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Christmas 2026: Prizewinners

Selected by the Bookshop


Our picks of longlisted, shortlisted and winning books from the several literary prizes this year.

From the publisher:
A landmark new collection from T. S. Eliot Prize-winner Sarah Howe, navigating the complex inheritance of family, language and colonialism – and forming a portrait of a mother in search of her past and herself.Unearthed in a…

From the publisher:
Discover the word-of-mouth bestselling phenomenon that thousands of readers are calling their favourite book of the year!THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLEROVER HALF A MILLION COPIES SOLD WORDLWIDEA TIMES BOOK OF THE YEARA BBC RADIO 2 BOOK…

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In this extraordinary epic poem, Anne Carson bridges the gap between classicism and the modern, poetry and prose, with a volcanic journey into the soul of a winged red monster named Geryon. There is a strong mixture of whimsy and sadness in…

From the publisher:
'When I read Flyn's writing I would often exhale with a sense of wonder' GUARDIAN…

From the publisher:
'I really cannot overstate how fabulous this book is' DAILY MAIL'Dazzling... This is biography of great brilliance and rare resonance' WILLIAM DALRYMPLE'A pulsating, vivid life of a true historical titan' DAN JONES'A splendid book, lively,…

From the publisher:
A book of radical acceptance from the Pulitzer Prize finalist – ‘Beautiful’ - Douglas Stuart'One of the most important books to be published in years' SARA COLLINS'An extraordinary book’ SARAH MOSS'A…

From the publisher:
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA THE ECONOMIST, HISTORY TODAY, NEW YORK TIMES, NEW YORKER AND WASHINGTON POST BOOK OF THE YEARONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2025LONGLISTED FOR THE 2025 ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN…

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'A wonderful ramble beneath the boughs' Chris Packham…

From the publisher:
From the bestselling, award-winning master of uncanny fiction comes a defining work, twenty years in the making – a deeply moving, decade- and continent-spanning epic of grief, global tumult, and grim conspiracy. Maur’s life has…

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