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Kirkus Prize: Fiction 2026

07 October 2026

Kin - Tayari Jones

Kirkus Prize: Fiction 2026

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Also from Kirkus Reviews in 2026: Nonfiction

Winner

Kin

Tayari Jones

Finalists

This Is Where the Serpent Lives

Daniyal Mueenuddin
Eating Ashes

Brenda Navarro
Luna, Phoenix, Queen

Julie Orringer
John of John

Douglas Stuart
Cool Machine

Colson Whitehead

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