Join us for our second Booker Prize Party! The longlist has been out for a few weeks now and there has already been plenty of chatter in Pickering Book Tree about this year’s choices. It’s a fascinating list of stories that represent the vast array of fates and fortunes that fall upon us humans. From a reinvented great American roadtrip through to a dark English satire that takes no prisoners and onto a richly narrated coming-of-age story set in Malaysia, the 2025 ‘Booker Dozen’ is reader’s playground!

The shortlist will be announced on Tuesday September 23rd, after which we’ll feature one shortlisted book each week until the prize announcement on Monday 10th November. We’d love to know what you think about the books too, so feel free to add your comments on our Facebook and Instagram posts! You can also chat with us in the shop about the excellent books on the longlist.

This year’s Booker Prize Party will be held on the evening of the winner announcement in our beautiful, beamed event space. There will be plenty of time to browse the shelves while socialising with likeminded readers and the Book Tree team. What better way to spend an evening than with good friends, good books and a glass of wine?

For those up for staying a little later, we’ll livestream the winner announcement from the Booker Prize ceremony in London. We expect that this will air at around 10pm (to be confirmed).