Congratulations to all of the incredible Macmillan authors who won awards or were selected for RUSA’s various reading lists this year!
The Sophie Brody Medal, an annual honor bestowed by the Collection Development and Evaluation Section (CODES) of RUSA has announced its selection for 2026. The Sophie Brody Medal is given to encourage, recognize and commend outstanding achievement in Jewish literature.
Noteworthy titles:
CHILDREN OF THE BOOK: A Memoir of Reading Together by Ilana Kurshan
CRY FOR ME, ARGENTINA: My Life as a Failed Child Star by Tamara Yajia
EMINENT JEWS: Bernstein, Brooks, Friedan, Mailer by David Denby
The Reading List is an annual best-of list comprising eight different fiction genres for adult readers.
Adrenaline
Shortlist: A KILLING COLD by Kate Alice Marshall
Fantasy
Shortlist: RED CITY by Marie Lu, A RIVER HAS ROOTS by Amal El-Mohtar
Horror
Shortlist: WHEN THE WOLF COMES HOME by Nat Cassidy
Mystery
Winner: THE WITCH’S ORCHARD by Archer Sullivan
Romance
Winner: I THINK THEY LOVE YOU by Julian Winters
Science Fiction
Winner: AUTOMATIC NOODLE by Annalee Newitz
Shortlist: THE HEIST OF HOLLOW LONDON by Eddie Robson, WHERE THE AXE IS BURIED by Ray Nayler
Since 1944, the goal of the Notable Books Council has been to make available to the nation’s readers a list of 25 very good, very readable, and at times very important fiction, nonfiction, and poetry books for the adult reader.
Nonfiction
LOOKING AT WOMEN LOOKING AT WAR: A War and Justice Diary by Victoria Amelina
THINGS IN NATURE MERELY GROW by Yiyun Li
The Listen List Council has announced the 2026 selections for Outstanding Audiobook Narration. This year’s committee evaluated 340 titles with a total listening time of more than 3,496 hours. The final deliberation produced a list of twelve winners. This award highlights extraordinary narrators and listening experiences that merit special attention by a general adult audience and the librarians who advise them.
BALDWIN: A LOVE STORY by Nicholas Boggs, narrated by Ron Butler
THE EVERLASTING by Alix E. Harrow, narrated by Moira Quirk and Sid Sagar
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