The 80th annual Edgar Awards have named the winners across mystery fiction, nonfiction and television categories for 2025.
The awards recognize standout crime genre books and shows from the previous year. Organizers released the full list of honorees on May 13, 2026, marking the latest edition of the long-running ceremony.
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Independent booksellers have announced the winners of the 2026 Indies Choice Book Awards, following the shortlists revealed on March 11. The awards, returning after a seven-year hiatus, honor standout 2025 titles from the American Booksellers Association's Indie Next List, Kids’ Indie Next List, and Indies Introduce lists. Virginia Evans claimed two top honors for her work.
On February 27, 2026, multiple prestigious literary awards revealed their nominees and special honorees, covering genres from science fiction to mystery. These announcements come amid ongoing discussions in publishing about AI and censorship.
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A recent library news update covers several lighthearted stories from May 2026.
The Lambda Literary Awards has revealed finalists for its 38th annual edition in 2026, recognizing outstanding LGBTQ+ voices in literature. Twenty-six categories each feature five nominated books.
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The 2026 Audie Awards, presented by the Audio Publishers Association, revealed their winners on March 2, 2026, honoring excellence in audiobooks and spoken-word entertainment. Suzanne Collins's Sunrise on the Reaping took the Audiobook of the Year prize, narrated by Jefferson White. Other categories highlighted works by Taylor Jenkins Reid and Tina Knowles.
The 2026 Women’s Prize for Fiction longlist, announced on March 4, includes 16 novels, with two by authors of Indian heritage: Sheena Kalayil’s The Others and Megha Majumdar’s A Guardian and a Thief. The selection highlights nine books from independent publishers and seven debuts, alongside works by Susan Choi and Katie Kitamura. Chaired by Julia Gillard, the judging panel praised the books for addressing contemporary issues like climate change and artificial intelligence.
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The International Booker Prize has revealed its 2026 longlist, featuring 13 works of translated fiction from 11 languages. Selected from 128 submissions, the books celebrate long-form fiction and short story collections published in the UK or Ireland between May 1, 2025, and April 30, 2026. The prize, marking its 10th anniversary, awards £50,000 split equally between author and translator.