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We're delighted to announce that the winner of the #InternationalBooker2025 is Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq, translated by Deepa Bhasthi. Here's everything you need to know about the book:

We're delighted to announce that the winner of the #InternationalBooker2025 is Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq, translated by Deepa Bhasthi. Here's everything you need to know about the book:

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We are delighted to announce the #InternationalBooker2023 longlist. Congratulations to all the authors and translators. Find out more about each of the books here:

We are delighted to announce the #InternationalBooker2023 longlist. Congratulations to all the authors and translators. Find out more about each of the books here:

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‘Sometimes you encounter a book and cannot work out how this miraculous event has happened’ We're delighted to announce that the winner of the #BookerPrize2024 is Orbital by Samantha Harvey. 🌌✨ Discover the book:

‘Sometimes you encounter a book and cannot work out how this miraculous event has happened’ We're delighted to announce that the winner of the #BookerPrize2024 is Orbital by Samantha Harvey. 🌌✨ Discover the book:

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We are delighted to announce that the winner of the #InternationalBooker2023 is ‘Time Shelter’ written by Georgi Gospodinov and translated by @rodel_angela - congratulations!

We are delighted to announce that the winner of the #InternationalBooker2023 is ‘Time Shelter’ written by Georgi Gospodinov and translated by @rodel_angela - congratulations!

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Presenting the #InternationalBooker2023 shortlist: six "subversive and sensual" stories from across the world. Congratulations to all the authors and translators! 🎉 Find out more about the books:

Presenting the #InternationalBooker2023 shortlist: six "subversive and sensual" stories from across the world. Congratulations to all the authors and translators! 🎉 Find out more about the books:

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We're delighted to announce that the winner of the #InternationalBooker2024 is Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck, translated by Michael Hofmann. Discover the book:

We're delighted to announce that the winner of the #InternationalBooker2024 is Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck, translated by Michael Hofmann. Discover the book:

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Presenting the #BookerPrize2023 short films, featuring some familiar faces reading from this year's shortlisted books. Watch all six films, and find out more about the books and authors, on our website:

Presenting the #BookerPrize2023 short films, featuring some familiar faces reading from this year's shortlisted books. Watch all six films, and find out more about the books and authors, on our website:

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Familiar names, far flung settings and an abundance of women writers: six things you need to know about the #BookerPrize2024 shortlist.

Familiar names, far flung settings and an abundance of women writers: six things you need to know about the #BookerPrize2024 shortlist.

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Join the #BookerPrize2023 livestream, hosted by Jack Edwards, on Sunday 26 November at 9pm GMT to hear from authors and special guests, and be the first to find out who wins this year's prize. Subscribe to the Booker Prize YouTube channel to be notified of the details.

Join the #BookerPrize2023 livestream, hosted by Jack Edwards, on Sunday 26 November at 9pm GMT to hear from authors and special guests, and be the first to find out who wins this year's prize. Subscribe to the Booker Prize YouTube channel to be notified of the details.

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‘All 13 novels cast new light on what it means to exist in our time.’ We are delighted to reveal the #BookerPrize2023 longlist. Huge congratulations to the authors who make up this year's Booker Dozen. 🎉 Find out more:

‘All 13 novels cast new light on what it means to exist in our time.’ We are delighted to reveal the #BookerPrize2023 longlist. Huge congratulations to the authors who make up this year's Booker Dozen. 🎉 Find out more:

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We're delighted to announce that the winner of the #BookerPrize2023 is Prophet Song by Paul Lynch. Huge congratulations to Paul Lynch. 🎉 Discover the book:

We're delighted to announce that the winner of the #BookerPrize2023 is Prophet Song by Paul Lynch. Huge congratulations to Paul Lynch. 🎉 Discover the book:

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‘Together these works showcase the breadth of what world literature can do, while gesturing at the unease of our moment.’ We are delighted to reveal the #BookerPrize2023 shortlist. Huge congratulations to all six authors. Find out more:

‘Together these works showcase the breadth of what world literature can do, while gesturing at the unease of our moment.’ We are delighted to reveal the #BookerPrize2023 shortlist. Huge congratulations to all six authors. Find out more:

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‘This is timely and timeless fiction, in which there is much at stake.’ We are delighted to reveal the #BookerPrize2024 longlist. Huge congratulations to the authors who make up this year's Booker Dozen. ➡️ Discover the full list:

‘This is timely and timeless fiction, in which there is much at stake.’ We are delighted to reveal the #BookerPrize2024 longlist. Huge congratulations to the authors who make up this year's Booker Dozen. ➡️ Discover the full list:

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We are delighted to reveal the #InternationalBooker2024 longlist, featuring 13 books ‘that speak of courage and kindness, of the vital importance of community, and of the effects of standing up to tyranny’. ➡️ Discover the full list:

