The International Booker Prize 2025 shortlist was announced on Tuesday, 8 April. The winner will be announced at a ceremony at Tate Modern, London on Tuesday, 20 May. Six books have been shortlisted which includes A Leopard-Skin, Hat, Heart Lamp,Perfection,
Under the Eye of the Big Bird and Small Boat.
This is for the first time six authors are shortlisted.
The shortlist of six books – five novels and one collection of short stories – was chosen by the 2025 judging panel, chaired by bestselling Booker Prize-longlisted author Max Porter. The other judges are: prize-winning poet, director and photographer Caleb Femi; writer and Publishing Director of Wasafiri Sana Goyal; author and International Booker Prize-shortlisted translator Anton Hur; and award-winning singer-songwriter Beth Orton.
