{"title":"The Booker Longlist 2026","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe longlist for the Booker Prize 2026 has been announced, featuring two previous winners and three debut novelists.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eExcited to see which books made their way on to the list this year? Shop them all online or in-store at Hunt's!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"9781803513867","title":"May We Feed the King","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Perry, Rebecca \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 29 January 2026 by GRANTA BOOKS in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 272 pages\u003cbr\u003e206 x 138 x 27 | 330g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe is a curator, who spends her time dressing the rooms of historic buildings to bring them to life. But in the lush private quarters of a medieval palace, she finds herself so transfixed by the reign of an almost-forgotten King that the edges of her life begin to blur.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe is a reluctant ruler with no hunger for power, rushed to the throne after the untimely deaths of his older brothers. But it isn't long before whispers begin to fly around the court. And with the growing belief that the King is not fit for the throne comes the idea that another might rule in his stead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMay We Feed the King dances between the lives of a historical subject who risks the future of his kingdom and a woman who turns to the past to hide from her present. Laced with desire and longing, it is a playful, stirring meditation on history and storytelling: on what makes a King 'Great', and a life meaningful.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HUNTS BOOKSHOP LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57774943797629,"sku":"9781803513867","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/8635\/9739\/files\/9781803513867.jpg?v=1769882990"},{"product_id":"9780241814307","title":"The Things We Never Say","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Strout, Elizabeth \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 7 May 2026 by Penguin Books Ltd (Viking) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 208 pages\u003cbr\u003e205 x 138 x 20 | 262g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFROM THE PULITZER-WINNING, BOOKER-SHORTLISTED ELIZABETH STROUT COMES A STUNNING STANDALONE NOVEL OF LOVE, LONELINESS AND NEW BEGINNINGS'Emotionally stunning, devastatingly wise . . . her best novel yet' RACHEL JOYCE‘A moving, tender and wise novel about a committed teacher who is utterly confounded by the emotional complexities of daily life. This might be Elizabeth Strout’s best yet’ CLARE CHAMBERS Artie Dam is a man with a secret. He spends his days teaching history to high schoolers, expanding their young minds, correcting their casual cruelties, and lending a kind word to those who need it most. He goes to holiday parties with his wife of three decades, makes small talk with neighbours, and, on weekends, takes his sailboat out on the beautiful Massachusetts Bay. He is, by all appearances, present and alive. But inside, Artie is plagued by feelings of isolation. He looks out at a world gone mad—at himself and the people around him—and turns a question over and over in his mind: how is it that we know so little about one another, even those closest to us?And then, one day, Artie learns that life has been keeping a secret from him, one that threatens to upend his entire world. Once he learns it, he is forced to chart a new course, to reconsider the relationships he holds most dear—and to make peace with the mysteries at the heart of our existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith exquisite prose and profound insight, Elizabeth Strout captures the way grief reverberates through decades, the comfort found in deep friendships and the freedom that comes when we break free of our secrets. The Things We Never Say is a stunning new novel from one of our most acclaimed observers of the human heart. ***PRAISE FOR ELIZABETH STROUT:'A terrific writer' ZADIE SMITH'A superbly gifted storyteller' HILARY MANTEL'Elizabeth Strout is one of my very favourite writers' ANN PATCHETT'Strout's ability to reveal wonder in unrecorded lives continues to astonish' TELEGRAPH'She gets better with each book' MAGGIE O'FARRELL'A beautiful read' OPRAH WINFREY'Strout is, as ever, wonderfully attentive life's escapable cruelties and woes' SUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HUNTS BOOKSHOP LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58179145073021,"sku":"9780241814307","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/8635\/9739\/files\/9780241814307.jpg?v=1778955061"}],"url":"https:\/\/huntsbookshop.com\/collections\/the-booker-longlist-2026.oembed","provider":"Hunt's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}