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Celebrate all the amazing books that were honored this year. Discover award-winning books for readers of all ages, from the National Book Awards, Pulitzer, Booker, the Women’s Prize and the Nobel Prize to our Children’s & YA Book Awards, the Discover Prize and Book of the Year winners.
Nobel Prize in Literature
See All2026 Winner: Anne Carson
The Nobel Prize in Literature 2026 was awarded to the Canadian author Anne Carson “for her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms for contemporary literature.”
Carson’s celebrated work includes the mesmerizing Autobiography of Red and her lyrical meditation on love, Eros the Bittersweet.
The Best Books of 2026
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2026 National Book Awards Finalists
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2026 Booker Prize Shortlist
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Women's Prize for Fiction 2026 Winner
The Women’s Prize for Fiction celebrates exceptional storytelling by women writers from around the world. The 2026 winner is The Correspondent by Virginia Evans. Browse all Women’s Prize for Fiction.
The Women’s Prize for Fiction celebrates exceptional storytelling by women writers from around the world. The 2026 winner is The Correspondent by Virginia Evans. Browse all Women’s Prize for Fiction.
2026 Nominees
Women's Prize for Non-Fiction 2026 Winner
The Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction honors standout books that illuminate, educate and inspire. The 2026 winner is The Finest Hotel in Kabul: A People's History of Afghanistan by Lyse Doucet. Browse all Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction.
The Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction honors standout books that illuminate, educate and inspire. The 2026 winner is The Finest Hotel in Kabul: A People's History of Afghanistan by Lyse Doucet. Browse all Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction.
2026 Nominees
Pulitzer Prizes
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The Pulitzer Prize presents awards in the categories of Fiction, Drama, History, Biography, Poetry, General Nonfiction, and Music. This year's Pulitzer Prize in Fiction was awarded to Daniel Kraus for Angel Down, while the General Nonfiction Award went to Brian Goldstone for There Is No Place for Us.
International Booker Prize 2026 Winner
Honoring exceptional storytelling from around the world, the International Booker Prize celebrates outstanding fiction in translation. The 2026 award goes to Taiwan Travelogue by Yang Shuang-zi, translated by Lin King. Browse all International Booker Prize.
Honoring exceptional storytelling from around the world, the International Booker Prize celebrates outstanding fiction in translation. The 2026 award goes to Taiwan Travelogue by Yang Shuang-zi, translated by Lin King. Browse all International Booker Prize.
2026 Nominees
The 2025 B&N Book of the Year
Mona's Eyes (2025 B&N Book of the Year)
By Thomas Schlesser, Hildegarde Serle
Celebrating bonds between generations, this is a heartwarming story perfect for sharing with the whole family. Shop all B&N Books of the Year.
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Barnes & Noble Monthly Picks
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Award-Winning Books
Discover award-winning books from major literary prizes, including international and national awards honoring fiction, nonfiction and children’s books. Explore thousands of books from winners of prestigious awards like the Pulitzer Prize, Nobel Prize in Literature and many more. From the 2026 Booker Prize shortlist to the National Book Awards longlist, get to know this year’s standout books.
Browse this year’s award-winning novels and acclaimed nonfiction, including the titles that speak to the enduring power of literature and storytelling, along with deeply researched works that offer new perspectives on a wide range of subjects.
From the Women’s Prize, celebrating excellence in writing by women from around the world, to the Hugo Awards, honoring extraordinary science fiction, and the Newbery, Caldecott and Michael L. Printz Awards for exceptional children’s and young adult literature, find today’s prize-winning books here or read about them on our blog.
Plus, explore our own award winners at Barnes & Noble. From the Discover Prize, honoring emerging authors, to our Book of the Year Award and Children’s and YA Book Awards, shop the books that have left a lasting impression on our booksellers and readers.
Explore Award-Winning Books by Prize
Recent Book Award Winners
- Angel Down by Daniel Kraus (2026 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction)
- The Correspondent by Virginia Evans (2026 Women’s Prize for Fiction)
- The Finest Hotel in Kabul by Lyse Doucet (2026 Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction)
- The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow (2026 Hugo Award for Best Novel)
- The Big Empty by Robert Crais (2026 Edgar Award for Best Novel)
- Taiwan Travelogue by Yang Shuang-zi (2026 International Booker Prize)
- All the Blues in the Sky by Renée Watson (2026 Newbery Medal)
- Fireworks by Cátia Chien (2026 Caldecott Medal)