Become a Booker Prize expert and meet the shortlisted authors before the winner is announced in a ceremony featuring classic British pomp and fanfare.

These are the shortlisted books:

• Flashlight by Susan Choi
• The Land in Winter by Andrew Miller
• The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai
• Audition by Katie Kitamura
• Flesh by David Szalay
• The Rest of Our Lives by Ben Markovits.

The Booker Prize is arguably the most prestigious literary prize in the English-speaking world, the winning author receives £50,000, while the shortlisted authors all receive £2,500. Importantly, the winner makes history and joins literary alumni including Margaret Atwood, Michael Ondaatje and Peter Carey and can expect a sharp rise in sales.

The winner is announced 10 November.

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