Book Award Announcement

The Booker Prize

The 2023 Booker Prize has been announced. The Booker Prize is awarded to the book that the judges believe to be the year’s greatest work of English-language fiction published in the UK or Island. The 2023 winner is Prophet Song by Paul Lynch.  Find Prophet Song in our catalogue. Explore the shortlist below to find other great books in our catalogue.

You can also visit The Booker Prize website to learn more about the prize, and past winners. To see the winners of other major book awards, visit our Book Award page.

Cover of Prophet Song, by Paul Lynch.
Cover of The Bee Sting, by Paul Murray.
Cover of Western Lane, by Chetna Maroo.
Cover of This Other Eden, by Paul Harding.
Cover of If I Survive You, by Jonathan Escoffery.