2026 International Booker Prize Longlist Announced! | Synopses Reading and Personal Selections

Hello everyone! I am beyond excited to bring you the 2026 International Booker Prize Longlist! I have been a big fan of this award for quite a few years now, and this year's selection has me reaching for my wallet right away 😆 Please let me know what you think of this list, and whether you have read any of these nominees! 00:00 Intro 00:28 Taiwan Travelogue by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ, translated by Lin King 02:56 The Wax Child by Olga Ravn, translated by Martin Aitken 04:44 Women Without Men by Shahrnush Parsipur, translated by Faridoun Farrokh 05:48 The Witch by Marie Ndiaye, translated by Jordan Stump 08:03 The Duke by Matteo Melchiorre, translated by Antonella Lettieri 09:39 On Earth As It Is Beneath by Ana Paula Maia, translated by Padma Viswanathan 11:11 The Director by Ana Paula Maia, translated by Padma Viswanathan 12:57 She Who Remains by Rene Karabash, translated by Izidora Angel 14:16 Small Comfort by Ia Genberg, translated by Kira Josefsson 15:10 The Deserters by Mathias Énard, translated by Charlotte Mandell 16:37 The Remembered Soldier by Anjet Daanje, translated by David McKay 18:03 We Are Green and Trembling by Gabriela Cabezón Cámara, translated by Robin Myers 19:44 The Nights Are Quiet in Tehran by Shida Bazyar, translated by Ruth Martin 21:19 Outro (featuring Gandalf the Grey) #internationalbookerprize #bookawards #2026 #bookrecommendations #readinglist