Awards

The Booker Prize 2026

The longlist for the Booker Prize 2026 has been announced, featuring two previous winners and three debut novelists.

The prize has rewarded and celebrated world-class talent for over 55 years, shaping the canon of 20th and 21st century literature. This year’s selection celebrates the best works of long-form fiction by writers of any nationality, written in English and published in the UK and/or Ireland between October 1, 2025 and September 30, 2026.    

The shortlist of six books will be revealed on September 22nd, followed by the announcement of the winner on November 9th.

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The 2026 International Booker Prize

The winner of the 2026 International Booker Prize is Yáng Shuāng-zǐ's TAIWAN TRAVELOGUE. Translated by Lin King, it is the first book translated from Mandarin Chinese to win the prize.

The novel, which takes the form of a fictional translation of a rediscovered Japanese travel memoir, explores history, power, class, colonialism and love through the lens of two women’s culinary tour across Japan-controlled Taiwan in the 1930s. 

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2026 Thriller Awards

On May 9th, during ThrillerFest XXI, the International Thriller Writers (ITW) announced the winners of the 2026 Thriller Awards at the the New York Hilton Midtown in New York City.

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Edgar Allan Poe Awards 2026

The Mystery Writers of America has announced the winners for the 2026 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, honoring the best in mystery fiction, nonfiction and television published or produced in 2025.

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Los Angeles Times Book Prizes 2025

The 46th annual Los Angeles Times Book Prizes were awarded on April 17th. The best books of 2025 were recognized in 13 categories, along with the winners of the Robert Kirsch and Innovator’s awards.

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The 2026 Indies Choice Book Awards

The American Booksellers Association (ABA) has announced the winners of the Indies Choice Book Awards, the independent booksellers literary prize program that has returned after a seven-year hiatus.

Reflecting the spirit of independent bookstores and the IndieBound movement, the Indie Choice Book Awards are nominated and selected by booksellers from over 3,000 independent bookstores nationwide. They celebrate the best and brightest titles by authors and illustrators in the indie channel, showcasing the remarkable range of talent that indie booksellers champion and share with readers every day.

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The National Book Critics Circle Awards 2025

The winners of the 2025 National Book Critics Circle Awards were announced on March 26th during a ceremony at the New School in New York City. You can watch the event here.

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The Audie Awards 2026

The Audio Publishers Association (APA) has announced the winners of the 2026 Audie Awards®, the premier awards program in the United States recognizing distinction in audiobooks and spoken-word entertainment.

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Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction 2026

The American Library Association (ALA) has selected A GUARDIAN AND A THIEF by Megha Majumdar as the winner of the 2026 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, and THINGS IN NATURE MERELY GROW by Yiyun Li as the winner of the 2026 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction.

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The National Book Awards 2025

The winners of the 2025 National Book Award in Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature and Young People's Literature were announced on November 19th at the 76th National Book Awards Ceremony.

Two lifetime achievement awards also were presented as part of the evening’s ceremony. Roxane Gay, whose books include the essay collection BAD FEMINIST and the memoir HUNGER, received the National Book Foundation’s Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community. And George Saunders, who won the 2017 Booker Prize for LINCOLN IN THE BARDO, was recognized with the Foundation’s Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.

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