Giller Prize Unveils 2026 Shortlist of Five Novels
Tara Gereaux, Michelle Good, Nicholas Herring, Nazanine Hozar and Patmeena Sabit will compete for the $100,000 award, to be presented on November 16.
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Swedish Academy to Announce 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday
The Academy publishes no shortlist, but betting markets have placed Can Xue, Haruki Murakami, Gerald Murnane and Thomas Pynchon among the favourites.
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Booker Prize 2026 Shortlist: Douglas Stuart and Elizabeth Strout Among Six
The six-book shortlist, announced on September 22, includes two former winners alongside four other contenders.