Booker Prize Eligible 2025 (177 books)

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Please do not add a book unless you are ABSOLUTELY sure it will be eligible according to the official rules. (See: https://thebookerprizes.com/sites/def...). This means any NOVEL originally written in English (no translations), regardless of the nationality of its author, with a print edition scheduled for publication in the UK and/or Ireland between 1st October 2024 and 30th September 2025. [For books in translation, use THIS list: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...]. Self-published novels are not eligible, nor are short story collections, unless there is a definite thread running through and connecting them. Non-fiction works (memoirs, essays, criticism, etc.) are also ineligible, Also, please check to be sure your nominee is not ALREADY in the list under a different edition before you add it.

N.B. This list has no official connection with, or bearing on, the prize. In order to maintain the integrity and legitimacy of this list, books that don't appear to meet eligibility requirements and/or are the result of a bogus 'write-in' campaign, will be removed and only reinstated in the former case by the publisher providing proper documentation to the administrator of a book's legitimacy.

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1	Nesting by Roisín O'Donnell 4.23 avg rating — 24,146 ratings score: 4,015, and 41 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst 3.88 avg rating — 10,844 ratings score: 3,000, and 31 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Audition by Katie Kitamura (Goodreads Author) 3.29 avg rating — 39,234 ratings score: 2,788, and 29 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong 3.88 avg rating — 68,263 ratings score: 2,368, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Gliff by Ali Smith 3.90 avg rating — 9,146 ratings score: 2,306, and 24 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Juice by Tim Winton 3.92 avg rating — 7,220 ratings score: 2,027, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Universality by Natasha Brown (Goodreads Author) 3.25 avg rating — 9,520 ratings score: 2,026, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Land in Winter by Andrew Miller 3.72 avg rating — 16,289 ratings score: 2,005, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Endling by Maria Reva 3.86 avg rating — 10,668 ratings score: 1,962, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Theory & Practice by Michelle de Kretser 3.67 avg rating — 3,727 ratings score: 1,842, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Theft by Abdulrazak Gurnah 3.93 avg rating — 4,430 ratings score: 1,804, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Twist by Colum McCann (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 8,479 ratings score: 1,680, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Book of Guilt by Catherine Chidgey (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 7,607 ratings score: 1,675, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 3.78 avg rating — 48,195 ratings score: 1,674, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Book of Records by Madeleine Thien 3.52 avg rating — 1,909 ratings score: 1,661, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Flesh by David Szalay 3.73 avg rating — 59,595 ratings score: 1,610, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami (Goodreads Author) 3.60 avg rating — 39,601 ratings score: 1,590, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	We Pretty Pieces of Flesh by Colwill Brown 4.22 avg rating — 1,302 ratings score: 1,550, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 40,536 ratings score: 1,470, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Time of the Child by Niall Williams (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 16,102 ratings score: 1,344, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Imagined Life by Andrew Porter (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,215 ratings score: 1,320, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Pretender by Jo Harkin (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 4,830 ratings score: 1,300, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Dusk by Robbie Arnott 4.16 avg rating — 5,752 ratings score: 1,293, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Artist by Lucy Steeds (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 10,050 ratings score: 1,291, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Three Days in June by Anne Tyler (Goodreads Author) 3.59 avg rating — 113,228 ratings score: 1,260, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Ripeness by Sarah Moss (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 2,201 ratings score: 1,241, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Antidote by Karen Russell (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 15,629 ratings score: 1,125, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Open, Heaven by Seán Hewitt 3.89 avg rating — 6,229 ratings score: 1,125, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Edenglassie by Melissa Lucashenko 4.08 avg rating — 3,511 ratings score: 1,123, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Confessions by Catherine Airey (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 5,014 ratings score: 1,018, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Rapture by Emily Maguire 3.92 avg rating — 2,925 ratings score: 961, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Good Girl by Aria Aber (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 9,817 ratings score: 929, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	The Boy from the Sea by Garrett Carr (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 5,984 ratings score: 928, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	What We Can Know by Ian McEwan (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 30,907 ratings score: 922, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Days of Light by Megan Hunter (Goodreads Author) 3.52 avg rating — 957 ratings score: 920, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	The Benefactors by Wendy Erskine (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 1,560 ratings score: 894, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The South by Tash Aw 3.62 avg rating — 4,395 ratings score: 855, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Helm by Sarah Hall 3.83 avg rating — 1,450 ratings score: 832, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	The City Changes Its Face by Eimear McBride 3.50 avg rating — 556 ratings score: 750, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	The Names by Florence Knapp 4.14 avg rating — 219,323 ratings score: 745, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Ordinary Saints by Niamh Ni Mhaoileoin 4.17 avg rating — 3,910 ratings score: 739, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Love Forms by Claire Adam (Goodreads Author) 3.61 avg rating — 3,783 ratings score: 726, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Mothers and Sons by Adam Haslett (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 4,334 ratings score: 722, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Let Me Go Mad in My Own Way by Elaine Feeney 3.66 avg rating — 1,622 ratings score: 721, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Flashlight by Susan Choi (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 17,895 ratings score: 713, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Stag Dance by Torrey Peters 3.86 avg rating — 10,433 ratings score: 697, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Seascraper by Benjamin