The shortlist will be announced on September 22, with the winner set to receive the £50,000 Booker Prize on November 9If your reading list needed an update, the Booker Prize 2026 longlist has arrived with 13 novels. From intimate family dramas to sweeping historical fiction and dystopian worlds, this year's Booker Prize longlist offers a little of everything. Douglas Stuart, who won the Booker Prize for Shuggie Bain, is back with John of John. The novel follows a young gay man who returns to his conservative, deeply religious family living on a remote Scottish island. Last year's Booker Prize was awarded to David Szalay for his novel Flesh, setting the stage for another closely watched competition in 2026.