Kiran Desai leads 2025 Booker Prize race: All you need

Entertainment Nov 10, 2025

The Booker Prize 2025, one of the biggest honors in English fiction, is set to be announced early Tuesday morning (3am IST).
Founded back in 1969 to spotlight top literary talent, the prize has become a huge deal for writers everywhere—plus, it even has connections to iconic names like Ian Fleming.

Shortlist, past winners, Rubens's historic win

This year's shortlist features David Szalay, Andrew Miller, Susan Choi, Katie Kitamura, Kiran Desai (currently the favorite), and Ben Markovits.
Indian writers have a proud history with the Booker—think VS Naipaul, Salman Rushdie, and Arundhati Roy's memorable win in 1997.
Fun fact: Bernice Rubens was the first woman ever to take home the prize way back in 1970.