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Who will win the Booker Prize?

Nov 02, 202554 min
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Episode description

Become a Booker Prize expert and meet the shortlisted authors before the winner is announced in a ceremony featuring classic British pomp and fanfare.

These are the shortlisted books:

  • Flashlight by Susan Choi
  • The Land in Winter by Andrew Miller
  • The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai
  • Audition by Katie Kitamura
  • Flesh by David Szalay
  • The Rest of Our Lives by Ben Markovits.

The Booker Prize is arguably the most prestigious literary prize in the English-speaking world, the winning author receives £50,000, while the shortlisted authors all receive £2,500. Importantly, the winner makes history and joins literary alumni including Margaret Atwood, Michael Ondaatje and Peter Carey and can expect a sharp rise in sales.

The winner is announced 10 November.

Another book extravaganza that has everyone talking is the Top 100 Books countdown. Listen again to the highlights here

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