Become a Booker Prize expert and meet the shortlisted authors before the winner is announced in a ceremony featuring the Queen and classic British pomp and fanfare.
These are the shortlisted books:
- Flashlight by Susan Choi
- The Land in Winter by Andrew Miller
- The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai
- Audition by Katie Kitamura
- Flesh by David Szalay
- The Rest of Our Lives by Ben Markovits.
The Booker Prize is arguably the most prestigious literary prize in the English-speaking world, the winning author receives £50,000, while the shortlisted authors all receive £2,500. Importantly, the winner makes history and joins literary alumni including Margaret Atwood, Michael Ondaatje and Peter Carey and can expect a sharp rise in sales.
The winner is announced 10 November.
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