Booker Prize 2025

The lists, Scott’s discussions and his predictions for Booker Prize 2025.

Scott’s coverage

• Booker Prize 2025: Longlist Reviews and Predictions · Longlist · Shortlist prediction · Winner prediction

Winner

Flesh

David Szalay

Booker Prize · 2025 · Winner

• Booker Prize 2025: Longlist Reviews and Predictions
  Booker Prize · 2025 · Shortlist prediction

Shortlist

Audition

Katie Kitamura

Booker Prize · 2025 · ShortlistedWomen’s Prize for Fiction · 2026 · Longlisted

• Women’s Prize 2026: Longlist Reviews and Predictions
• Booker Prize 2025: Longlist Reviews and Predictions
  Booker Prize · 2025 · Shortlist prediction

Flashlight

Susan Choi

Booker Prize · 2025 · ShortlistedWomen’s Prize for Fiction · 2026 · Shortlisted

• Women’s Prize 2026: Longlist Reviews and Predictions
• Booker Prize 2025: Longlist Reviews and Predictions

Flesh

David Szalay

Booker Prize · 2025 · Winner

• Booker Prize 2025: Longlist Reviews and Predictions
  Booker Prize · 2025 · Shortlist prediction

The Land in Winter

Andrew Miller

Booker Prize · 2025 · Shortlisted

• Booker Prize 2025: Longlist Reviews and Predictions

The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny

Kiran Desai

Booker Prize · 2025 · Shortlisted

• Booker Prize 2025: Longlist Reviews and Predictions

The Rest of Our Lives

Ben Markovits

Booker Prize · 2025 · Shortlisted

• Booker Prize 2025: Longlist Reviews and Predictions

Longlist

Audition

Katie Kitamura

Booker Prize · 2025 · ShortlistedWomen’s Prize for Fiction · 2026 · Longlisted

• Women’s Prize 2026: Longlist Reviews and Predictions
• Booker Prize 2025: Longlist Reviews and Predictions
  Booker Prize · 2025 · Shortlist prediction

Endling

Maria Reva

Booker Prize · 2025 · Longlisted

• Booker Prize 2025: Longlist Reviews and Predictions
  Booker Prize · 2025 · Shortlist predictionBooker Prize · 2025 · Winner prediction

Flashlight

Susan Choi

Booker Prize · 2025 · ShortlistedWomen’s Prize for Fiction · 2026 · Shortlisted

• Women’s Prize 2026: Longlist Reviews and Predictions
• Booker Prize 2025: Longlist Reviews and Predictions

Flesh

David Szalay

Booker Prize · 2025 · Winner

• Booker Prize 2025: Longlist Reviews and Predictions
  Booker Prize · 2025 · Shortlist prediction

Love Forms

Claire Adam

Booker Prize · 2025 · Longlisted

• Booker Prize 2025: Longlist Reviews and Predictions
  Booker Prize · 2025 · Shortlist prediction

Misinterpretation

Ledia Xhoga

Booker Prize · 2025 · Longlisted

• Booker Prize 2025: Longlist Reviews and Predictions

One Boat

Jonathan Buckley

Booker Prize · 2025 · Longlisted

• Booker Prize 2025: Longlist Reviews and Predictions

Seascraper

Benjamin Wood

Booker Prize · 2025 · Longlisted

• Booker Prize 2025: Longlist Reviews and Predictions
  Booker Prize · 2025 · Shortlist prediction

The Land in Winter

Andrew Miller

Booker Prize · 2025 · Shortlisted

• Booker Prize 2025: Longlist Reviews and Predictions

The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny

Kiran Desai

Booker Prize · 2025 · Shortlisted

• Booker Prize 2025: Longlist Reviews and Predictions

The Rest of Our Lives

Ben Markovits

Booker Prize · 2025 · Shortlisted

• Booker Prize 2025: Longlist Reviews and Predictions

The South

Tash Aw

Booker Prize · 2025 · Longlisted

• Booker Prize 2025: Longlist Reviews and Predictions

Universality

Natasha Brown

Booker Prize · 2025 · Longlisted

• Booker Prize 2025: Longlist Reviews and Predictions

Scott’s predictions

• Love Forms · Shortlist prediction — Booker Prize 2025: Longlist Reviews and Predictions
• Audition · Shortlist prediction — Booker Prize 2025: Longlist Reviews and Predictions
• Endling · Shortlist prediction — Booker Prize 2025: Longlist Reviews and Predictions
• Endling · Winner prediction — Booker Prize 2025: Longlist Reviews and Predictions
• Flesh · Shortlist prediction — Booker Prize 2025: Longlist Reviews and Predictions
• Seascraper · Shortlist prediction — Booker Prize 2025: Longlist Reviews and Predictions