The International Booker Prize 2026 longlist has been announced! A new video is up on my YouTube channel discussing this pile and each book: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=942Z9MacfSU

It's an intriguing group of fiction ranging in subject matter from war to witches! I'm so thrilled to see “The Director” and “She Who Remains” nominated as they are both excellent. I've also read “We Are Green and Trembling” which is a challenging book but it's also complex, artful and worthwhile– I'd recommend reading a brief bio about its fascinating historic subject of Antonio de Erauso before starting it.

I'm curious about reading all the other titles although the ones which most immediately appeal are “Taiwan Travelogue”, “The Remembered Soldier”, “Women Without Men” & “The Wax Child”. Since I loved Olga Ravn's “The Employees” I'm eager to read more by her.

I've just launched a poll with my online book club to choose which title we'd like to read first before having an in-depth discussion about it: https://www.patreon.com/c/TheLonesomeReaderBookClub

I'm excited dive into more books from this year's nominations.