Raymond Antrobus, Rebecca Liu, and Booker Prize-shortlisted author Patricia Lockwood make up the rest of the ‘stellar’ group
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Raymond Antrobus, Rebecca Liu, and Booker Prize-shortlisted author Patricia Lockwood make up the rest of the ‘stellar’ group
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The judges for the Booker Prize 2026 have been revealed, with Mary Beard announced as chair.
Shortlist will be unveiled on 23 September, with the winner announcement to follow in November
The winner will be chosen by a combined panel of child and adult judges
The Sex and the City star is one of the judges for this year's award and has revealed its shortlist.
Julia Gillard, former prime minister of Australia, is chairing this year’s judging panel
This year’s final six are novels for grown-ups — it’s a triumph for unpretentious, old-fashioned literary fiction
Chair of judges Roddy Doyle says the 13 ‘gripping’ titles in contention for the £50,000 award all ‘examine identity, individual…
