Sarah Jessica Parker Describes Her Year as a Booker Prize Judge NYT | Top Stories By: Alex Marshall and OK McCausland 12 November 2025 at 00:54 The actor had to read so many books (153) she bowed out of most family activities. Still, she said, collaborating to pick a winner was worth the sacrifice. © OK McCausland for The New York TimesParker says she couldn’t listen to the kind of music she might while reading for pleasure, as judging required a different kind of concentration.