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Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction
Aspen Words Literary Prize
Atwood Gibson Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize
Booker Prize
Center for Fiction First Novel Prize
Desmond Elliott Prize
Dublin Literary Award
Giller Prize
Goldsmiths Prize
International Booker Prize
Kirkus Prize for Fiction
Lost Man Booker Prize
Miles Franklin Literary Award
National Book Award for Fiction
National Book Award for Translated Literature
National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction
PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction
Women’s Prize for Fiction
The Writers’ Prize

American Library Association
The Guardian
Lit Hub
The New Yorker
NPR
Publishers Weekly
The TLS
Dua Lipa
Natalie Portman

The Atlantic
The Boston Globe
Chicago Review of Books
Financial Times
The Guardian
Literary Review
London Review of Books
Los Angeles Times
The New York Review of Books
The New York Times
The New Yorker
NPR
The TLS

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Center for Fiction First Novel Prize

The year’s best debut novel by an American writer

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Winner announced · 5 books

Shortlist 5
Winner 1

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Prizes

Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction Librarians’ choice of the year’s best fiction for adult readers
Aspen Words Literary Prize Fiction that takes on a vital social issue
Atwood Gibson Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize The best Canadian novel or story collection of the year
Booker Prize Best novel in English published in the UK or Ireland
Center for Fiction First Novel Prize The year’s best debut novel by an American writer
Desmond Elliott Prize A first novel published in the UK or Ireland
Dublin Literary Award Nominated by libraries worldwide; often in translation
Giller Prize Best Canadian novel or story collection
Goldsmiths Prize Fiction that breaks the mould of the novel form
International Booker Prize Fiction translated into English; author and translator share it
Kirkus Prize for Fiction Fiction with a starred Kirkus review, judged by a panel
Lost Man Booker Prize A one-off Booker, given in 2010 for novels of 1970
Miles Franklin Literary Award Australian novel presenting Australian life
National Book Award for Fiction Fiction by US writers, from the National Book Foundation
National Book Award for Translated Literature Translated fiction or nonfiction published in the US
National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction Fiction chosen by American book critics
PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction American fiction, judged by fellow writers
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Distinguished fiction by an American author
Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction Historical fiction from the UK, Ireland and the Commonwealth
Women’s Prize for Fiction Fiction in English by women, from anywhere
The Writers’ Prize The year’s best writing in any form, judged by writers

Lists

American Library Association Notable Books: librarians choose 25 books for adult readers
The Guardian Guardian and Observer critics’ books of the year, by section
Lit Hub The list of lists: the books named on the most year-end lists
The New Yorker 24 main picks and about 300 more recommendations
NPR Books We Love: NPR staff and critics’ picks, fiction and nonfiction
Publishers Weekly The trade magazine’s reviewers pick the year’s best fiction
The TLS Each contributor names their books of the year
Dua Lipa Service95 Book Club picks, one a month since 2023
Natalie Portman Natalie’s Book Club picks, one a month since 2019

Reviews

The Atlantic Long reviews and essays on new books
The Boston Globe Its reviews, found through Book Marks
Chicago Review of Books Independent reviews, strong on literary and translated fiction
Financial Times The FT’s weekend books pages
The Guardian Reviews from the Guardian and the Observer
Literary Review Britain’s monthly of reviews, for readers more than for scholars
London Review of Books Long essays on new books, twice a month
Los Angeles Times Reviews and author interviews from the West Coast’s paper
The New York Review of Books Essay-reviews by writers and scholars
The New York Times The Book Review and the daily critics
The New Yorker Reviews and critics’ notes from the weekly
NPR Book reviews from National Public Radio
The TLS The Times Literary Supplement’s weekly reviews

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