The Booker Prize Long List for 2025

Mazel Tov and Congratulations and etc. to all those chosen. Best of luck to them all!
“This year’s selection, which was chosen from 153 submissions, celebrates the best works of long-form fiction by writers of any nationality, written in English and published in the UK and/or Ireland between 1 October 2024 and 30 September 2025.

“For the first time, the shortlist of six books will be announced at a public event, to be held at Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in London on Tuesday, 23 September 2025. The six shortlisted authors will each receive £2,500 and a specially bound edition of their book.

“The announcement of the winning book  will take place on Monday, 10 November 2025 at a ceremony at Old Billingsgate in London. The announcement will be livestreamed on the Booker Prizes’ channels. The winner receives £50,000.”

Longlist
with links to each book blurb and author bio

Misinterpretation by Ledia Xhoga

Seascraper by Benjamin Wood

Flesh by David Szalay

Endling by Maria Reva

The Land in Winter by Andrew Miller

The Rest of Our Lives by Ben Markovits

Audition by Katie Kitamura

The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai

Flashlight by Susan Choi

One Boat by Jonathan Buckley

Universality by Natasha Brown

The South by Tash Aw

Love Forms by Claire Adam

For all the information about the judges, the entire process, past winners, the book covers and more, go to: https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/prize-years/2025