Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
The longlist for the 2026 International Booker is here! I'll run through the list to see what looks interesting and what I might pass on. Expand for more information. 👇
Links 🔗
The Longlist: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/prize-years/international/2026
Further Viewing 🍿
Last Year’s Winner: youtu.be/QrGpMUwMV5Y
Last Year’s Longlist: youtu.be/Xx_BWH5xWR0
The New York Times Book Review’s Best Books of 2025: youtu.be/qRvUe8RdK7Q
The National Book Award for Translated Fiction Longlist: youtu.be/u_rTthTpO90
The ALA Notable Titles for 2026: youtu.be/XzA9qkOXexw
The Longlist 📚
Taiwan Travelogue, Yáng Shuāng-zǐ (translated by Lin King): bookshop.org/a/99775/9781644453155
The Wax Child, Olga Ravn (translated by Martin Aitken): bookshop.org/a/99775/9780811238830
Women Without Men, Shahrnush Parsipur (translated by Faridoun Farrokh): bookshop.org/a/99775/9781558617537
The With, Marie NDiaye (translated by Jordan Stump): bookshop.org/a/99775/9798217006809
The Duke, Matteo Melchiorre (translated by Antonella Lettieri)
On Earth as It Is Beneath, Ana Paula Maia (translated by Padma Viswanathan): bookshop.org/a/99775/9781917260107
The Director, Daniel Kehlmann (translated by Ross Benjamin): bookshop.org/a/99775/9781668087794
She Who Remains, Rene Karabash (translated by Isidore Angel): bookshop.org/a/99775/9789533515748
Small Comfort, Ia Genberg (translated by Kira Josefsson)
The Deserters, Mathias Énard (translated by Charlotte Mandell): bookshop.org/a/99775/9780811239011
The Remembered Soldier, Anjet Daanje (translated by David McKay): bookshop.org/a/99775/9781954404328
We Are Green and Trembling, Gabriela Cabezón Cámara (translated by Robin Myers): bookshop.org/a/99775/9780811238618
The Nights Are Quiet in Tehran, Shida Bazyar (translated by Ruth Martin: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781964992105
eBook Links 📱
Taiwan Travelogue, Yáng Shuāng-zǐ (translated by Lin King): bookshop.org/a/99775/9781644453162
The Wax Child, Olga Ravn (translated by Martin Aitken): bookshop.org/a/99775/9780811238847
Women Without Men, Shahrnush Parsipur (translated by Faridoun Farrokh): bookshop.org/a/99775/9781558617599
The With, Marie NDiaye (translated by Jordan Stump): bookshop.org/a/99775/9798217006816
On Earth as It Is Beneath, Ana Paula Maia (translated by Padma Viswanathan): bookshop.org/a/99775/9781917260114
The Director, Daniel Kehlmann (translated by Ross Benjamin): bookshop.org/a/99775/9781668087817
The Deserters, Mathias Énard (translated by Charlotte Mandell): bookshop.org/a/99775/9780811239028
The Remembered Soldier, Anjet Daanje (translated by David McKay): bookshop.org/a/99775/9781954404335
We Are Green and Trembling, Gabriela Cabezón Cámara (translated by Robin Myers): bookshop.org/a/99775/9780811238625
The Nights Are Quiet in Tehran, Shida Bazyar (translated by Ruth Martin:
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The longlist for the 2026 International Booker is here! I'll run through the list to see what looks interesting and what I might pass on. Expand for more information. 👇
Links 🔗
The Longlist: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/prize-years/international/2026
Further Viewing 🍿
Last Year’s Winner: youtu.be/QrGpMUwMV5Y
Last Year’s Longlist: youtu.be/Xx_BWH5xWR0
The New York Times Book Review’s Best Books of 2025: youtu.be/qRvUe8RdK7Q
The National Book Award for Translated Fiction Longlist: youtu.be/u_rTthTpO90
The ALA Notable Titles for 2026: youtu.be/XzA9qkOXexw
The Longlist 📚
Taiwan Travelogue, Yáng Shuāng-zǐ (translated by Lin King): bookshop.org/a/99775/9781644453155
The Wax Child, Olga Ravn (translated by Martin Aitken): bookshop.org/a/99775/9780811238830
Women Without Men, Shahrnush Parsipur (translated by Faridoun Farrokh): bookshop.org/a/99775/9781558617537
The With, Marie NDiaye (translated by Jordan Stump): bookshop.org/a/99775/9798217006809
The Duke, Matteo Melchiorre (translated by Antonella Lettieri)
On Earth as It Is Beneath, Ana Paula Maia (translated by Padma Viswanathan): bookshop.org/a/99775/9781917260107
The Director, Daniel Kehlmann (translated by Ross Benjamin): bookshop.org/a/99775/9781668087794
She Who Remains, Rene Karabash (translated by Isidore Angel): bookshop.org/a/99775/9789533515748
Small Comfort, Ia Genberg (translated by Kira Josefsson)
The Deserters, Mathias Énard (translated by Charlotte Mandell): bookshop.org/a/99775/9780811239011
The Remembered Soldier, Anjet Daanje (translated by David McKay): bookshop.org/a/99775/9781954404328
We Are Green and Trembling, Gabriela Cabezón Cámara (translated by Robin Myers): bookshop.org/a/99775/9780811238618
The Nights Are Quiet in Tehran, Shida Bazyar (translated by Ruth Martin: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781964992105
eBook Links 📱
Taiwan Travelogue, Yáng Shuāng-zǐ (translated by Lin King): bookshop.org/a/99775/9781644453162
The Wax Child, Olga Ravn (translated by Martin Aitken): bookshop.org/a/99775/9780811238847
Women Without Men, Shahrnush Parsipur (translated by Faridoun Farrokh): bookshop.org/a/99775/9781558617599
The With, Marie NDiaye (translated by Jordan Stump): bookshop.org/a/99775/9798217006816
On Earth as It Is Beneath, Ana Paula Maia (translated by Padma Viswanathan): bookshop.org/a/99775/9781917260114
The Director, Daniel Kehlmann (translated by Ross Benjamin): bookshop.org/a/99775/9781668087817
The Deserters, Mathias Énard (translated by Charlotte Mandell): bookshop.org/a/99775/9780811239028
The Remembered Soldier, Anjet Daanje (translated by David McKay): bookshop.org/a/99775/9781954404335
We Are Green and Trembling, Gabriela Cabezón Cámara (translated by Robin Myers): bookshop.org/a/99775/9780811238625
The Nights Are Quiet in Tehran, Shida Bazyar (translated by Ruth Martin:
Support This Channel ❤️
SuperThanks (in the toolbar of this video)
My Wishlist on Bookshop: bookshop.org/wishlists/2ea05da898651ed2274efe2bebb9441a494fabb1
My Affiliate Page on Bookshop: bookshop.org/shop/supposedlyfun
My Merch Store: supposedly-fun-shop.fourthwall.com
If you would like to support this channel, you can use the ideas above, but please do not feel obligated. I appreciate your presence regardless.
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Website: supposedlyfun.com
