The six-title shortlist for the 2026 Booker Prize has been announced, with works and writers of genre interest including The End of Everything by M. John Harrison (Serpent’s Tail) and The Disappearers by Marlon James (Riverhead).

Harrison, James, and other shortlisted authors receive £2,500. The winner, to receive £50,000, will be announced November 9, 2026.

For previous titles of genre interest listed for the Booker, see past Locus coverage of the award.