{"id":269300,"date":"2025-11-05T11:30:58","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T00:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.russh.com\/?p=269300"},"modified":"2025-11-05T09:49:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T22:49:47","slug":"booker-prize-2025-shortlist-and-longlist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.russh.com\/booker-prize-2025-shortlist-and-longlist\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2025 Booker Prize shortlist (and longlist) has been announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The annual Booker Prize always gets readers buzzing \u2013 but this year\u2019s shortlist feels especially charged.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe it\u2019s the influence of new judge <a href=\"https:\/\/www.russh.com\/sarah-jessica-parker-style\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sarah Jessica Parker<\/a> (yes, that SJP from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.russh.com\/best-sex-and-the-city-episodes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Sex and the City<\/em><\/a>), or maybe it\u2019s the eclectic mix of outsiders populating the six chosen novels. Either way, the 2025 Booker shortlist is nothing short of electric.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Who is on the shortlist for 2025?<\/h3>\n<p>In a nutshell:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Flesh<\/em><\/strong> by David Szalay<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>The Land in Winter<\/em> <\/strong>by Andrew Miller<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>The Rest of Our Lives<\/em><\/strong> by Ben Markovits<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Audition<\/em><\/strong> by Katie Kitamura<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny<\/em><\/strong> by Kiran Desai<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Flashlight<\/em><\/strong> by Susan Choi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Leading the pack is Susan Choi\u2019s <em>Flashlight<\/em>, a haunting geopolitical thriller that begins with a missing father and ends up spanning decades of post-war Korean and Japanese history. It\u2019s part mystery, part meditation on loss. There\u2019s also Kiran Desai\u2019s <em>The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny<\/em>, a sprawling love story 20 years in the making, tracing two Indian students in America as they wrestle with identity, ambition, and the ache of belonging.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DO9J6jngisu\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DO9J6jngisu\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by The Booker Prizes (@thebookerprizes)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Katie Kitamura\u2019s <em>Audition<\/em> takes us inside the mind of an actor who may (or may not) be losing her grip on reality \u2014 a psychological puzzle box praised by Barack Obama himself. Ben Markovits\u2019s The Rest of Our Lives offers a road trip through memory and regret, following a father who drives away from his marriage and into self-discovery. Rounding out the British contingent are Andrew Miller\u2019s The Land in Winter, an exquisitely written historical novel set during the 1963 English freeze, and David Szalay\u2019s Flesh, a stark, affectless portrait of a Hungarian man adrift through decades of quiet disconnection.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Who is on the longlist?<\/h3>\n<p>In a nutshell:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Misinterpretation<\/em> by Ledia Xhoga<\/li>\n<li><em>Seascraper<\/em> by Benjamin Wood<\/li>\n<li><em>Endling<\/em> by Maria Reva<\/li>\n<li><em>One Boat\u00a0<\/em>by Jonathan Buckley<\/li>\n<li><em>Universality\u00a0<\/em>by Natasha Brown<\/li>\n<li><em>The South\u00a0<\/em>by Tash Aw<\/li>\n<li><em>Love Forms<\/em> by Claire Adam<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As for the longlist, several notable names missed the final cut. Maria Reva\u2019s <em>Endling<\/em>, with its surreal snail-centric drama, and Benjamin Wood\u2019s <em>Seascraper<\/em> drew attention for their ambition, while Tash Aw\u2019s <em>The South<\/em> was a regional favourite for its political depth.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>When is the winner announced?<\/h3>\n<p>The winner is set to be announced next week on Monday 10 November. 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