The Booker Prize to M John Harrison

Samantha Harvey has been awarded the 2025 Booker Prize for her novel Orbital.

The book takes place aboard the International Space Station and follows six astronauts during a day in space.

Among the nominees were the two previous prize winners Marlon James (winner 2015) and Douglas Stuart (2020) with the novels "The disappearers" and "John and John" respectively.

Other works on the shortlist were Luke Kennard's "Black bag", Rebecca Perry's "May we feed the king" and Elizabeth Strout's "The things we never say".

This year's jury has been led by British professor and television personality Mary Beard. Jarvis Cocker, frontman of the pop band Pulp, and the American poet and novelist Patricia Lockwood were also part of the jury.

The price sum is 50,000 pounds, corresponding to roughly 660,000 Swedish kronor.