The 2023 Booker Prize Winner Announced
Yesterday, it was announced that 2023’s Booker Prize winner was Irish writer Paul Lynch. His book that won, Prophet Song, is a Dublin-set dystopian novel in which a mother struggles with her country’s totalitarianism.
On writing the book, Lynch said, “This was not an easy book to write. The rational part of me believed I was dooming my career by writing this novel, though I had to write the book anyway. We do not have a choice in such matters.”
This year’s judging panel chair, Canadian writer Esi Edugyan, said the book is “a triumph of emotional storytelling, bracing and brave.”
With the win comes a £50,000 ($63,000) cash prize, as well as a very likely boost in book sales.
To see the other books that made it to the longlist, check out our previous coverage.
Find more news and stories of interest from the book world in Breaking in Books.
More breaking news here
- Goodreads Readers’ Favorite Books From the Last 10 Years
- The Best New Books of November, According to Indie Booksellers
- The Bestselling Books of the Week, According to All the Lists
- This is the Collins Dictionary Word of the Year for 2024
- The 10 Most Popular Books on Book Riot in October 2024
- These are the Finalists for the Barnes & Noble Book of the Year
- The Best Nonfiction Books of 2024, According to Esquire
- John Green to Publish Book on Tuberculosis
- The Bestselling Books of the Week, According to All the Lists
- The Best Books of 2024, According to Publishers Weekly