Wood (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 12,587 ratings score: 696, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	A Room Above a Shop by Anthony Shapland 3.90 avg rating — 1,164 ratings score: 689, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Parallel Lines by Edward St. Aubyn 3.39 avg rating — 587 ratings score: 684, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Muckle Flugga by Michael Pedersen 4.14 avg rating — 745 ratings score: 648, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	The Möbius Book by Catherine Lacey (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 1,852 ratings score: 645, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Misinterpretation by Ledia Xhoga (Goodreads Author) 3.34 avg rating — 3,672 ratings score: 636, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Fundamentally by Nussaibah Younis (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 15,761 ratings score: 616, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Air (The Elements, #4) by John Boyne (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 13,547 ratings score: 597, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	TonyInterruptor by Nicola Barker 3.41 avg rating — 256 ratings score: 592, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai 3.77 avg rating — 24,869 ratings score: 591, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Once the Deed Is Done by Rachel Seiffert 3.84 avg rating — 147 ratings score: 571, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	The Girls Who Grew Big by Leila Mottley (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 23,486 ratings score: 558, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Call Me Ishmaelle by Xiaolu Guo 3.72 avg rating — 603 ratings score: 557, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	Tilt by Emma Pattee (Goodreads Author) 3.56 avg rating — 36,700 ratings score: 547, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Saraswati by Gurnaik Johal 3.47 avg rating — 317 ratings score: 496, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	Aerth by Deborah Tomkins (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 432 ratings score: 473, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	One Boat by Jonathan Buckley 3.16 avg rating — 2,203 ratings score: 461, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	Madame Sosostris and the Festival for the Broken-Hearted by Ben Okri 3.45 avg rating — 338 ratings score: 455, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	Ghost Wedding by David Park 3.81 avg rating — 184 ratings score: 454, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	The Violet Hour by James Cahill 3.43 avg rating — 161 ratings score: 451, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	Cloudless by Rupert Dastur 4.19 avg rating — 206 ratings score: 430, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	The Boyhood of Cain by Michael Amherst 3.27 avg rating — 934 ratings score: 423, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	Will There Ever Be Another You by Patricia Lockwood (Goodreads Author) 3.01 avg rating — 2,393 ratings score: 409, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	Mere by Danielle Giles (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 933 ratings score: 401, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	The Drowned (Quirke, #10 and St. John Strafford, #5) by John Banville 3.69 avg rating — 4,637 ratings score: 385, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	Black Woods, Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivey (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 22,323 ratings score: 383, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	The Lamb by Lucy Rose (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 38,935 ratings score: 378, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	A Family Matter by Claire Lynch (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 30,309 ratings score: 371, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	Beartooth by Callan Wink (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 5,774 ratings score: 367, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	Disappoint Me by Nicola Dinan 3.99 avg rating — 6,827 ratings score: 359, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	Fair Play by Louise Hegarty 2.77 avg rating — 5,786 ratings score: 354, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
78	The Accidental Immigrants by Jo McMillan (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 46 ratings score: 350, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
79	Deviants by Santanu Bhattacharya (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 411 ratings score: 345, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	A Language of Limbs by Dylin Hardcastle 4.31 avg rating — 7,490 ratings score: 343, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81	The Proof of My Innocence by Jonathan Coe (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 6,917 ratings score: 341, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	Dream State by Eric Puchner 3.58 avg rating — 26,856 ratings score: 327, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	This Immaculate Body by Emma van Straaten 3.47 avg rating — 4,495 ratings score: 320, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
84	Nova Scotia House by Charlie Porter 4.11 avg rating — 1,516 ratings score: 314, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	Before We Hit the Ground by Selali Fiamanya 4.11 avg rating — 289 ratings score: 311, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	Where You Go, I Will Go by Christina Fonthes 4.43 avg rating — 207 ratings score: 300, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	A New New Me by Helen Oyeyemi (Goodreads Author) 2.98 avg rating — 1,284 ratings score: 299, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	Happiness and Love by Zoe Dubno (Goodreads Author) 3.38 avg rating — 1,413 ratings score: 297, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
89	Absence by Issa Quincy 3.80 avg rating — 142 ratings score: 294, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 21,274 ratings score: 289, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	The Gorgeous Inertia of the Earth by Adrian Duncan 3.61 avg rating — 166 ratings score: 289, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
92	Eden's Shore by Oisín Fagan 3.15 avg rating — 156 ratings score: 282, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
93	This Kind of Trouble by Tochi Eze 3.53 avg rating — 339 ratings score: 275, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
94	I Want To Go Home But I'm Already There by Róisín Lanigan 3.37 avg rating — 1,281 ratings score: 271, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	The Original by Nell Stevens 3.86 avg rating — 1,440 ratings score: 269, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
96	The Homemade God by Rachel Joyce 3.65 avg rating — 10,257 ratings score: 268, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97	Hum by Helen Phillips (Goodreads Author) 3.50 avg rating — 12,379 ratings score: 265, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
98	Sister Europe by Nell Zink 3.24 avg rating — 813 ratings score: 251, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	A Splintering by Dur e Aziz Amna (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 329 ratings score: 249, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
100	So Far Gone by Jess Walter 3.93 avg rating — 25,555 ratings score: 241, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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message 1: by David (new)

