Bookies' Favourite

Aaron, Lucy & Hannah share their live reactions to the Booker Prize 2026 winner announcement.

Unexpectedly The End of Everything by M. John Harrison, published by Serpent's Tail, claimed the award, beating out the other five books on the shortlist.

We share our initial reactions and what book club members think of the news.

What are your thoughts on this year's winner?

Join us on our journey as we judge the Queen Mary Small Press Fiction Prize 2027 and tell us which other literary awards we should cover in the new year.

Check out Aaron's other book club podcast The Novel Series

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The bookies - Aaron, Lucy, Hannah & Colin - reveal their rankings of the Booker Prize 2026 shortlisted books.

We've spent the past 6 weeks reading & reviewing the 6 novels from the shortlist ahead of the winner announcement.

The team also attempt to predict which book will win the prize.

We hear the favourites from people in the bookclub and we discuss what the actual bookies odds are.

Which book do you think will win the Booker Prize 2026, and is it different than your favourite from the shortlist?

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⁠Lucy @bookz2026⁠
⁠Hannah @certifiedbookyapperhannah⁠
⁠Colin @c_f_writes⁠

Lucy & Aaron discuss the biggest book on this year's shortlist The Disappearers by previous Booker Prize winner Marlon James, published by Hamish Hamilton.

This novel seems to be the bookies' favourite to win the award this year.

What did you think of this book?

We’re reading the Booker Prize 2026 shortlist ahead of the winner announcement.
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⁠Aaron @AaronRiceMedia⁠
⁠Lucy @bookz2026⁠
⁠Hannah @certifiedbookyapperhannah⁠
⁠Colin @c_f_writes⁠

Hannah, Lucy & Aaron dive into the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize 2026 winner May We Feed the King by Rebecca Perry, published by Granta.

This historical novel is split across two timelines filed with art, conspiracy and royal politics.

The trio try to figure out what was real and decipher the rumours, stories and gossip spread throughout the castle. What are your thoughts of this novel?

We're reading the Booker Prize 2026 shortlist ahead of the winner announcement.

This episode has been edited since initial upload.

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⁠Aaron @AaronRiceMedia⁠
⁠Lucy @bookz2026⁠
⁠Hannah @certifiedbookyapperhannah⁠
⁠Colin @c_f_writes⁠

Hannah, Lucy & Aaron discuss the comical monologue that is Black Bag by Luke Kennard, published by John Murray.

This novel follows a struggling actor as he takes on the role of Black Bag in a psychology class. We also hear some thoughts from listeners in the bookclub.

We’re reading the Booker Prize 2026 shortlist ahead of the winner announcement.

*Sorry about the audio quality, this episode was recorded during a storm*

💬 Share your thoughts with the book club
⁠Instagram @bookiesfavouritebookclub⁠
⁠Goodreads @The Bookies' Favourite Bookclub⁠
⁠Email bookiesfavouritebookclub@gmail.com⁠

⁠Aaron @AaronRiceMedia⁠
⁠Lucy @bookz2026⁠
⁠Hannah @certifiedbookyapperhannah⁠
⁠Colin @c_f_writes⁠