Recs if you like The Things We Never Say...

All of his picks since 2008, both summer reading lists and yearly round-ups.

I'm a huge fan of Maisie's music and her newest album Florescence has been playing nonstop since it came out. She's a passionate reader, so over the years many books recommendations have accumulated and I thought it would be cute to make a list out of them. Info taken from her Goodreads and Instagram accounts, newsletter, podcast, and various interviews she did. I will update this list as new recs come up, but if I miss something feel free to suggest it in the comments.

The longlist for the Booker Prize 2026

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The longlist for the 2026 Booker Prize

Literary fiction that explore crises of masculinity. Particularly concerned with outsiders, weirdos, and capitalist alienation in books where the self is in conflict with the masculine ideal, the masculine ideal itself is in flux, or the masculine ideal has been rendered obsolete. Authors of any gender; protagonists exclusively men.

Books in the 2026 Booker Prize Long List

The longlist for the Booker Prize 2026 has been announced!

“The Booker Prize 2026 longlist has now been announced – a selection of 13 superb works of long-form fiction, chosen from 163 titles written in English and published in the UK and/or Ireland between 1 October 2025 and 30 September 2026.  “

'Great books have never been written to a single formula. We are confident that our longlist of books has something for everyone... But there's one thing they all share. Every writer on our longlist brilliantly musters the power of words on the page to take the reader to new places, to see old places from new angles, to change minds' We are delighted to reveal the Booker Prize 2026 longlist. Huge congratulations to the authors who make up this year's Booker Dozen.

• The Booker Prize (Instagram)

"The prize has rewarded and celebrated world-class talent for over 55 years, shaping the canon of 20th and 21st century English language literature. This year’s selection celebrates the best works of long-form fiction by writers of any nationality, written in English and published in the UK and/or Ireland between 1 October 2025 and 30 September 2026.   

The winning book will be announced on Monday, 9 November 2026."

The longlist for the Booker Prize 2026 has been announced, featuring two previous winners and three debut novelists

The shortlist for the Booker Prize 2026 has been announced, featuring two previous winners, a previous shortlistee, and three authors new to the prize. The winning book will be announced on Monday, 9 November 2026.

The chosen ones from Booker Prize 2026.

The thirteen contenders for the Booker Award.