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2026 Booker Prize Shortlist Audiobooks

All six 2026 Booker Prize shortlist novels have audiobook editions, with twelve narrators between them.

Source: AR News Team 1 min read September 24, 2026

Every novel on the 2026 Booker Prize shortlist has an audiobook edition, with twelve narrators between the six titles. Four are out now, and the last two arrive well before the winner is announced on 9 November.

The End of Everything by M. John Harrison, narrated by Russ Bain. Penguin Audio, out 13 October in the U.S.
The Disappearers by Marlon James, narrated by Brandon Miles, Michael Sean Harris, Solomon Peck, Andrew Clarke, Karl O’Brian Williams and Ano Okera. Penguin Audio.
Black Bag by Luke Kennard, narrated by the author. Zando.
May We Feed the King by Rebecca Perry, narrated by Sarah Barron and Ian Dunnett Jr. Out 29 September.
The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout, narrated by Robert Petkoff. Random House Audio.
John of John by Douglas Stuart, narrated by Lorne MacFadyen. Simon & Schuster Audio.

Source: The Booker Prize 2026, The Booker Prizes, September 2026.

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