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. Our judges said, ‘May We Feed the King is an affecting and lush jewel of a novel that moves between our present-day world to a medieval court and unsettles the idea that there’s ever one universal historical truth. The characters feel so brilliantly alive, as though they are reaching out their hands towards us across the centuries’. Find out more about this Booker Prize 2026-shortlisted book: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/books/may-we-feed-the-king --- The Booker Prizes on Instagram: instagram.com/thebookerprizes The Booker Prizes on TikTok: tiktok.com/@thebookerprizes The Booker Prizes on Facebook: facebook.com/TheBookerPrizes The Booker Prize and the International Booker Prize are two of the world’s most significant and influential awards for a single book. The prizes recognise exceptional works of fiction and ...