Nov 06, 2024 12:40AM

Blue Hour looks like it was published in the UK in March so ineligible - is this correct?

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message 2: by Paula (new)

Nov 09, 2024 03:05AM

David wrote: "Blue Hour looks like it was published in the UK in March so ineligible - is this correct?"

The print version was published on August 29.

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message 3: by David (new)

Nov 11, 2024 12:19AM

Paula wrote: "David wrote: "Blue Hour looks like it was published in the UK in March so ineligible - is this correct?"

The print version was published on August 29."

This still would have made it eligible for 2024 rather than 2025 though.

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message 4: by Paula (new)

Nov 11, 2024 02:07PM

David wrote: "Paula wrote: "David wrote: "Blue Hour looks like it was published in the UK in March so ineligible - is this correct?"

The print version was published on August 29."

This still would have made it..."

Oh boy! You're right. Must have mixed it up with the Women's Prize thread, 2024 is still very much alright for that. It's been removed now.

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message 5: by Paula (new)

Nov 26, 2024 08:23AM

A note to add the new novels by Jan Carson, Wendy Erskine and Miriam Toews when more info becomes available.

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message 6: by Meike (last edited Jan 04, 2025 04:30AM) (new)

Jan 04, 2025 04:25AM

On her website, Lacey declared The Möbius Book to be her nonfiction debut (although I read it and almost half of it is fiction), so it's not eligible and needs to be removed.

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message 7: by Paula (new)

Apr 10, 2025 03:22AM

Meike wrote: "On her website, Lacey declared The Möbius Book to be her nonfiction debut (although I read it and almost half of it is fiction), so it's not eligible and needs to be removed."

