Black Bag
British novelist, born 1981.
Black Bag is a 2026 novel by Luke Kennard. It was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2026.
On 1 of the 8 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Luke Kennard
- First published
- 2026
- Length
- 400 pages (UK hardback)
- Awards
- Booker Prize shortlist, 2026
- Genre
- Comic novels and satire, Satire
Is Black Bag worth reading?
1 of the 8 best-of lists it could have made include it: the Booker Prize.
Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2026, which The End of Everything won.
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| Booker Prize (winners and shortlists) (Booker Prize Foundation, 2026) | Shortlist | See the list |
Best edition of Black Bag
The edition we link to is the John Murray hardback (2026), 400 pages.
- Publisher
- John Murray (hardback, 2026)
- Pages
- 400
- ISBN
- 9781399826112
How critics, prizes and readers rate Black Bag
Prize juries rate it most highly: it earned 33% of the points available on prize lists, against 0% on critics' lists and 0% on readers' and booksellers' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work