By Emma Loffhagen

Here are the 13 books that made the Booker Prize longlist

The 2026 list includes new works from household names Douglas Stuart, Marlon James and Elizabeth Strout as well as a few debut authors.

By Meghan Collins Sullivan

Booker Prize 2026 longlist: Former winners Marlon James and Douglas Stuart lead 13-book selection

By Aishwarya Khosla

Douglas Stuart, Marlon James & Elizabeth Strout Among 13 Authors On The Booker Prize Longlist; Organizers Say 2026 Selection “Rewards Risk”

The 13-strong Booker Prize longlist is out with organizers saying this year’s selection is one that rewards risk. The longlist includes Douglas Stuart with ‘John of John’ and Marlon James with ‘The Disappearers’ – both writers are previous winners and have film and TV connections. Stuart has been adapting his winning novel ‘Shuggie Bain’ for […]

By Stewart Clarke