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Autobiography of Red by Anne Carson — book cover

WinnerNobel Prize in Literature · 2026Autobiography of RedAnne Carson

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Kin by Tayari Jones — book cover

WinnerKirkus Prize (Fiction) · 2026KinTayari Jones

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Catch the Devil: A True Story of Murder, Deception, and Injustice on the Gulf Coast by Pamela Colloff — book cover

WinnerKirkus Prize for Nonfiction · 2026Catch the Devil: A True Story of Murder, Deception, and Injustice on the Gulf CoastPamela Colloff

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The Sunflower Boys by Sam Wachman — book cover

WinnerDayton Literary Peace Prize – Fiction · 2026The Sunflower BoysSam Wachman

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Mother Emanuel: Two Centuries of Race, Resistance, and Forgiveness in One Charleston Church by Kevin Sack — book cover

WinnerDayton Literary Peace Prize – Nonfiction · 2026Mother Emanuel: Two Centuries of Race, Resistance, and Forgiveness in One Charleston ChurchKevin Sack

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Winner 2026The Everlasting Alix E. Harrow Hugo Award (Best Novel)
Winner 2026Fierceland Omar Musa Miles Franklin Literary Award
Winner 2026Wolf Siren Beth O'Brien Carnegie Medal for Writing
Winner 2026Wiggling Words Kate Rolfe Kate Greenaway Medal
Winner 2026The Correspondent Virginia Evans Women's Prize for Fiction
Winner 2025The Buffalo Hunter Hunter Stephen Graham Jones Nebula Award (Best Novel)
Winner 2026Death of the Author Nnedi Okorafor Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
Winner 2026Gliff Ali Smith International Dublin Literary Award
Winner 2026Taiwan Travelogue Yáng Shuāng-zǐ International Booker Prize
Winner 2026Pride and Pleasure: The Schuyler Sisters in an Age of Revolution Amanda Vaill Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography
Winner 2026Angel Down Daniel Kraus Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
Winner 2026We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution Jill Lepore Pulitzer Prize for History

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