The thirteen novels on the Booker Prize 2026 longlist were revealed July 28. The longlist was chosen from 163 titles written in English and published in the UK and/or Ireland between October 1, 2025 and September, 30 2026. Only four authors have won the Booker Prize twice: J.M. One previous Booker Prize judge appears on the list: English writer M. John Harrison judged the prize in 2022. That title is currently held by Margaret Atwood, who was 79 when she jointly won the prize in 2019.