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- Paul Lynch's Prophet Song remains the favourite with bookies to win this year's Booker Prize
- The full shortlist features 6 authors who have never appeared on the shortlist previously
- We take a look at when the Booker Prize will be awarded
Paul Lynch's Prophet Song remains the favourite with bookies to win this year's Booker Prize
Betting remains open on this year's Booker Prize award with UK Betting Sites keeping Paul Lynch's Prophet Song as the clear favourite.
Paul Lynch's Prophet Song has been described as "one of the most important novels of this decade" by fellow novelist Ron Rash according to the book's promotion.
William Hill's betting market features all six of the nominated books with Lynch currently given an implied probability of 28% according to the odds.
All 6 books appear on the betting list for the award with Chetna Maroo's Western Lane the current outsider in the odds at 13/2.
Booker Prize 2023 Winner | Odds | Probability |
---|---|---|
Paul Lynch - Prophet Song | 5/2 | 28.6% |
Paul Harding - This Other Eden | 3/1 | 25.0% |
Paul Murray - The Bee Sting | 7/2 | 22.2% |
Jonathan Escoffery - If I Survive You | 5/1 | 16.7% |
Sarah Bernstein - Study For Obedience | 11/2 | 15.4% |
Chetna Maroo - Western Lane | 13/2 | 13.3% |
What the expert says...
Betting is still available on the Booker Prize with Paul Lynch remaining the favourite at 5/2 to win the award with the full list currently up with bookies!
The full shortlist features 6 authors who have never appeared on the shortlist previously
The shortlist for this year's Booker Prize was announced back in September with none of the 6 that are up for the award appearing in the shortlist before.
Just one British writer makes the shortlist with Chetna Maroo's West Lane the only nominee from Britain that is in the final 6 candidates.
The list of authors, along with the name of their books, are:
- Paul Lynch - Prophet Song
- Paul Harding - This Other Eden
- Jonathan Escoffery - If I Survive You
- Sarah Bernstein - Study For Obedience
- Chetna Maroo - Western Lane
- Paul Murray - The Bee Sting
Betting on the Booker Prize Winner 2023
We take a look at when the Booker Prize will be awarded
This year's Booker Prize will be awarded at an event at Old Billingsgate, London on November 26, 2023.
Winning the Booker Prize doesn't just get you the accolade of being a winner of this prestigious award but also a mega £50,000 prize.
The judges for the 2023 Booker Prize are: Robert Webb, Adjoa Andoh, Esi Edugyan, Mary Jean Chan and James Shapiro.
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