Black Bag by Luke Kennard is a firework of a novel: an investigation into the crisis of masculinity and an off-kilter love story that is blazingly funny and profoundly humane. Our judges said, ‘In a wonderfully quirky campus novel, Kennard combines an absurd experiment with a moving story about human frailty, passion, confusion and identity. There’s something for everyone here’. Find out more about this Booker Prize 2026-shortlisted book: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/books/black-bag --- 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 elevate the voices of nominated authors and translators by bringing their work to a global readership. The Children’s...