Get to know the Booker Prize 2023 shortlist
From comprehensive reading guides to the most interesting trends in this year's selection, we're here to help you discover your perfect read on the shortlist. Plus, your chance to win all six books
Everything you need to know about the shortlist
The Booker Prize is the world’s most significant award for the best sustained work of fiction written in English and published in the UK or Ireland. As this year’s shortlist is revealed, we take a closer look at the six remarkable books and the stories behind them; their common themes and their many differences.
Discover our reading guides for the six shortlisted books
Whether you’re new to the books on the shortlist or would like to explore them more deeply, our reading guides are packed with insights from critics, the Booker Prize 2023 judges and the authors themselves; as well as comprehensive discussion points for book clubs and even suggestions for further reading.
Win a set of all six books on the shortlist
We’re offering you the chance to win one of five bundles made up of the six shortlisted titles in contention for this year’s Booker Prize. To be in with a chance of winning a set, simply enter your details at the link below by 12:00 BST (UK time) on Friday, October 6, 2023. This competition is open to readers anywhere in the world. Good luck!
And finally…
If you’d like to join the conversation on the Booker Prize 2023, including discussions on the newly-announced shortlist, don’t forget to sign up to the new Booker Prize Book Club, where you can access Booker Prize exclusives and win a range of prizes, including tickets to our prize ceremony in London. See you there!