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Kiran Desai is a favorite and US authors make a strong showing on the Booker Prize shortlist
The 2025 Booker Prize fiction shortlist features six books with four U.S.-based authors, including Kiran Desai aiming for her second win, among 153 submissions reviewed.
- The 2025 Booker Prize shortlist features six books chosen by judges including Roddy Doyle and Sarah Jessica Parker, with the winner announced in London on November 10.
- The judges read 153 novels over eight months before narrowing a longlist of 13 to six in a four-hour meeting, a process Parker described as "real agony" due to tough decisions.
- The shortlist includes veteran and US-based authors such as Kiran Desai, Andrew Miller, David Szalay, Susan Choi, Katie Kitamura, and Ben Markovits, with themes of family, class, race, and migration highlighted.
- Judges described one novel as "a family drama and geopolitical thriller" that "completely dominates your thoughts," while Parker reflected on the difficulty of eliminating books from the competition, expressing that losing certain titles was truly heartbreaking for everyone involved.
- This year's selection signals continued prominence for established writers and reflects a diverse, human-centered focus, which may influence literary recognition and reading choices globally.
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The jury has announced the shortlist of nominees for the prestigious book prize; the winner of the £50,000 prize will be announced on November 10 in London.
The finalists of this year's Booker are the American Susan Choi, Katie Kitamura and Ben Markovits, chosen by the Indian couple Kiran Desai, British Andrew Miller and English-Hungary David Szalay.
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2025 Booker Prize shortlist announced — and Kiran Desai is back
2025 Booker Prize shortlist: The 2025 Booker Prize shortlist features six novels, including Kiran Desai’s much-anticipated The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny, alongside works by Susan Choi, Katie Kitamura and others.
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