Booker Prize Expands Judges Pool, Readers Poll Features Contenders

• The Booker Prize has expanded its panel of judges to include celebrities like Joe Cocker and Sarah Jessica Parker.
• Marlon James’s 'The Disappearers' is a leading contender in the readers' poll.
• A dystopian sci-fi book and a funny campus novel are among the other titles in the readers' poll.
• The judging process for the Booker Prize is a months-long procedure.
• Readers can vote in the Booker Prize 2026 readers' poll to predict the winner.