The Booker Prizes Christmas gift guide
As we enter the festive season, we recommend our favourite novels to give to your loved ones; your pick of winter reads; win a signed copy of Wolf Hall; and take our Christmas quiz
14 of the best wintry reads from the Booker Library, chosen by our readers
‘Winter,’ Ali Smith writes, within her Booker Prize-nominated Seasonal Quartet, is ‘an exercise in remembering how to still yourself then how to come pliantly back to life again’. Notoriously the toughest of seasons, it’s during this time of ‘stillness’ that many of us return to the familiar, to guide us through the coldest months.
When we asked our readers to recommend their favourite books to read or re-read throughout winter (if you, like us, reside in the Northern Hemisphere), they shared this sentiment. Their chosen books inspire reflection and renewal; they are stories of memory and time, all of which invite a well-needed pause. These are novels to return to year after year.
So here we present your favourite wintry reads from the Booker Library, a selection that will offer comfort and companionship during the long, dark nights that the season brings.
Editors’ picks: our favourite books to gift this Christmas from the Booker Library
From haunting sci-fi to best-in-class historical fiction and modern classics, here’s what the team at the Booker Prizes recommends putting under the tree for your nearest and dearest this Christmas.
The best children's books for Christmas written by Booker Prize-nominated authors
With the festive season upon us, we’ve compiled a list of children’s books written by Booker Prize-nominated authors that make the perfect gifts for everyone from tots to teens. From wintry classics to read together in the run-up or laugh-aloud stocking fillers for the big day, this selection of books will help you pass on the magic of storytelling to the next generation.
Win a Folio Society edition of Wolf Hall, signed by Hilary Mantel
We have teamed up with The Folio Society to offer you the chance to win a very special edition of Wolf Hall, signed by Hilary Mantel herself. Charting the rise and fall of Thomas Cromwell, Mantel’s work of historical fiction won the Booker Prize in 2009.
This Folio Society edition is beautifully bound and printed in blocked cloth, illustrated by world-renowned fine artists Igor & Marina alongside 11 full-page pencil drawings within, rendered with exceptionally fine detail.
To be in with a chance to win this once-in-a-lifetime edition, head on over to Instagram to enter. This competition is open to readers across the world and closes at 12pm GMT, December 19. Good luck!
Christmas quiz: which Booker book is this festive extract from?
Tis the season to be jolly! And what better way to embrace the festive spirit than by testing your literary prowess in our Yuletide-themed quiz? So put on that party hat, grab a glass of eggnog, and let the holiday games begin…