Donna Mackay-Smith
@donnamackaysmith.bsky.social
Deputy Head of Editorial at the Booker Prizes.
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For over 50 years, the Booker Prizes have recognised the best fiction for adults. Now, we're delighted to announce the Children’s Booker Prize, supported by AKO Foundation.
Find out more: thebookerprizes.com/children
Find out more: thebookerprizes.com/children
October 24, 2025 at 7:14 AM
For over 50 years, the Booker Prizes have recognised the best fiction for adults. Now, we're delighted to announce the Children’s Booker Prize, supported by AKO Foundation.
Find out more: thebookerprizes.com/children
Find out more: thebookerprizes.com/children
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Presenting our Monthly Spotlight pick for August: Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart.
🔗 Visit our website for an exclusive interview with Douglas Stuart, an extract, reading guide and more.
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🔗 Visit our website for an exclusive interview with Douglas Stuart, an extract, reading guide and more.
https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/txfxokvymx
Monthly Spotlight: Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart | The Booker Prizes
Winner of the Booker Prize 2020, Shuggie Bain has captured hearts with the story of a young boy plagued by poverty and trauma
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August 7, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Presenting our Monthly Spotlight pick for August: Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart.
🔗 Visit our website for an exclusive interview with Douglas Stuart, an extract, reading guide and more.
https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/txfxokvymx
🔗 Visit our website for an exclusive interview with Douglas Stuart, an extract, reading guide and more.
https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/txfxokvymx
Five years since it was published, I posed some questions to Douglas Stuart about the impact of Shuggie Bain @picadorbooks.bsky.social. He speaks on many subjects close to my heart, including the politics of accent, and being working class and Scottish in the arts thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...
Douglas Stuart interview: ‘I don't think working-class people can afford to write’ | The Booker Prizes
Five years after winning the Booker for Shuggie Bain, Douglas Stuart reflects on the pressures of being a prize winner, the queer canon, the politics of dialect, and how the arts have become less acce...
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August 8, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Five years since it was published, I posed some questions to Douglas Stuart about the impact of Shuggie Bain @picadorbooks.bsky.social. He speaks on many subjects close to my heart, including the politics of accent, and being working class and Scottish in the arts thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...
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We are delighted to reveal the #InternationalBooker2025 longlist – a feast of fiction from around the world, featuring ‘stories from everywhere, for everyone’.
➡️ Discover the full list: thebookerprizes.com/ibp2025
➡️ Discover the full list: thebookerprizes.com/ibp2025
The International Booker Prize 2025 | The Booker Prizes
The longlist of 12 or 13 books will be announced on Tuesday, 25 February 2025 at 2pm (GMT).
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February 25, 2025 at 2:47 PM
We are delighted to reveal the #InternationalBooker2025 longlist – a feast of fiction from around the world, featuring ‘stories from everywhere, for everyone’.
➡️ Discover the full list: thebookerprizes.com/ibp2025
➡️ Discover the full list: thebookerprizes.com/ibp2025
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February 19, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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‘Reading makes you sexy’
Ahead of the #InternationalBooker2025 longlist announcement, we spoke to some of the judges about their reading habits, their favourite works of translated fiction – and why more people should read it.
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Ahead of the #InternationalBooker2025 longlist announcement, we spoke to some of the judges about their reading habits, their favourite works of translated fiction – and why more people should read it.
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February 13, 2025 at 11:43 AM
‘Reading makes you sexy’
Ahead of the #InternationalBooker2025 longlist announcement, we spoke to some of the judges about their reading habits, their favourite works of translated fiction – and why more people should read it.
thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...
Ahead of the #InternationalBooker2025 longlist announcement, we spoke to some of the judges about their reading habits, their favourite works of translated fiction – and why more people should read it.
thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...
Love this interview with our International Booker Prize judges on all things TF, and what they are looking for in reading for the prize.
Meet the judges: 'Reading translated fiction makes you sexy' | The Booker Prizes
We spoke to some of the International Booker Prize 2025 judges about their reading habits, their favourite works of translated fiction – and why more people should read it
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February 13, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Love this interview with our International Booker Prize judges on all things TF, and what they are looking for in reading for the prize.
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Dear Reader,
By order of The Traitors here are eight books that you might LOVE.
Signed, The Traitors
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By order of The Traitors here are eight books that you might LOVE.
Signed, The Traitors
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Eight of the best Booker-nominated books for fans of The Traitors | The Booker Prizes
If the psychological twists of The Traitors have you longing for more, these novels of ambition and betrayal will leave you questioning every motive – just like the game itself
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January 17, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Dear Reader,
By order of The Traitors here are eight books that you might LOVE.
Signed, The Traitors
thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...
By order of The Traitors here are eight books that you might LOVE.
Signed, The Traitors
thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...
I spoke to a host of brilliant Booker Prize-nominated authors, and judges, and they revealed the books they'll be gifting this Christmas. See them here.
The best books to gift this Christmas, according to Booker Prize authors and judges past and present.
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The best books to gift this Christmas: Booker authors and judges share their recommendations | The Booker Prizes
This festive season, members of the Booker Prizes family reveal the books they are giving in 2024, and explain why they’ll leave a lasting mark well beyond the holidays
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December 17, 2024 at 5:15 PM
I spoke to a host of brilliant Booker Prize-nominated authors, and judges, and they revealed the books they'll be gifting this Christmas. See them here.
Delighted that this year's judging panel is out in the world. What a dream team.
We’re thrilled to reveal the #BookerPrize2025 judging panel.✨
Roddy Doyle will act as chair of judges, and will be joined by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, Sarah Jessica Parker, @chrispower.bsky.social and Kiley Reid.
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Roddy Doyle will act as chair of judges, and will be joined by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, Sarah Jessica Parker, @chrispower.bsky.social and Kiley Reid.
thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...
The Booker Prize 2025 | The Booker Prizes
The judges for the Booker Prize 2025 are announced, as the prize opens for submissions from publishers
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December 10, 2024 at 1:09 PM
Delighted that this year's judging panel is out in the world. What a dream team.