The 13-title longlist for the £50,000 (about $66,625) 2025 Booker Prize has been released and includes authors representing nine nationalities across four continents. For the first time, the shortlist of six books will be announced at a public event in London on September 23. The shortlisted authors each receive £2,500 (about $3,330) and a specially bound edition of their book. The Booker Prize winner will be named November 10 during a ceremony at Old Billingsgate in London. This year's longlisted Booker titles are:
Love Forms by Claire Adam
The South by Tash Aw
Universality by Natasha Brown
One Boat by Jonathan Buckley
Flashlight by Susan Choi
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai
Audition by Katie Kitamura
The Rest of Our Lives by Ben Markovits
The Land in Winter by Andrew Miller
Endling by Maria Reva
Flesh by David Szalay
Seascraper by Benjamin Wood
Misinterpretation by Ledia Xhoga
Chair of judges Roddy Doyle said: "Seven months, 153 books--the five judges have met and decided on the 13 novels that make up the 2025 Booker longlist. It wasn't easy; at times, it was agony. There were so many contenders, so many excellent books, saying goodbye to some of them felt personal, almost cruel. But I loved every minute of the experience, and being in the company of my fellow judges. There was a small, discreet UN peace-keeping force close at hand, but it wasn't needed. My four colleagues are a generous, funny group but what was clear from the outset was that these are people who love--actually, who need--great books. Every decision was carefully measured; each of our books was examined with skill, wisdom and affection."