We are delighted to reveal the #InternationalBooker2024 longlist, featuring 13 books ‘that speak of courage and kindness, of the vital importance of community, and of the effects of standing up to tyranny’. ➡️ Discover the full list:

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We are delighted to reveal the #InternationalBooker2025 longlist – a feast of fiction from around the world, featuring ‘stories from everywhere, for everyone’. ➡️ Discover the full list:

We are delighted to reveal the #InternationalBooker2025 longlist – a feast of fiction from around the world, featuring ‘stories from everywhere, for everyone’. ➡️ Discover the full list:

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‘Here is storytelling in which people confront the world in all its instability and complexity.’ We are delighted to reveal the #BookerPrize2024 shortlist. Huge congratulations to all six authors. ➡️ Discover the shortlist:

‘Here is storytelling in which people confront the world in all its instability and complexity.’ We are delighted to reveal the #BookerPrize2024 shortlist. Huge congratulations to all six authors. ➡️ Discover the shortlist:

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‘Books helped me to take refuge in the world of others when I was incapable of making one of my own.’ Hear Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's emotional #BookerPrize2023 keynote speech on the power of stories to change our lives.

‘Books helped me to take refuge in the world of others when I was incapable of making one of my own.’ Hear Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's emotional #BookerPrize2023 keynote speech on the power of stories to change our lives.

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We are delighted to reveal the #InternationalBooker2024 shortlist, featuring six books ‘that interweave the intimate and political in radically original ways’. ➡️ Discover the full list:

We are delighted to reveal the #InternationalBooker2024 shortlist, featuring six books ‘that interweave the intimate and political in radically original ways’. ➡️ Discover the full list:

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‘This was not an easy book to write.’ Watch Paul Lynch's #BookerPrize2023 acceptance speech.

‘This was not an easy book to write.’ Watch Paul Lynch's #BookerPrize2023 acceptance speech.

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Watch the moment Prophet Song by Paul Lynch was announced as the winner of the #BookerPrize2023. Discover the book:

Watch the moment Prophet Song by Paul Lynch was announced as the winner of the #BookerPrize2023. Discover the book:

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Watch Alfred Enoch read from ‘If I Survive You’, the #BookerPrize2023-shortlisted novel by Jonathan Escoffery (Jonathan Escoffery). Discover the book:

Watch Alfred Enoch read from ‘If I Survive You’, the #BookerPrize2023-shortlisted novel by Jonathan Escoffery (Jonathan Escoffery). Discover the book:

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We're delighted to reveal the #InternationalBooker2025 shortlist – a feast of fiction from around the world that offers ‘a miraculous lens through which to view human experience’. ➡️ Discover the full list:

We're delighted to reveal the #InternationalBooker2025 shortlist – a feast of fiction from around the world that offers ‘a miraculous lens through which to view human experience’. ➡️ Discover the full list:

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Watch the moment Heart Lamp was announced as the winner of the #InternationalBooker2025. Discover the book: And Other Stories

Watch the moment Heart Lamp was announced as the winner of the #InternationalBooker2025. Discover the book: And Other Stories

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Protect Samantha Harvey at all costs

Protect Samantha Harvey at all costs

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Watch Caitríona Balfe (Caitríona Balfe) read from ‘Prophet Song’, the #BookerPrize2023-shortlisted novel by Paul Lynch (Paul Lynch). Discover the book:

Watch Caitríona Balfe (Caitríona Balfe) read from ‘Prophet Song’, the #BookerPrize2023-shortlisted novel by Paul Lynch (Paul Lynch). Discover the book:

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First timers, fresh voices and Booker Prize veterans: 13 things you need to know about the #BookerPrize2024 longlist.

First timers, fresh voices and Booker Prize veterans: 13 things you need to know about the #BookerPrize2024 longlist.

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Just one day left until the #InternationalBooker2025 ceremony! ✨ In the meantime, why not revisit this year's shortlist films. Watch the full films over on our YouTube channel:

Just one day left until the #InternationalBooker2025 ceremony! ✨ In the meantime, why not revisit this year's shortlist films. Watch the full films over on our YouTube channel:

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A huge thank you to our #InternationalBooker2025 judges Max Porter, Caleb, Sana Goyal Kotecha, Anton Hur and Beth Orton. Here's what they had to say about the books on this year's longlist.

A huge thank you to our #InternationalBooker2025 judges Max Porter, Caleb, Sana Goyal Kotecha, Anton Hur and Beth Orton. Here's what they had to say about the books on this year's longlist.

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We spoke to Percival Everett, shortlisted for the #BookerPrize2024 with James, about what makes a good book, the worst writing advice he's ever received, and his legacy. Mantle Books Pan Macmillan

We spoke to Percival Everett, shortlisted for the #BookerPrize2024 with James, about what makes a good book, the worst writing advice he's ever received, and his legacy. Mantle Books Pan Macmillan

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