We are so excited to share with you the Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2026!
TOP 10
THE AGI CHRONICLES: The Inside Story of the Race to Create an Artificial Superintelligence by Kevin Roose
TRANSCRIPTION by Ben Lerner
FICTION
LIFE OF M by Rachel Cusk
THE SONG OF STORK AND DROMEDARY by Anjet Daanje
POETRY
SWIRL & VORTEX by Larry Levis
WE by Layli Long Soldier
ROMANCE
BAD WORDS by Ríoghnach Robinson
SF/FANTASY/HORROR
HONEYSUCKLE by Bar Fridman-Tell
PALACES OF THE CROW by Ray Nayler
THE POET EMPRESS by Shen Tao
NONFICTION
SPAWNING SEASON: An Experiment in Queer Parenthood by Joseph Osmundson
THE YAHOO BOYS: Love, Deception, and the Real Lives of Nigeria’s Romance Scammers by Carlos Barragán
THE PROOF IN THE CODE: How a Truth Machine Is Transforming Math and AI by Kevin Hartnett
A YEAR WITH GILBERT WHITE: The First Great Nature Writer by Jenny Uglow
LIFESTYLE
99 WAYS TO DIE: And How to Avoid Them by Ashely Alker, M.D.
THE PERFECT BIRTH MYTH: Pushing Back Against a Broken Industry by Avital Norman Nathman, with Deborah Wage
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