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Kirkus Prize for Fiction
2026

winner

Kin
by
Tayari Jones

finalist

This is Where the Serpent Lives
by
Daniyal Mueenuddin

finalist

Eating Ashes
by
Brenda Navarro

finalist

Luna, Phoenix, Queen
by
Julie Orringer

finalist

John of John
by
Douglas Stuart

finalist

Cool Machine
by
Colson Whitehead

Years when the Kirkus Prize for Fiction was given

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Other Kirkus Prize awards given in 2026

Kirkus Prize for Young Readers' Literature

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