09/11 EVENT: 2026 Booker Prize Announcement Party

We're delighted to host an in-store event to livestream the 2026 Booker Prize announcement on 9 November! 

The Booker Prize is one of the world's most influential book prizes, and rightfully so. The Prizes recognise exceptional works of fiction and elevate the voices of nominated authors and translators by bringing their work to a global readership. The winners can expect their career to be transformed.

We'll be hosting people in the shop from 8pm - 10:30pm, and we'll have activities and prize giveaways for those in attendance, with the winner announced between 9:30pm - 10pm.

Your ticket price includes a welcome drink, snacks, lovely (Booker-centric) conversation and entry to win prizes from Bookmarked and The Booker Prize (like the tote bag)!

This year's shortlist is:

• The End of Everything, M. John Harrison
• The Disappearers, Marlon James
• Black Bag, Luke Kennard
• May We Feed the King, Rebecca Perry
• The Things We Never Say, Elizabeth Strout  
• John of John, Douglas Stuart

Tote bag design is by Bill Rebholz, photo credit to Indira Birnie for Booker Prize Foundation.