The longlist for the International Booker Prize 2025 was announced on Tuesday, 25 February, featuring 13 authors longlisted for the first time. Among the impressive selections are two of our picks that have just been longlisted – a huge congratulations to the incredible authors, translators, and publishing teams behind these exceptional works.
Reservoir Bitches by Dahlia de la Cerda translated by Julia Sanches and Heather Cleary
On A Woman’s Madness by Astrid Roemer translated by Lucy Scott
It’s brilliant to see such talent being recognised by a major publishing award - especially as more people will now get to know about these brilliant books. Now to start working our way through the rest of the brilliant-looking longlist…