The publisher's website says that it's "a hybrid work that is both non-fiction and fiction", and there have been at least two occasions when the International Booker longlisted books from Fitzcarraldo's non-fiction catalogue, so I think we can leave it on the eligibility list?

The Elements by John Boyne, however, is definitely not eligible and should be removed. It's a US edition and combines several novellas that were published in the UK years ago. The last novella "Air" will be out in May and is eligible.

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message 8: by Doug (new)

May 04, 2025 12:41AM

Just a heads up that I already created the Booker 2026 Listopia here:

https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...

.... since notices of some books to be published after the cut-off date of Oct. 1 are already appearing.

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message 9: by Amanda (new)

May 14, 2025 03:51AM

Is The Lamb by Lucy Rose eligible for this year's prize?

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message 10: by Gumble's Yard - Golden Reviewer (new)

May 15, 2025 11:21PM

Amanda wrote: "Is The Lamb by Lucy Rose eligible for this year's prize?"

I believe so looks like a Jan 25 publication.

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message 11: by Bookguide (new)

Jun 08, 2025 04:27AM

The Dream Hotel is listed twice, currently at 10 and 45.

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message 12: by Carolyn (new)

Jun 10, 2025 05:20AM

Universality is on there twice, too. 5 and 120.

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message 13: by Gumble's Yard - Golden Reviewer (new)

Jun 15, 2025 04:33AM

Looks like comments 11 and 12 have been dealt with.

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message 14: by Jon (new)

Jun 15, 2025 10:39AM

Hey just added The History of Sound by Ben Shattuck since the stories are interconnected?

But not sure if interconnected enough to be eligible.

Thoughts? :)

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message 15: by Doug (last edited Jun 30, 2025 05:25PM) (new)

Jun 15, 2025 06:48PM

Jon wrote: "Hey just added The History of Sound by Ben Shattuck since the stories are interconnected?

But not sure if interconnected enough to be eligible.

Thoughts? :)"

Probably WOULD meet that criteria, (since All That Man Is had even less connection and made it in) - but the larger issue is that the UK publisher put it out as an ebook in July 2024, which means it was actually eligible last year, not this, so should be removed. Can some librarian do that please?

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message 16: by Gumble's Yard - Golden Reviewer (new)

Jun 16, 2025 02:57PM

With Chris Power as a judge I think short stories (if eligible) stand a better than normal chance.

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message 17: by Sarah (new)

Jun 17, 2025 09:44PM

Stag Dance by Torrey Peters is a collection of 4 short stories - I don't think this would be eligible.

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message 18: by Doug (new)

Jun 26, 2025 06:44PM

Sarah wrote: "Stag Dance by Torrey Peters is a collection of 4 short stories - I don't think this would be eligible."

Hard to determine (I haven't read it yet), but it's listed as a novel and three short stories - IF there is sufficient connection between them (and they seem to meet that criteria, at least thematically), then like All That Man Is, it could be a contender.

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message 19: by ANC (new)

Jun 27, 2025 06:23AM

The Girls who Grew Big appeared twice - 40 and 107

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message 20: by Paul (last edited Jun 29, 2025 02:34PM) (new)

Jun 29, 2025 02:29PM

Doug wrote: "The Mainstay at # 137 appears to have no UK publisher - the only editions listed are by SpellBound, which is out of Columbus, Oh. - so is not eligible - Could you remove your vote, Paul? TIA!"

The publisher's website is a .co.uk address; the company is a UK company registered at Companies House (Company number 12840886), and it's run by two British women. Not quite sure how much more UK/British you want them to be?

There's a bookstore (not publisher) in Columbus, Ohio in the US with the same name - nothing to do with the book or the press though.

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message 21: by Doug (last edited Jun 29, 2025 11:41PM) (new)

Jun 29, 2025 11:30PM

Paul wrote: "Doug wrote: "The Mainstay at # 137 appears to have no UK publisher - the only editions listed are by SpellBound, which is out of Columbus, Oh. - so is not eligible - Could you remove your vote, Pau..."

