All Them Dogs by White, Djamel

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2026 BOOKER PRIZE

"All Them Dogs is all that--a book you inhale, devour, grapple with, and reel from more than read." - Booker Prize winner Marlon James

"A fast-paced tale of underworld revenge and star-crossed love that never waits for readers to catch their breath." - NPR

"In the best Irish style, Djamel White uses a local voice to blast through language and make it new. All Them Dogs is a stylish, adroit, and gritty debut." - Booker Prize winner Anne Enright

A young Irish gangster is caught in a brutal dance between desire and loyalty

Tony Ward is back in Dublin. After five years in England, where he fled after murdering a rival gang member, he returns to find that his mentor is dead and his best friend has gone straight.

Keen to reestablish himself, he jumps at the chance to work for the enforcer of a local crime boss. But Flute Walsh is a far cry from the boy Tony once knew. Drawn to Flute in ways he never expected, Tony finds that the boundaries he thought he understood are breaking down in a world where nothing stays buried and where retribution is just a bullet away.

By turns savage, erotic, and unexpectedly tender, All Them Dogs is a gripping story of violence, lust, and greed that explores one man's struggles to find balance in an unsparing world.

Author: Djamel White
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Published: 05/19/2026
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 9.28h x 6.26w x 0.93d
ISBN: 9798217046676

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 02/01/2026 pg. 54
Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2026
Publishers Weekly 03/16/2026
Booklist 04/01/2026

About the Author
Djamel White is an Irish writer and editor. He earned an MFA in creative writing from University College Dublin and was fiction editor for the inaugural issue of the literary and art journal Profiles. He has worked as an assistant for New Island Books and has managed one of Ireland's leading tattoo shops. He lives in Dublin.