Announcing the Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2026!
MYSTERIES AND THRILLERS
MURDER ON 34TH STREET by Mariah Fredericks
BOOK CLUB FICTION
RASPUTIN SWIMS THE POTOMAC by Ben Fountain
THE NAMES OF THE NEW WORLD by Kawai Strong Washburn
SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY
DEAD BEAT by Leigh Bardugo
A WALL IS ALSO A ROAD by Annalee Newitz
THE SALT KING by Natasha Pulley
WHAT WE ARE SEEKING by Cameron Reed
GREEN CITY WARS by Adrian Tchaikovsky
ROMANCE
HOW TO FAKE IT IN SOCIETY by KJ Charles
HISTORICAL FICTION
THE WEIGHT OF ANGELS by John Boyne
DEATH OF THE SOCCER GOD by Dimitry Elias Léger
MUSIC AGAINST THE NIGHT by Yiyun Li
DEBUT FICTION
LOST LAMBS by Madeline Cash
FICTION IN TRANSLATION
THE SONG OF STORK AND DROMEDARY by Anjet Daanje; translated by David McKay
RANGE by Dorthe Nors; translated by Caroline Waight
FICTIONAL VOICES
LAST NIGHT IN BROOKLYN by Xochitl Gonzalez
TRANSCRIPTION by Ben Lerner
MAD EDEN by Morgan Thomas
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