2025 Booker Prize Longlist Announced.

The article announces the 13 finalists for the 2025 Booker Prize, selected from 153 nominations of novels published in English in the U.K. or Ireland. The longlist features authors of nine different nationalities, including nine first-time longlisters and two debut novelists, marking the most diverse national representation in a decade. The judging panel was chaired by 1993 Booker winner Roddy Doyle and included Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, Sarah Jessica Parker, Chris Power, and Kiley Reid. British authors hold five spots, Americans three, and indie publisher Faber & Faber has three titles on the list. The shortlist will be announced on September 23, with the winner revealed on November 10, receiving £50,000 and increased global sales.