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.

Another book extravaganza that has everyone talking is the Top 100 Books countdown. Listen again to the highlights here.

Download a printable copy of the Top 100 Books list here.

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