The prize-winning books of 2026

In 2026, the prizes ReadingRate follows named 10 winners. The most approachable is Angel Down by Daniel Kraus (difficulty 41/100, about 5.7 hours); the hardest is The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones (62/100).

• Nobel Prize in Literature: Anne Carson — difficulty 66/100
• Pulitzer Prize for Fiction: Angel Down by Daniel Kraus — difficulty 41/100, about 5.7 hours
• International Booker Prize: Taiwan Travelogue by Yang Shuang-zi
• Women's Prize for Fiction: The Correspondent by Virginia Evans — difficulty 43/100, about 5.2 hours
• Hugo Award for Best Novel: The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow — difficulty 49/100, about 6.4 hours
• Nebula Award for Best Novel: The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones — difficulty 62/100, about 12 hours
• Prix Goncourt: L'Inconnue du quai de Javel by Philippe Jaenada
• Dublin Literary Award: Gliff by Ali Smith — difficulty 54/100, about 3.7 hours
• PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction: Small Scale Sinners by Mahreen Sohail — difficulty 44/100, about 4.8 hours
• Albert J. Beveridge Award: The Home Front by Lauren Duval

Earlier: 2025 · Every year

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.