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Booker Prize
Desmond Elliott Prize
Dublin Literary Award
Giller Prize
Goldsmiths Prize
International Booker Prize
Kirkus Prize for Fiction
Lost Man Booker Prize
Miles Franklin Literary Award
National Book Award for Fiction
National Book Award for Translated Literature
National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction
PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction
Women’s Prize for Fiction
The Writers’ Prize

The Guardian
The New Yorker
The TLS

Natalie’s Book Club
Service95 Book Club

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London Review of Books
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The New York Times
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Every year with its winner

Winner announced · 5 books

← 2014 2016 →

Finalists 5
Winner 1

Preparation for the Next Life

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Prizes

Booker Prize Best novel in English published in the UK or Ireland
Desmond Elliott Prize A first novel published in the UK or Ireland
Dublin Literary Award Nominated by libraries worldwide; often in translation
Giller Prize Best Canadian novel or story collection
Goldsmiths Prize Fiction that breaks the mould of the novel form
International Booker Prize Fiction translated into English; author and translator share it
Kirkus Prize for Fiction Fiction with a starred Kirkus review, judged by a panel
Lost Man Booker Prize A one-off Booker, given in 2010 for novels of 1970
Miles Franklin Literary Award Australian novel presenting Australian life
National Book Award for Fiction Fiction by US writers, from the National Book Foundation
National Book Award for Translated Literature Translated fiction or nonfiction published in the US
National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction Fiction chosen by American book critics
PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction American fiction, judged by fellow writers
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Distinguished fiction by an American author
Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction Historical fiction from the UK, Ireland and the Commonwealth
Women’s Prize for Fiction Fiction in English by women, from anywhere
The Writers’ Prize The year’s best writing in any form, judged by writers

Lists

The Guardian Guardian and Observer critics’ books of the year, by section
The New Yorker 24 main picks and about 300 more recommendations
The TLS Each contributor names their books of the year

Clubs

Natalie’s Book Club Natalie Portman picks one book a month, since 2019
Service95 Book Club Dua Lipa picks one book a month, since 2023

Reviews

The Guardian Reviews from the Guardian and the Observer
London Review of Books Long essays on new books, twice a month
The New York Review of Books Essay-reviews by writers and scholars
The New York Times The Book Review and the daily critics
The New Yorker Reviews and critics’ notes from the weekly
The TLS The Times Literary Supplement’s weekly reviews

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