The Booker Prize 2025 Longlist Dominates Headlines

 

The release of the 2025 Booker Prize longlist has captured the attention of readers, critics and media outlets worldwide. The list features 13 novels selected from 153 submissions, showcasing an exceptional range of storytelling, from intimate family sagas to global narratives of migration and belonging.

This year’s longlist is being celebrated as the most internationally diverse in more than a decade, including authors from nine nationalities. Among them, nine debut novelists have secured their place, a strong indication of the prize’s commitment to recognising fresh literary voices.