The prize-winning books of 1966
In 1966, the prizes ReadingRate follows named 9 winners. The most approachable is The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter by Katherine Anne Porter (difficulty 55/100, about 20 hours); the hardest is Dune by Frank Herbert (60/100).
- Nobel Prize in Literature: Shmuel Yosef Agnon — difficulty 54/100, joint winner
- Nobel Prize in Literature: Nelly Sachs — joint winner
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction: The Collected Stories by Katherine Anne Porter
- National Book Award for Fiction: The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter by Katherine Anne Porter — difficulty 55/100, about 20 hours
- Hugo Award for Best Novel: Dune by Frank Herbert — difficulty 60/100, about 17 hours, joint winner
- Hugo Award for Best Novel: This Immortal by Roger Zelazny — joint winner
- Nebula Award for Best Novel: Dune by Frank Herbert — difficulty 60/100, about 17 hours
- Prix Goncourt: To Forget Palermo by Edmonde Charles-Roux
- Albert J. Beveridge Award: Reconstructing the Union by Herman Belz
Earlier: 1965 · Every year · Later: 1967
Other prizes: Nobel Prize in Literature, Booker Prize, Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, International Booker Prize, National Book Award for Fiction, Women's Prize for Fiction, Hugo Award for Best Novel, Nebula Award for Best Novel, Prix Goncourt, Dublin Literary Award, PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, National Book Award for Nonfiction, Costa Novel Award, Albert J. Beveridge Award, Goodreads Choice Award for Fiction. Every literary prize; every winner of 2026.