May We Feed the King by Rebecca Perry is a playful, stirring meditation on history and storytelling: on what makes a King 'Great', and a life meaningful. She is a curator, who spends her time dressing the rooms of historic buildings to bring them to life. But in the lush private quarters of a medieval palace, she finds herself so transfixed by the reign of an almost-forgotten King that the edges of her life begin to blur. He is a reluctant ruler with no hunger for power, rushed to the throne after the untimely deaths of his older brothers. But it isn’t long before whispers begin to fly around the court. Laced with desire and longing, the novel dances between the lives of a historical subject who risks the future of his kingdom and a woman who turns to the past to hide from her present. Link in bio to find out more about the book. #BookerPrize #BookerPrize2026 #Newbooks #BookTok #RebeccaPerry