{"id":20189,"date":"2026-07-28T20:00:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T15:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=20189"},"modified":"2026-07-28T20:00:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T15:00:14","slug":"the-2026-booker-prize-longlist-has-been-announced-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=20189","title":{"rendered":"The 2026 Booker Prize longlist has been announced : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"storytext\">\n<div id=\"resg-s1-135670\" class=\"bucketwrap image x-large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"&#10;        --source-width: 2000;&#10;        --source-height: 855;&#10;    \">\n        <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2000x855+0+105\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3d%2F10%2F3d2166f44f0e9c98be452ba74313%2F12-book-covers.jpg 400w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2000x855+0+105\/resize\/600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3d%2F10%2F3d2166f44f0e9c98be452ba74313%2F12-book-covers.jpg 600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2000x855+0+105\/resize\/800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3d%2F10%2F3d2166f44f0e9c98be452ba74313%2F12-book-covers.jpg 800w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2000x855+0+105\/resize\/900\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3d%2F10%2F3d2166f44f0e9c98be452ba74313%2F12-book-covers.jpg 900w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2000x855+0+105\/resize\/1200\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3d%2F10%2F3d2166f44f0e9c98be452ba74313%2F12-book-covers.jpg 1200w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2000x855+0+105\/resize\/1600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3d%2F10%2F3d2166f44f0e9c98be452ba74313%2F12-book-covers.jpg 1600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2000x855+0+105\/resize\/1800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3d%2F10%2F3d2166f44f0e9c98be452ba74313%2F12-book-covers.jpg 1800w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2000x855+0+105\/resize\/2400\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3d%2F10%2F3d2166f44f0e9c98be452ba74313%2F12-book-covers.jpg 2400w\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2000x855+0+105\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3d%2F10%2F3d2166f44f0e9c98be452ba74313%2F12-book-covers.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1350px) 953px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 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395px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 60px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2000x855+0+105\/resize\/1100\/quality\/50\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3d%2F10%2F3d2166f44f0e9c98be452ba74313%2F12-book-covers.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2000x855+0+105\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3d%2F10%2F3d2166f44f0e9c98be452ba74313%2F12-book-covers.jpg\" class=\"img\" alt=\"The Shadow of the Object by Chloe Aridjis; Switzy by Emma Cline; Helen of Nowhere by Makenna Goodman; The End of Everything by M. John Harrison; The Disappearers by Marlon James; Black Bag by Luke Kennard; The Renovation by Kenan Orhan; May We Feed the King by Rebecca Perry; The Palm House by Gwendoline Riley; The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout; John of John by Douglas Stuart; All Them Dogs by Djamel White; The Vivisectors by Missouri Williams\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This year&#8217;s Booker Prize longlist, announced Tuesday, includes 13 books covering a wide range of genres, from thriller to dystopian sci-fi to love story.<\/p>\n<p>Two previous winners have made the prestigious list again \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2023\/07\/05\/1186014441\/a-douglas-stuart-double-feature-shuggie-bain-and-young-mungo\" target=\"_blank\">Douglas Stuart<\/a>, who won for <em>Shuggie Bain<\/em> in 2020, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2022\/02\/18\/1081690233\/moon-witch-spider-king-takes-us-back-into-marlon-james-fantastical-world\" target=\"_blank\">Marlon James<\/a>, who took the prize in 2015 for<em> A Brief History of Seven Killings.<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/11\/03\/1051945005\/lucy-barton-and-her-ex-william-are-at-the-heart-of-elizabeth-strouts-new-book\" target=\"_blank\">Elizabeth Strout<\/a> is on the list as a third-time nominee for her latest work <em>The Things We Never Say<\/em>. The longlist also includes three debut authors.<\/p>\n<p>Mary Beard, chair of the Booker Prize 2026 judges, said in a statement: &#8220;Every writer on our longlist brilliantly musters the power of words on the page to take the reader to new places, to see old places from new angles, to change minds.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-backstage-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap backstage\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The Booker Prize is awarded each year to an author for a book published in English in the U.K. and\/or Ireland between Oct. 1 and Sept. 30. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/11\/10\/nx-s1-5604157\/booker-prize-winner-2025-david-szalay-flesh\" target=\"_blank\">The 2025 prize went to David Szalay for<em> Flesh.<\/em>\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Six shortlisted authors will each receive \u00a32,500, about $3,300. The winner of the prize, to be announced at a London ceremony on Nov. 9, will be awarded \u00a350,000, a little more than $66,000.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here is the full 2026 Booker Prize longlist:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The Shadow of the Object, <\/em>Chloe Aridjis<\/p>\n<p><em>Switzy, <\/em>Emma Cline<\/p>\n<p><em>Helen of Nowhere, <\/em>Makenna Goodman<\/p>\n<p><em>The End of Everything, <\/em>M. John Harrison<\/p>\n<p><em>The Disappearers, <\/em>Marlon James<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/03\/25\/nx-s1-5759955\/nprs-book-of-the-day-luke-kennard-black-bag\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Black Bag<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em>Luke Kennard<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/02\/25\/nx-s1-5724192\/nprs-book-of-the-day-kenan-orhan-the-renovation\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Renovation<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em>Kenan Orhan<\/p>\n<p><em>May We Feed the King, <\/em>Rebecca Perry<\/p>\n<p><em>The Palm House, <\/em>Gwendoline Riley<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/05\/13\/nx-s1-5820906\/elizabeth-strout-pemi-aguda-book-review\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Things We Never Say<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em>Elizabeth Strout<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/05\/04\/nx-s1-5810185\/in-john-of-john-father-and-son-are-gay-and-theyre-keeping-it-from-each-other\" target=\"_blank\"><em>John of John<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em>Douglas Stuart<\/p>\n<p><em>All Them Dogs, 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