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Mary Beard and Jarvis Cocker join judging panel of 2026 Booker prize

Raymond Antrobus, Rebecca Liu, and Booker Prize-shortlisted author Patricia Lockwood make up the rest of the ‘stellar’ group

The Independent UK

‘A dark book that’s a joy to read’ – David Szalay’s Flesh was a surprise 2025 Booker Prize winner

Chair of judges Roddy Doyle was blown away by the novel

Woman & Home

Hungarian-British writer David Szalay wins prestigious Booker Prize for fiction with 'Flesh'

The Booker Prize is the UK's most prestigious fiction award and is open to novels written in the English language. This year's award goes to David Szalay for his novel "Flesh", which tackles themes of masculinity, migration and power.

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David Szalay’s Flesh is the most deserved Booker Prize winner in years

COMMENT: The British-Hungarian author’s triumph caps off what has already been a wonderful year for the UK’s most prestigious award for fiction, writes Martin Chilton

The Independent UK

David Szalay wins 2025 Booker prize for ‘dark’ Flesh

The judges ‘had never read anything quite like it’, says panel chair Roddy Doyle, announcing the Hungarian-British author’s novel as the winner of the £50,000 award

The Guardian - UK

The risky strategy of Booker winner Flesh pays off

The protagonist’s inner life is hidden from the reader in this highly original novel

The Guardian - UK

David Szalay wins Booker prize with ‘extraordinary and singular’ novel Flesh

The British-Hungarian author’s novel exploring modern masculinity was chosen unanimously as this year’s winner, says judging chair Roddy Doyle

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David Szalay becomes first Hungarian-British author to win the Booker Prize

The writer has received £50,000 and a trophy.

The Independent UK

David Szalay wins Booker Prize for 'extraordinary' novel

He becomes the first Hungarian-British author to win the award

Evening Standard

Two authors named as favourites to win 2025 Booker Prize for fiction

British novelist Andrew Miller and Indian author Kiran Desai are the favourites to win the award at a ceremony in London on Monday

The Independent UK

‘Almost 30m plays on Spotify!’ When fake bands hit the real-life big time, from Spinal Tap to the Flaming Dildos

How do you invent a convincing fictional band for your play, film or novel? And what happens if they actually top the charts? The creators of Scott Pilgrim, the Commitments, Stereophonic and more reveal all

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the 2025 Booker prize: bringing posh bingo to the BookTok generation

Editorial: With this year’s shortlist announced live to the public, Britain’s most prestigious literary award is finding ways to engage new audiences

The Guardian - UK

One of my favourite books of the year just won the Booker Prize – and it’s 22% off on Amazon

Judge Sarah Jessica Parker described whittling down the list as “real agony”

The Independent UK

Booker Prize 2025 shortlist revealed: which six books are Sarah Jessica Parker approved?

The 13 books of the ‘Booker dozen’ has been winnowed down to just six novels — all from very established authors but only one Brit

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Kiran Desai among top contenders for 2025 Booker Prize with first novel in 2 decades

Desai last won the Booker in 2006 with her novel ‘The Inheritance of Loss’

The Guardian - UK

‘Brilliantly human’: Kiran Desai and David Szalay make Booker prize shortlist

No debut novels are among the six finalists, with established authors including Ben Markovits and previously shortlisted Andrew Miller in the running

The Independent UK

Booker Prize shortlist 2025: Six ‘brilliantly written and brilliantly human’ stories

Shortlisted authors are examining ‘individuals trying to live with other people’

The Independent UK

Sarah Jessica Parker says picking books for Booker shortlist was ‘real agony’

Actor says ‘there’s nothing casual about letting a book go’

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Evening Standard

Deciding on 2025 Booker Prize shortlist was ‘real agony’ – Sarah Jessica Parker

The Hollywood star was part of the 2025 Booker Prize judging panel.

The Independent UK

Booker Prize announces ‘wonderful’ longlist of 13 books that left judges ‘elated’

Shortlist will be unveiled on 23 September, with the winner announcement to follow in November

The Guardian - UK

Most global Booker prize longlist in a decade features Kiran Desai and Tash Aw

Chair of judges Roddy Doyle says the 13 ‘gripping’ titles in contention for the £50,000 award all ‘examine identity, individual or national’

The Guardian - UK

Two Pints review – Roddy Doyle’s boozy banter is a masterclass in comedy

The writer’s gift for gags is on full display in this adaptation starring two men offering up laddish chat along with questions of life and death in an Irish pub

The Independent UK

Sarah Jessica Parker joins Booker Prize 2025 judging panel

The Hollywood actress owns her own literary imprint.

The Independent UK

Sarah Jessica Parker joins judging panel for 2025 Booker Prize

The panel is said to be a ‘a jury of creative peers like no other’

The Guardian - UK

Sarah Jessica Parker joins judging panel of 2025 Booker prize

Sex and the City star says being asked ‘felt very daunting’, as she signs up to pick the year’s best novel with Roddy Doyle, Kiley Reid and Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀

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