Sorry, I stand corrected - I Googled and the UK publisher didn't come up at all - nor was it available at Blackwells or Waterstones! I deleted the request! :)

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message 22: by Paul (new)

Jun 30, 2025 09:41AM

I do think the press may lean towards those at the self publishing type end - but that’s true of quite a few small presses (ie they expect author to promote books etc). So I suspect it is very unlikely to appear. Better than all 13 of last year’s list though.

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message 23: by Doug (new)

Jun 30, 2025 04:59PM

Paul wrote: "I do think the press may lean towards those at the self publishing type end - but that’s true of quite a few small presses (ie they expect author to promote books etc). So I suspect it is very unli..."

Good to know - I read the synopsis and am intrigued - do you need to read the first two prior to this one?

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message 24: by Nicky (new)

Jul 03, 2025 12:10AM

The Girls Who Grew Big is on here twice. #43 and #103

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message 25: by Artur (last edited Jul 10, 2025 12:33PM) (new)

Jul 10, 2025 12:32PM

Nesting is on here twice. #1 and #129

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message 26: by Gumble's Yard - Golden Reviewer (last edited Jul 13, 2025 08:31AM) (new)

Jul 11, 2025 12:53AM

It’s an amazing coincidence that Patrick Holloway book has suddenly rocketed up the rankings with votes from a series of brand new accounts Including three called Patrick and one called Holloway. It’s actually a serious contender getting several longlist prediction tips from Bookstagrammers but not sure why this is necessary.

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message 27: by Paul (new)

Jul 11, 2025 12:08PM

Doug wrote: "Good to know - I read the synopsis and am intrigued - do you need to read the first two prior to this one?"

Yes I did

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message 28: by Doug (last edited Jul 13, 2025 08:11AM) (new)

Jul 11, 2025 07:47PM

Gumble's Yard - Golden Reviewer wrote: "It’s an amazing coincidence that Patrick Holloway book has suddenly rocketed up the rankings with votes from a series of brand new accounts Including three called Patrick and one called Holloway. I..."

Someone did not read or take seriously the second paragraph of the rules - stuffing of the 'ballot box' with bogus accounts is NOT acceptable and the title was removed. After assurances from the publisher that ballot stuffing will NOT occur again, it has contingently been allowed back on the list - but will be removed again if bogus votes are seen.

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message 29: by Doug (last edited Jul 16, 2025 10:17AM) (new)

Jul 15, 2025 02:41PM

UPDATE: So once again, after begrudgingly allowing The Language of Remembering back on the list - it was the subject of more bogus voting/ballot box stuffing - over half of the votes it received this time were from suspect accounts and it has now been removed permanently. Anyone attempting to re-add it will not only have their present votes invalidated but will be banned from participating in any future Booker Listopia I create. You HAVE been warned!

I might add that this was totally unnecessary - Mr. Holloway's book has been widely praised, is on several Booktuber's prediction lists and would undoubtedly have garnered a legitimate spot in the rankings without the necessity of 'cheating'. I myself purchased a copy (but have yet to read it). I wish it well in the nominations - this is strictly due to a repeated violation of stated rules.

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message 30: by Gumble's Yard - Golden Reviewer (new)

Jul 21, 2025 11:56PM

As an aside I am currently compiling longlist predictions across Instagram, Blogs, You Tube, TikTok and Goodreads and am going to publish a combined prediction Saturday. If you have a prediction you would like to add then I would love to hear from you.

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message 31: by Doug (new)

Jul 29, 2025 08:42AM

Give yourselves a round of applause! Once again, every Booker contender is somewhere on the list - 12 of the 13 in the top 100. I appreciate all who voted and kept me on my toes monitoring the list. Happy Booker reading. If you wanna get a jumpstart on next year, the Listopia for 2026 is already up, link up above in the rules section

Audition 3
Endling 7
Universality 8
The Land in Winter 13
Flesh 20
The South 49
Flashlight 61
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny 57
Misinterpretation 70
Seascraper 79
Love Forms 68
One Boat 85
The Rest of Our Lives 156

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