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    The Booker Prizes
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    Jun 27, 2025
    The Booker Prize and the International Booker Prize celebrate the best English-language fiction. Here’s how you can find us: 📲 Search for @TheBookerPrizes on other social media 💻 Visit thebookerprizes.com, and subscribe to our newsletter, for the latest news and features
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    The Booker Prizes
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    Nov 19, 2020
    The winner of The 2020 Booker Prize is @Doug_D_Stuart with his debut novel, Shuggie Bain! Follow the link to hear the winner interview now: buff.ly/3nFUEco #2020BookerPrize @picadorbooks @panmacmillan
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    The Booker Prizes
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    Oct 14, 2019
    We’re delighted to announce that the winners of The #BookerPrize2019 are @MargaretAtwood with The Testaments @ChattoBooks and @BernardineEvari with Girl, Woman, Other @HamishH1931 #FinestFiction thebookerprizes.com/booker-prize/n…
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    The Booker Prizes
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    Sep 3, 2019
    We are pleased to announce our #BookerPrize2019 shortlist. Watch what our judges had to say about the six selected books. #BookerPrize2019 #FinestFiction #BookLoversDay #shortlist #announcement
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    The Booker Prizes
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    Oct 17, 2017
    We are delighted to announce our #ManBooker2017 winner is Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders #FinestFiction themanbookerprize.com/news/lincoln-b…
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    The Booker Prizes
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    Jul 23, 2019
    The 2019 Booker Prize longlist has been announced. Watch what our judges had to say and read more here: bit.ly/2Z92KOV #BookerPrize2019 #FinestFiction
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    The Booker Prizes
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    May 26, 2022
    We are delighted to announce that the winner of the #2022InternationalBooker Prize is ‘Tomb of Sand’ by Geetanjali Shree, translated from Hindi to English by @shreedaisy and published by @TiltedAxisPress @TerribleMan @JeremyTiang @mervatim @VascoDaGappah @VivGroskop
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    Oct 17, 2022
    We are delighted to announce that the WINNER of the #BookerPrize2022 is ‘The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida ’ by Shehan Karunatilaka. Discover more about the winning book: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-lib… @ShehanKaru @SortofBooks @ShahidhaBari @hrcastor @amabanckou @mjohnharrison
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    The Booker Prizes
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    May 20, 2025
    We're delighted to announce that the winner of the #InternationalBooker2025 is Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq, translated by Deepa Bhasthi. Here's everything you need to know about the book: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-lib…
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    Sep 20, 2018
    We are pleased to announce our #ManBooker2018 shortlist. Read more about the list here: bit.ly/2NZqMJK
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    Nov 26, 2023
    We're delighted to announce that the winner of the #BookerPrize2023 is Prophet Song by Paul Lynch. Huge congratulations to @paullynchwriter. 🎉 Discover the book: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-lib…
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    The Booker Prizes
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    Apr 2, 2024
    We’re deeply saddened to hear that Maryse Conde has died. The Grande Dame of Caribbean literature, she was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize twice, in 2015 and 2023, and leaves behind an extraordinary body of work. We send our heartfelt condolences to her family.
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    The Booker Prizes
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    Oct 18, 2022
    At the #BookerPrize2022 ceremony, @DUALIPA, the award-winning singer-songwriter, delivered a keynote speech about her lifelong love of reading - and how good writing has the power to make people feel seen and heard. Watch here:
    Dua Lipa's Booker Prize speech: 'I wonder if authors realise how many gifts they give us' | The...
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    The Booker Prizes
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    Sep 15, 2020
    We are delighted to announce the #2020BookerPrize shortlist. Read more: bit.ly/3hrvif2 Join us tonight at 5pm BST in a virtual celebration of our #shortlist, livestreamed on our Facebook and YouTube channels. #FinestFiction
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