M. John Harrison’s The End of Everything wins 2026 Booker Prize
Congratulations to Harrison on the Booker Prize! I have not read the book yet but based on the title I am sure it's fantastic. Unrelatedly, my first book, "The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking)", is still available and makes an excellent holiday gift! bookshop.org/a/104234/978...
Luke Côté4Thank you for the reminder! Before seeing this post. After seeing your post.
rob pike3Hope it helps your sales.
W. Brian Lane (he/him), PhD2I would read an entire series of "The End of Everything (ADVERB Speaking)."
Itai Yanai2Katie Mack, we would love it if you came on the Night Science Podcast to talk about this book! What do you think?!
Ulrike1I was wondering why it sounded so familiar!
M. John Harrison’s “The End of Everything,” a novel that imagines aliens overrunning Britain, has won the Booker Prize, the prestigious literary award. nyti.ms/48OOVul
🟦 MassivBlueTsunamiRuss 🟦1A sci-fi novel winning the Booker? Intrigued, I tried for 5 whole minutes to look for synopses, reviews, opinions. I’m getting a vibe: Broadchurch with space monsters.
Sniffit1HOW BADLY DOES THE NYT WANT TO DENY THAT IT'S DANGEROUS BULLSHITTING BOTHSIDERISM AND SANEWASHING OF THE KKKRISTOFASCISTS HAS CONSEQUENCES OUTSIDE THE USA? #BOYCOTTNYT LET'S FIND OUT BY LOUDLY ACCUSING THEM. bsky.app/profile/seth...
alexlessis1Aliens overtaking Britain eh. I love a cheerful plot
M John Harrison has won the £50,000 Booker Prize 2026 for The End of Everything (Serpent’s Tail), with the novel described by chair of judges Mary Beard as a “book that turns you upside down, raises a wry smile and, surprisingly, given the subject matter, leaves you with a twinge of optimism”.👇
John Wiswell79Where are my M John Harrison fans at?
David Collard43A superb novel, and deeply unsettling. Mary Beard's take ('a wry smile') suggests something twee and comfortable but it's not like that at all. Tough and protean and as good as anything he's ever written. I didn't feel a twinge of optimism but a shudder of recognition. Best Booker winner in years.
Ann VanderMeer21This is so exciting! Congratulations to M. John Harrison. 🎉🎉🎉
Neil Williamson9Totally delighted for MJH. Apparently it feels... weird when one of your favourite writers wins the Booker. It's a new feeling for me, but I love it!
Lia Lao6feeling v vindicated as a “genre is fake” truther bc a spec fic book just won the booker 😤😤😤
Watch the moment The End of Everything was announced as the winner of the Booker Prize 2026 and hear what M. John Harrison said in his speech. Discover the book: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...
Tammy3Maybe some mic height adjustments next time?
The Laaksone2Congratulations to Author M. John Harrison for winning The Booker Prize 2026! His 2002 book Light–recommended by a late friend–transformed my understanding of what can be achieved with literature. I can't wait to read and experience the award-winning The End of Everything!
M. John Harrison won the Booker Prize for The End of Everything -- so nice to see someone of his caliber celebrated like this!
Ed Near2Abso-bleeding-lutely Hopefully it leads to more (media literate) people discovering his work.
Mr. Completely1One of the strangest and most welcome subplots of the 2010s was Mike turning into a wonderful Twitter poster and occasional blog writer, he was approachable and funny and warm as long as you weren't dumb at him I couldn't be happier about this
Player No. 31First round of drinks at the Bistro Californium is on me!
