The Booker Prize

Christchurch City Libraries lists literary prize winners and links to catalogue searches, but we may not hold copies of all titles mentioned.

This literary prize, originally known as the Booker Prize, was from 2002 to 2019 sponsored by the Man Group (and was known as the Man Booker Prize). The award's name was changed back to The Booker Prize in 2019. From 2020 the prize was sponsored by charitable foundation, Crankstart. The Booker Prize Foundation (BPF) is responsible for the prize's organisation and operation. The Booker Prize aims to reward the best novel of the year written in English and published in the UK or Ireland. It was originally awarded only to writers from Commonwealth nations but from 2014 was extended to include writers from non-Commonwealth countries.

The winner of the Booker Prize receives £50,000.

The Booker Prize differs from the International Booker Prize in that the latter is awarded for a book translated into English and published in the UK or Ireland. See The Booker Prize website for more information.

2023 

The longlist of 13 books – the ‘Booker Dozen’ – was announced on 1 August 2023, the shortlist on 21 September and the winner was announced on 26 November.

2022

The shortlist of six books was announced on Tuesday 6 September and the winner was announced on 17 October.

Catalogue search for The seven moons of Maali Almeida

Catalogue search for GloryCatalogue search for The treesCatalogue search for Treacle walkerCatalogue search for Small things like theseCatalogue search for Oh William!

2021 

The shortlist of six books was announced on Tuesday 14 September and the winner was announced on Wednesday 3 November.

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2020 

The Booker Prize longlist was announced on 28 July 2020. The shortlist was announced on 15 September and the winner was announced on 19 November.

Catalogue search for The new wildernessCatalogue search for This mournable bodyCatalogue search for Burnt sugarCatalogue search for The shadow kingCatalogue search for Real life

2019 

Catalogue link for The testamentsCatalogue link for Girl, woman, other

Catalogue link for An orchestra of minoritiesCatalogue link for QuichotteCatalogue link for 10 minute 38 seconds in tis strange world

2018

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Read: The Man Booker Prize 2018 Longlist announced

2018 Golden Man Booker Prize 

The ‘Golden Five’ were selected by the prize’s five judges to showcase the winning books from Man Booker history that have best stood the test of time, the winner was selected by public online vote.


2017 

2016

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2015

Cover of Satin Island Cover of The Fishermen Cover of The Year of the Runaways Cover of A spool of blue thread Cover of A little life

2014

Cover of The Narrow road to the deep north

Cover of To rise again at a decent hour Cover of We are all completely beside ourselves Cover of J Cover of The lives of others Cover of How To Be Both

2013

Cover of We need new names Cover of Harvest Cover of The lowland Cover of A Tale for the time being Cover of The testament of Mary

2012

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2012 longlist

2011

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The Best of Beryl

Catalogue record for Master GeorgieNovelist Dame Beryl Bainbridge was shortlisted five times for the Booker Prize, but never actually won. She died in 2010 and the following year in her honour, the Booker Prize Foundation created a special prize, The Man Booker ‘Best of Beryl’, and asked the public to consider which of her five shortlisted novels best deserved to win this special tribute prize.

2010

Cover of The Finkler question Cover of Parrot and Olivier in America Cover of Room Cover of In a strange room Cover of Long song Cover of C

2009

Cover of Wolf Hall Cover of The Children's Book by A. S. Byatt Cover of Summertime by J. M. CoetzeeCover of The Glass RoomCover of the Quickening mazeCover of The little stranger

2008

Cover of The White Tiger Secret Scripture Sea of poppies Clothes on their backs Northern Clemency A fraction

The best of Booker Prize

To mark the 40th anniversary of the prize, a panel of judges was asked to select a shortlist of the best books to have won the prize in the previous four decades. For the first time in the prize’s history, the overall winner was selected by an online public vote.

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2001

Earlier years’ winners

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