Booker Prize semifinalist list includes previous winners Douglas Stuart, Marlon James, Elizabeth Strout

Judges read 163 novels to come up with the 13 semifinalists announced Tuesday for the 50,000 pound ($66,000) Booker Prize.

The 13-strong Booker Prize longlist is out with organizers saying this year’s selection is one that rewards risk. The longlist includes Douglas Stuart with ‘John of John’ and Marlon James with ‘The Disappearers’ – both writers are previous winners and have film and TV connections. Stuart has been adapting his winning n

Booker Prize winners Marlon James and Douglas Stuart are in the running for the 2026 edition of the prestigious fiction award

Booker Prize winners Marlon James and Douglas Stuart are in the running for the 2026 edition of the prestigious fiction award

Marlon James, Douglas Stuart and Elizabeth Strout are among Booker Prize semifinalists  AP News

Douglas Stuart won the prize in 2020

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Also among the 13 works up for the British literary award are the latest books from Douglas Stuart, Gwendoline Riley and Emma Cline.

Chair of judges Mary Beard said each of the 13 books in contention for the £50,000 award ‘takes the reader to new places’ • Comment: This Booker longlist may have two previous winners, but it’s keen to experiment Douglas Stuart and Marlon James, two previous winners of the Booker, have been named on this year’s longlis