With the official Booker Prize 2025 shortlist announcement just one day away, we’re making our calls!

Lucy and Hannah—who’ve managed to read some of the longlisted titles—face off against Aaron and Colin (who haven’t read any) as we each put forward our six predicted books for the shortlist. Then, together, we try to settle on a final six we’d love to see announced.

📅 What’s Next

📖 Tomorrow – the official shortlist is revealed.
🎧 Later this week – we’ll be back with a shortlist reaction episode, setting out our full reading list.

From there, we’ll be reading and discussing all six shortlisted books before the winner is announced.

💬 Join the Conversation

Which books do you want to see on the shortlist?
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Follow along as we make our way through the shortlist and build up to the winner!